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“The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire

Posted on August 11, 2020 in Brief Reports

“The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire A briefing paper prepared by Kelley Fong (Georgia Institute of Technology) for the Council on Contemporary Families. August 11, 2020 In recent months, conversations around the role of the police have drawn mainstream attention to what contemporary […]

Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis

Posted on May 4, 2020 in Brief Reports, CCF News

Experts: Sharon Sassler

Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis A briefing paper prepared by Amanda Miller, University of Indianapolis, and Sharon Sassler, Cornell University, for the Council on Contemporary Families. Much has been written about the challenges couples face as they adjust to “shelter in place” policies triggered by the coronavirus. […]

Topics of Expertise: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Economic Inequality / Marriage & Divorce / Public Policy / Trauma and Disaster

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