MAST Center Research

Video highlighting changing trends in dating, cohabitation, marriage, and divorce in the U.S., and why they matter for healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) programs.

Webinar hosted by The Dibble Institute discussing preliminary findings from MAST Center partners at the National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR) on adolescents’ and young adults’ relationship experiences and expectations. 

A summary of trends in the formation and stability of cohabiting and marital unions, with a focus on what recent research tells us about socioeconomic differences and how these trends can inform healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) programming.

Poster presented at the 2021 NCFR Annual Conference on gender differences in teens’ expectations regarding cohabitation, marriage, and childbearing, featuring findings from analyses from MAST Center partners at the National Center for Family & Marriage Research.

An annotated bibliography of key literature on HMRE program implementation and outcome evaluations with youth who have faced adversity, as well as descriptive research that provides important contextual information. Information in this resource can help practitioners and researchers in the HMRE field adapt, develop, and test new or refined strategies for working with youth.

Our HMRE Evaluation Data Tool orients researchers to measures included in two federal evaluation studies. Users can compare the availability of measures across data sets to help identify the data set best suited to explore specific topics or questions.

An overview of implementation findings that inform ACF’s Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) initiative to promote the well-being of children and families.

Implementation evaluation research and descriptive reports on the design of healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) programs for couples.

A three-part webinar series offering discussion, tips, and strategies for the different stages of HMRE program evaluation.