Mathematica and other experts working with the BSF team are helping agencies plan targeted healthy marriage initiatives for unwed couples who are about to or who have just had a baby. These guidelines will help interested sponsors design and deliver program services. In addition, the guidelines...

This paper was prepared for Vision 2004: What Is the Future of Marriage?, a special volume published by the National Council on Family Relations in February 2004. The paper describes three studies related to the Building Strong Families (BSF) project designed to address whether interventions to...

This paper was prepared for <I>Vision 2004: What Is the Future of Marriage?</I>, a special volume published by the National Council on Family Relations in February 2004. The paper describes three studies related to the Building Strong Families (BSF) project designed to address whether interventions to...</i>

Presents a conceptual framework for designing, implementing, and testing interventions for low-income unmarried parents interested in strengthening their relationships and possibly forming and sustaining healthy marriages. The interventions would address the needs and circumstances of these...

Presents a conceptual framework for designing, implementing, and testing interventions for low-income unmarried parents interested in strengthening their relationships and possibly forming and sustaining healthy marriages. The interventions would address the needs and circumstances of these...

An implementation study of the Building Strong Families (BSF) programs indicates that many unmarried couples are interested in services to strengthen their relationships around the time of their child’s birth. More than 5,000 couples volunteered for the BSF study across eight states....

An implementation study of the Building Strong Families (BSF) programs indicates that many unmarried couples are interested in services to strengthen their relationships around the time of their child’s birth. More than 5,000 couples volunteered for the BSF study across eight states. Although...