Resource Library

Policymakers and practitioners have a growing interest in answering questions beyond simply “does a program work?” They are also interested in learning how programs work. Mediation analysis is one tool that researchers can use to identify elements of an intervention that do, or do not, lead to improved participant outcomes. Researchers can use the results of a mediation analysis to build knowledge to improve programs...

Explore the final results and lessons from the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) study which tested new approaches to help fathers work toward economic stability and stronger relationships with their children in the context of existing fatherhood programs.

This literature review identifies and describes family strengthening programs that support children affected by parental incarceration.

Describes the design of the Strengthening the Implementation of Marriage and Relationship Programs (SIMR) study and how Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) grantees are using Learn, Innovate, Improve (LI2) to design and test strategies to address implementation challenges.

Provides a graphical overview of selected TANF policy changes states made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This brief highlights six considerations for using social media in research study outreach and tracking in a healthy marriage and relationship education evaluation.

Explore staffing and partnering approaches that healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood (HMRF) grantees can consider for strengthening implementation of programs.

Explore OPRE's case study brief about recognizing and responding to intimate partner violence among Spanish-speaking Hispanic participants of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education programs.

Explore OPRE's Co-Regulation in Practice: Strategies for Practitioners Who Serve Youth Aged 14-24 for a toolkit of co-regulation strategies for building healthy relationships in youth.

Insights from behavioral economics, which combines findings from psychology and economics, suggest that a deeper understanding of decision-making and behavior could improve human services program design and outcomes. Research has shown that small changes in the environment can facilitate behaviors and decisions that are in people’s best interest. However, there has been relatively little exploration of the potential application of this science to complex, large-scale human services...