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Marriage and Family Resources

The physical, mental, and spiritual union between individuals known as marriage is practiced by every religion and culture in the world. Marriages have existed from the beginning of human civilization and form the building blocks of the family; in turn, creating the structural dynamics of society. As society has evolved, marriages have become more easily disposable, and divorce rates have increased. Couples looking to avoid divorce court can build strong relationships by seeking advice on getting engaged, budgeting for a wedding, and making a final commitment. Advice on: debt, infidelity, abuse, single parenting, death of a loved one, health issues, childcare issues, and remarriage is beneficial to researchers and married couples. 

 

• Abstinence & Marriage Education Partnership: Offers training, education, and research on abstinence for teenagers and parents to lead to healthy marriages. 

• AdoptUsKids: Connecting families with children needing to be adopted or placed in foster care across the United States.

• Alternatives to Marriage Project: Advocate for unmarried singles and those who live together before marriage.

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Gain access to expert family lawyers for: divorce, custody, alimony, and domestic violence issues. 

• American Academy of Pediatrics: The parenting corner offers information for: vaccines, medical issues faced by children, childproofing, and poison prevention.

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: Locate family therapist and access articles designed to help with infidelity, grieve child loss, or handle other problems found in modern families.

• American Bar Association: This section of Family Law offers access to thousands of lawyers around the world and info on marriage, divorce, and adoption.

• American Psychological Association: Articles and information on family and relationships offer tips for being a single parent, coping with a serious illness, and communicating. 

• Australian Institute of Family Studies: Publications and research dedicated to family wellbeing in Australia.

• Boone Center for the Family Fatherhood Initiative: Research and advice on dealing with kids of all ages and being a single father.

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: The National Survey of Family Growth section, offers recent information on family life covering everything from pregnancy, marriage, and contraceptive use.

• ChildCare.gov: Comprehensive resource covering: health, nutrition, safety, and development of children.

• Children's Defense Fund: Working to prevent poverty, neglect, and abuse among children and families.

• Council on Contemporary Families: Examine the cultural, social, and legal aspects of modern families; with fact sheets on same sex marriage, single fathers, and marriages among older adults.

• Families and Work Institute: This nonprofit is a leader in providing research on changing workplace and family dynamics.

• Family Facts: The Heritage Foundation provides this social science gathering of facts. 

• Family Research Council: Focuses on the sanctity of the institute of marriage and family from a Christian worldview.

• Focus on the Family: Offers help with creating healthy Christian marriages and parenting. 

• For Your Marriage: Marriage readiness and Catholic wedding planning for dating, or engaged couples.

• Grandparenting: Showcases the importance of grandparents to the family structure and guidance for grandparents raising grandchildren.

• Institute for American Values: Includes interviews, surveys, videos, and reports covering: motherhood, fatherhood, children of divorce, and marriage.

• Journal of Family Life: Published by Emory University, this interdisciplinary scholarly magazine looks at the life of contemporary families. 

• KidsHealth: Guides for helping children deal with the pain and confusion of divorce.

• Marriage Encounter: Weekend retreats allow engaged couples to reflect on relationships and increase communication to develop stronger unions.

• Marriage Equality USA: Organization devoted to promoting and advocating the benefits of civil marriage for same sex couples.

• Mending Marriage after Divorce: Build healthy relationships with guides exploring: sexual health, marriage infidelity, domestic violence, and marriage counseling.

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: A resource for families looking to escape or prevent abuse.

• National Center for Family and Marriage Research: From Bowling Green State University, this research based site examines how marriage and family structures affect all stages of life.

• National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth: Free publications address youth topics and preventing family violence. 

•  National Council on Family Relations: Publishes the scholarly Family Relations and the Journal of Marriage & Family.

• National Fatherhood Initiative: Equipping fathers with the skills needed to be involved in their children's lives.

• National Healthy Marriage Resource Center: Statistics on marriage, divorce, relationships, and family as well as cultural and ethnic issues in marriage.

• National Institute on Aging: How to deal with the death of a spouse.

• National Marriage Project: Located at the University of Virginia, the project conducts research and provides statistics on issues of contemporary marriages and families.

• National Military Family Association: Recommendations, programs, and advocacy for issues important to military families. 

• National Network for Child Care: This extensive list of research based articles and resources covers information on child development, special needs children, and finding caregivers.

• National Stepfamily Resource Center: Provides education, research, facts, and tips for dealing with blended families.

• National Sudden and Unexplained Infant/Child Death & Pregnancy Loss: Bereavement support, education on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and advice for parents of newborns.

• Office for National Statistics: Detailed statistics for marriage and divorce in the United Kingdom. 

• Ohio State University: The Human Development & Family Sciences section offers guides on dealing with: remarriage, separation, child support, family stress, and couples finances.

• Pew Research Center: The Social and Demographic Trends section at Pew conducts public opinion surveys on a variety of issues including marriage and family.

• Relate Institute: The Marriage Study Consortium at Brigham Young University developed this in-depth relationship questionnaire; useful for couples determining if they should get engaged or married. 

• The Compassionate Friends: Support for grieving parents, siblings, and grandparents experiencing the loss of a child.

• The Family in America: This online monthly journal is published through The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society. 

• The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics: A vast collection of statistics and data reports on families and children.

• The Knot: Stay organized and on budget with wedding planning help.

• The National Campaign: Initiative to prevent teen pregnancies and unplanned pregnancies among adult young women – thereby, improving the lives of children and families.

• The National Women's Health Information Center: Medical information and checklists to help women deliver healthy babies.

• United Families International: Research guides for marriage, abortion, and cohabitation offer broad information for protecting families. 

• United Nations University: This research project examines the social, psychological, and economical structure of healthy families.