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CLASP focuses on a "Marriage-Plus" perspective, which has two main goals centered on the well-being of children: (1) to help more children grow up with their two biological, married parents whose relationship is healthy; (2) when this isn’t possible, to help parents--whether unmarried, cohabiting, separated, divorced, or remarried--cooperate better in raising their children.
Recent Publications
Healthy Marriage and the Legacy of Child Maltreatment: A Child Welfare Perspective by Tiffany Conway and Rutledge Q. Hutson. The twelfth in a series on Couples and Marriage Research Policy, this brief looks at marriage from a notably different perspective than previous briefs in the series. This brief explores how childhood experiences, specifically child maltreatment and involvement with the child welfare
system, impact the potential for a healthy,lasting marriage. The brief summarizes the research on the barriers to a healthy marriage and what is known about the long term impacts of child maltreatment and foster care. Finally, the authors offer recommendations for addressing the unique
needs of couples in which one or both partners have experienced childhood maltreatment. 12 pages. 6/3/2008
The Implications of Multiple Partner Fertility for Efforts to Promote Marriage in Programs Serving Low-Income Mothers and Fathers by Paula Roberts. The eleventh in a series on Couples and Marriage Research Policy, this brief summarizes what is known about multiple
partner fertility in fragile families, discusses the implications for efforts to promote healthy marriage in this population, and suggests major issues for policy makers and
healthy marriage programs in addressing the needs of targeted couples. 12 pages. 4/2/2008
Adapting Healthy Marriage Programs for Disadvantaged and Culturally Diverse Populations: What are the issues? by Theodora Ooms. Since 2002, more than 300 healthy marriage programs have been funded by the Administration for Children and Families. While many initial concerns about this initiative have been lessened, an important question remains: can the programs be effective with populations more diverse than the white, middle-class, educated, engaged/married couples they have mostly served? This brief describes the types of program adaptation already underway, identifying key issues and challenges. 12 pages. 3/19/2007
Out of Order? Factors Influencing the Sequence of Marriage and Childbirth Among Disadvantaged Americans by Paula Roberts. This brief explores the attitudinal, experiential, economic, and social contexts in which disadvantaged parents have children and decide to marry or not marry. It also discusses the public policy implications of research on this topic. 8 pages. 1/10/2007
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