In this study, we consider the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on family formation and dissolution. We use national … findings indicate that over March through December of 2020, marriage rates declined by 54% and divorce rates by 43%. By the end … of 2020, divorce rates recover back to baseline levels, but marriage rates remain 30% below the 2017-2019 baseline level …

The Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) evaluation was launched in 2003 to test the effectiveness of a skills … Human Services. The SHM program is a voluntary, yearlong, relationship and marriage education program for lowincome, married …; supplemental activities to build on workshop themes; and family support services to address participation barriers, connect …

Emerging strands of research have examined the family spillover effects of health shocks, usually focusing on labour … effects of health shocks in families, and that family-level specialisation between spouses alters substantially over time in …

An aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic that merits attention is its effects on marriage and childbirth. Although the direct … lockdown, such as that imposed in Pakistan from March 14 to May 8 2020, and the closure of marriage halls that lasted till … Pakistan where birth rates remain high, marriage is nearly universal, and almost all child- bearing takes place within marriage …