One Plus One e-bulletin, No 8, August 2007
     
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This free monthly bulletin will keep you up-to-date with our projects and provides a listing of the most recent research and policy news concerning families and relationships.

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Contents:
News from One Plus One
Research and policy news
About One Plus One
 
   
     
  News from One Plus One  
     
  Over the last few months staff at One Plus One have been busy redesigning our website. The new site will include key zones such as Supporting Family Relationships, The Information Centre on Relationships, and Publications and Resources. The site covers information for practitioners on all our resource packages and training materials, as well as research, statistics and policy news organised around key topics such as cohabitation, divorce and separation and remarriage. The new site will be going live during September so keep checking www.oneplusone.org.uk to be the first to see the new website!  
   
     
  Research and policy news  
     
  We regularly monitor and select information from Government departments, research centres, publishers, and relationship and family organisations. Below you will find a listing of news from the last month. Each headline provides a link to the original news release. A regularly updated news board can be found in our National Information Centre on Relationships.  
     
  Policy and Practice  
 
Government announces £4 billion for Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare
 
     
  Research and Statistics  
 
New research published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families
National Statistics release provisional divorce rate for 2006
Research on mental health services for mothers from Ulster University
Addaction survey finds teen alcohol and drug abuse a major factor in family breakdown
New research from Durham University on early years education
New research from Fragile Families study on fathering and mental health
Research from Jobcentre Plus
Statistics on life satisfaction from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
New survey by FPA on talking about using condoms
Survey of family lawyers finds many believe law fails cohabiting couples
New research shows neglected girls are more likely to self-harm
 
     
  Journal Articles  
 
 

How involved is involved fathering? by Wall G & Arnold S. Gender and Society, Volume 21, Number pp 508-527. To visit the Gender and Society website click here

Stress crossover in newlywed marriage: a longitudinal and dyadic perspective by Neff LA & Karney BR. Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 69, Issue 3 pp594-607. To visit the Journal of Marriage and Family website click here

'I don't': escaping forced marriage by Ratnaike, G. RCM Midwives Journal, Volume 10, Number 7 pp312. To visit the RCM Midwives Journal website click here

Coping, distress, and marital adjustment in couples with cancer: an examination of the personal and social context by Ptacek JT, Pierce GR & Ptacek JJ. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, Volume 25, Number 2 pp37-58. To visit the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology website click here
Can genetic factors explain the spillover of warmth and negativity across family relationships? by Ganiban JM, Spotts EL, Lichtenstein P, Khera GS, Reiss D & Neiderhiser JM. Twin Research and Human Genetics, Volume 10, Issue 2 pp299-313. To visit the Twin Research and Human Genetics website click here
Marital and family processes in the context of alcohol use and alcohol disorders by Leonard KE, Eiden RD. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Volume 3 pp285-310. To visit the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology website click here
 
 
   
     
  About One Plus One  
     
  One Plus One is a team of researchers, practitioners and information specialists whose aim is to enhance understanding of how family relationships contribute to the well being of adults and children through three key activities:  
 
inquiring - monitoring and evaluating knowledge about relationships and effective support in order to develop key messages for policy and practice;
informing - creating imaginative formats for key messages tailored to different audiences, and raising awareness of the impact of couple relationships on the well being of individuals, families and communities;
innovating - developing innovative ways of getting specialist knowledge and skills about adult family relationships and early intervention to everyone working in the frontline with families, thereby adding value to existing practice.