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Research
Government-sponsored Research
- ACF
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE):
OPRE provides guidance, research,
analysis, technical assistance, and oversight to ACF
programs.
- Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS:
The Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation (ASPE) is the principal advisor to the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services on policy development, and is responsible for
major activities in the areas of policy coordination,
legislation development, strategic planning, policy
research and evaluation, and economic analysis.
- Office
of Human Services Policy, HHS:
The Office of Human Services Policy
(HSP)/HHS’ Chief Economist focuses on welfare, poverty,
service delivery issues, data for research, policies
affecting children, youth, and families, and economic
matters affecting the Department.
- Federal Interagency
Forum on Child and Family Statistics:
This website of the Federal Interagency
Forum on Child and Family Statistics offers easy access
to federal and state statistics and reports on children
and their families, including: population and family
characteristics, economic security, health, behavior
and social environment, and education.
- 2003
Indicators of Welfare Dependence:
2003 Indicators of Welfare Dependence,
the sixth annual report, provides welfare dependence
indicators through 2000, reflecting changes that have
taken place since enactment of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in
August 1996.
- Welfare Peer
Technical Assistance Network (PEERTA):
PEERTA provides resources on the
role of family formation and stabilization in moving
families from welfare to self-sufficiency.
Other Research
- Human Development and Family Studies at Auburn University
The Auburn University Web site lists Research Briefs
and handouts related to Marriage and Children and Couple
Education.
- Oklahoma Marriage Initiative
The Oklahoma Marriage Initiative
Service conducts several research studies, projects
and surveys and plans for more in the future.
- Families Northwest
Research from the Families Northwest,
a private organization advancing the Northwest Marriage
& Family Movement, a cultural campaign aimed at increasing
the rate of marriage success, enhancing family health
and turning the tide on family breakdown.
- The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation is a research
and educational institute - a think tank - whose mission
is to formulate and promote conservative public policies
based on the principles of free enterprise, limited
government, individual freedom, traditional American
values, and a strong national defense.
- Why
Marriage Matters, Second Edition: Twenty-Six Conclusions
from the Social Sciences, September 2005
A report published by the Center
of the American Experiment, a nonpartisan, tax-exempt
public policy and educational institution.
- The
Lewin Group
The Lewin Group consulting firm
site contains articles and reports on family and child
issues.
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Couples and Marriage Policy
CLASP is an organization of program
staff whose work is concentrated on family policy and
access to civil legal assistance for low-income families.
- Indicator of Children's
Well-Being
This year’s special section
is Family Structure and Children’s Well-Being.
It provides family structure breakouts for five indicators
selected from the Population and Family Characteristics,
Health, and Education sections of America’s Children.
Additional Information
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