Family Strengthening Research FY2018 Annual Report

This report from the Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE) provides an overview of many of the federal studies focused on healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) and other related programs, and describes the major research investments of OPRE’s Division of Family Strengthening through Fiscal Year 2018.  The report presents the research organized into six different sections, showing the breadth of OPRE’s family strengthening research. These sections include:

  • Supporting Fatherhood
  • Strengthening Relationships
  • Home Visiting: Nurturing Children Through Families
  • Supporting Positive Youth Development And Transitions to Adulthood
  • Preventing Family Violence
  • Other and Cross-Cutting Research

The Division of Family Strengthening has primary responsibility for research and evaluation projects related to strengthening relationships within families, supporting fatherhood, nurturing children through their families, reducing teen pregnancy, supporting youth in their transition to adulthood, and preventing family violence. (Edited source abstract)

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