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by Kelly Roberts, Ph.D., LMFT, University of North Texas
A historical perspective of marriage and divorce law throughout the last 1.5 centuries in the U.S.
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by Michael Rush, Ph.D., School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin; and Rudy Ray Seward, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of North Texas
The case of the U.S. illustrates two very important findings for international analysis of comparative family policy and comparative social policy research.
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The World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015 reviews economic, social and environmental policies implemented at the national level.
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by Sterling Wall, Kelly Roberts, Ashley Hintermeyer, Breanna Hintz, Jennifer Johnson, Nicole Krokosz, and Vanessa Vincent
Though only 5 states had legislation for who is authorized to deliver parenting education for divorcing couples, all were written in a way that would include CFLEs
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Parent Education and Guidance
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by Jennifer Crosswhite, Ph.D., CFLE, NCFR director of public affairs
One way to expand the impact of family science research is to provide research on families to policymakers using an educational approach.
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This 2015 report by the National Institute of Justice (U.S.) highlights findings from six sites that participated in the Defending Childhood Demonstration Program.
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by Jennifer Crosswhite, Ph.D., CFLE, NCFR director of public affairs
To provide a success story with tips, Dr. Kelly Roberts graciously agreed to write about her experiences trying to pass legislation.
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by Jan D. Brooks, M.Ed., Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, M.S., Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
What is life like for families still living in poverty today in South Africa, 20 years after apartheid?
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Reviewed by Allison Y. Gibbons, Ph.D., CFLE
This review covers two books.
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Internal Dynamics of Families
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by Jennifer Crosswhite, Ph.D., CFLE, NCFR director of public affairs
As the person responsible for advancing NCFR's policy initiatives, it's my job to help create tools to help you as an individual or affiliate impact family policy.
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by Suzanne Bartholomae, Ph.D., Extension State Specialist-Family Finance and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University
A family of four, on average, spent between 21% and 25% of their household budget on health care expenses in 2013.
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Family Resource Management
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by Lyn Craig, Ph.D., Professor, ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
The way men and women allocate time both predicts and reflects the way economic and social resources are distributed within households and societies.
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by Brian Distelberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Family Sciences, Loma Linda University
For decades, housing assistance programs through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have been a major safeguard for low-income families.
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Family Resource Management
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The Winter 2015 issue of Healthy Generations — a publication of the U. of Minnesota's School of Public Health — focuses on incarceration and public health.
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by Deborah Gentry, Ed.D., CFLE, NCFR Academic Program Liaison
Many of the CFLE content areas could benefit from, if not already call for, interdisciplinary perspectives to be examined.
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The fall 2014 issue of CFLE Network is themed Families and the Legal System.
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by Ellen Taner, M.A., Taner Associates
Efforts towards the promotion of family life education as the norm and a recognized profession were continued at the Focused Dialogue (FD) and other meetings.
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Professional Ethics and Practice
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A Child-Focused and Ecological Model to Support Families in Transition
The National Family Resiliency Center provides many services to children (ages 3 and up) and adults.
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This examines the effects of home visiting programs on birth outcomes and maternal and infant health and health care.
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An initiative persuades foundations and organizations to support more robust strategic communication programs using the most effective, persuasive messages.
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The author provides compelling data about how the research and policy communities view family.
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This report from the White House provides nine facts about American families and work.
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California's first-in-the-U.S. paid family leave law went into effect July 1, 2004. This report looks at lessons learned in the first decade of the law.
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by Timothy J. Bartik, senior economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Rigorous evidence suggests a large economic payoff to early childhood education programs. Why frame this issue in dollars and cents?
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