One Plus One e-bulletin, No 16, May 2008
     
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Contents:
News from One Plus One
Research and policy news
About One Plus One
 
   
     
  News from One Plus One  
     
 

Director of One Plus One, Penny Mansfield, was featured in an article in The Observer. Penny was interviewed by Amelia Hill about the impact of job loss on high earning couples. The article was entitled Love is... a good job and a hefty salary cheque. To read the full article click here.
 
     
 

One Plus One staff have been busy working on ICOR, the online Information Centre on Relationships. A new leaflet has been designed for undergraduate students and libraries detailing the various services that ICOR provides. We have also been working on a new series of factsheets, the first of which will be available from September. If you would like to visit ICOR click here.

 
     
 

The holding page for thecoupleconnection.net is now live. thecoupleconnection.net will be One Plus One's innovative web 2.0 service for couples. The launch of thecoupleconnection.net will allow us to use our wealth of research and practical experience to help couples work through changes in their relationship together. The service will go live in August 2008 - watch this space!

 
 
One Plus One staff attended the Parent Know How Programme Showcase. Parent Know How is an initiative from the Department for Children, Schools and Families to improve the provision of information and support for parents. The showcase was an opportunity for the wider parenting community to meet the Parent Know How providers and discuss the services on offer. The event was hosted by George Alagiah and keynote speakers included Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families and Kevin Brennan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families. The event was an opportunity for One Plus One to display details of thecoupleconnection.net to childrens' service commissioners. You can view a brief film about Parent Know How by clicking here.
 
   
   
     
  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 ICOR - the online Information Centre on Relationships.  
     
  Policy and Practice  
 
New proposals from IPPR to improve pupil well-being
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
New package of support for disabled children and their families
More parents to gain the right to ask for flexible working
First meeting of the Ministerial Working Group to tackle child poverty
National Breastfeeding Awareness Week
FPA and BBC produce website for parents and carers
Family Pathfinder programme - local areas announced
Launch of Dad Info service
Young Minds launches new book on child and adolescent mental health
 
     
  Research and Statistics  
 
New research from IFS on families and tax
New poll on marriage from Civitas / Ipsos Mori
New research from ISER on housework and wages
New research from the ESRC on divorce and elderly care
New research from FPI on sibling relationships
 
     
  Journal Articles  
 
 

Psycho-education to enhance couples transition to parenthood by Petch, J. & Halford, KW. Clinical Psychology Review, In press. To view the tables of contents click here.

To tell or not to tell: that is the question by Hasan, A. Family Law, Volume 38, May pp458-460. To go to the Family Law website click here.

Perceptions of children's parental preferences in lesbian two-mother households by Goldberg, AE., Downing, JB. & Sauck, CC. Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 70, Number 2 pp419-434. To view the tables on contents click here.

Family structure effects on maternal and paternal parenting in low-income families by Gibson-Davis, C. Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 70, Number 2 pp452-465. To view the tables on contents click here.

Psychological stress during pregnancy and stillbirth: prospective study by Wisborg, K., Barklin, A., Hedegaard, M. & Henriksen, TB. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Volume 115, Number 7 pp882-885. To view the tables on contents 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.