Adolescent and Young Adults’ Relationship Expectations and Experiences
Published 2022Webinar 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.
Socioeconomic Factors and Differences in Forming and Maintaining Marriages and Cohabitations
Published 2022A 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.
Gender Differences in Teens’ Cohabitation, Marriage, and Childbearing Expectations
Published 2021Poster 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.
Relationship Education for Youth Who Have Faced Adversity
Published 2021An 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.
HMRE Evaluation Data Tool
Published 2021Our 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.
History and Implementation of the Federally Funded Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Grants
Published 2021An overview of implementation findings that inform ACF’s Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) initiative to promote the well-being of children and families.
Implementing Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs with Couples
Published 2021Implementation evaluation research and descriptive reports on the design of healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) programs for couples.
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Throughout the Evaluation Life Cycle (Webinar Series)
Published 2021A three-part webinar series offering discussion, tips, and strategies for the different stages of HMRE program evaluation.
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships: Disseminating Program Implementation and Outcome Evaluation Data from Beginning to End (Webinar)
Published 2021Webinar on researcher-practitioner collaboration for disseminating evaluation findings. Experts in HMRE evaluation provided conversation starters and tips to help maximize the usefulness of evaluation findings for the field.
