Marriage & Family Issues

About This Research Brief

This report synthesizes current research on the relationship between marital status and healthy behaviors, health status and longevity, mental health and substance use, health care access and utilization, and intergenerational health effects. It focuses on relevant U.S. studies that carefully address selection and causality and were published in peer-reviewed journals since 1990.

Contents Key Themes and Findings Perspectives on Fatherhood and Family Functioning Perspectives on the PFF Program Experience Perspectives on Child Support Perspectives on Employment H

Contents Program Design Recruiting and Enrolling Participants PFF Program Services Implementation Challenges Lessons from the PFF Demonstration  

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEFMarital and Unmarried Births to Men Complex Patterns of Fatherhood Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth, 2002 U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Exploring Community Responses to Statutory Rape Final Report Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Prepared by: Michael Fishman, Karen Gardiner, and Asaph Glosser The Lewin Group

Contents Methodology Description of Nonresident Fathers of Foster Children Findings on Identifying Nonresident Fathers Findings on Locating and Contacting Nonresident Fathers Findings on Father Involvement

Contents Methodology and Research questions Key Findings Recommendations for Further Research Maternity group homes offer an innovative and intensive approach to addressing the needs of an extremely vulnerable population  teenage mothers and their children who have no other

Contents   Data Sources and Methodological Approach Key Findings Conclusions