Connect The Dots, 2011 State of the Family Report

Our 2011 State of the Family Report was released in the September 2011 issue of 417 Magazine. This page contains additional information that was not present in the printed distribution.

Additionally, you can download a PDF version of the 2011 State of the Family Report.

Click the "read more" link for references not included in the printed report.

References (Not included in the printed version)

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2. Edin, K. (2006, month). Promises I Can Keep. Keynote address at the Annual Head Start Conference. Washington, DC.
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6. Whitehead, B. & Pearson, M. (2006). Making a Love Connection: Teen Relationships, Pregnancy, and Marriage. Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen and unplanned Pregnancy.
7. Cowan, P. A. & Cowan, C. P. (2002). Strengthening couples to improve children’s well-being. Poverty Research News, 6 (3), 18-20.
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9. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vital Health Statistics. (2010). Family Strucutre and Children's Health in the United States: Finding from the National Health Interview Survey, 2001-2007). (CDC Series 10, Number 246).
   
10. Turvey, M.D., Olson, D. H. (2006). Marriage & Family Wellness: Corporate America’s Business. A Marriage CoMission Research Report with Life Innovations, Inc.
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