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From Center for Law and Social Policy:
This brief explores how the healthy marriage, responsible fatherhood, and domestic violence communities can work together to promote the well-being of families and children.
It explains some of the barriers to building bridges between the three communities, and it suggests issues around which cooperative work is possible.
These initiatives funded a number of state and local programs to strengthen existing marriages and prepare interested individuals and couples for marriage in the future.
Building on these initiatives, recently enacted federal legislation allocates substantial new funding for healthy marriage efforts.
The legislation also provides new funding for responsible fatherhood programs.
Embedded in the legislation is a requirement that programs consult with domestic violence experts and develop protocols for dealing with domestic violence issues. This will result in a strong emphasis on collaboration between those who seek to promote healthy marriage, those working in the responsible fatherhood field, and those addressing domestic violence issues.
For many this collaboration will be a new experience.
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Posted on October 2, 2006 08:31 AM
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