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Families

A multigenerational group of people who share a close relationship and generally live in the same household, with one or more parents caring for biological or adopted children, families also include adult children who care for their elderly parents. RAND research on families spans various populations and socioeconomic backgrounds in developed as well as developing countries and addresses such topics as child welfare, fertility, marriage and divorce, and household economic security.

Commentary

When the School Bell Tolls Too Early

School schedules can bring sleep-defying stresses to kids and teens. But there are many things that parents can do to get their families “sleep-ready” for the school year.

Aug 10, 2015
Essay

Struggling with Dementia

The costs of dementia are staggering. A recent RAND analysis quantifies the scope of the problem in the United States and serves as a wake-up call to policymakers everywhere.

Aug 10, 2015
Journal Article

Test of "Facilitation" Vs. "Proximal Process" Moderator Models for the Effects of Multisystemic Therapy on Adolescents with Severe Conduct Problem

The present study identified moderators of Multisystemic Therapy's (MST) effects on adolescent conduct problems, considering facilitation and proximal process moderation models.

Jul 17, 2015
Journal Article

Long Journey Home: Family Reunification Experiences of the Disappeared Children of El Salvador

Between 2005 and 2009, we conducted semi-structured interviews with twenty-six children, now young adults aged twenty-four to thirty-four years, who had been reunited with their biological families.

Jul 16, 2015
Journal Article

Moderated Mediation Analysis: An Illustration Using the Association of Gender with Delinquency and Mental Health

The goal of this study was to investigate parental respect as a potential mediator of the relationship between gender and delinquency and mental health, and to determine whether observed mediation is moderated by gender.

Jul 15, 2015
Journal Article

Patterns of Vulnerabilities and Resources in U.S. Military Families

The appropriate format for services supporting military families depends on how vulnerabilities and resources are distributed across and within those families.

Jul 14, 2015
Journal Article

Parents' Role in Adolescent Depression Care

Primary care physicians view parental attitudes as a common barrier to treatment for depressed adolescents. Identifying and addressing parental barriers to care may increase treatment engagement.

Jul 14, 2015
Journal Article

Information Sharing Preferences of Older Patients and Their Families

Elderly patients often share control of their personal health information and decision making with family and friends when needed.

Jul 13, 2015
Report

Family Resilience in the Military

The U.S. Department of Defense has 26 policies related to family resilience, but definitions of the term vary across the services. To facilitate a comprehensive view of family resilience programming, a well-articulated, standard definition of family resilience is needed.

Jul 10, 2015
Journal Article

Benefits of PrEP as an Adjunctive Method of HIV Prevention During Attempted Conception Between HIV-uninfected Women and HIV-infected Male Partners

Data on effectiveness of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–uninfected women attempting conception with HIV-infected male partners are limited to observational studies.

Jul 8, 2015
Journal Article

Sleep Concordance in Couples Is Associated with Relationship Characteristics

Sleep concordance provides a unique measure of couples' cosleep and varies depending on attachment style and relationship satisfaction.

Jul 8, 2015
Commentary

Family Planning Must Be Part of the Humanitarian Response in Africa's Conflict Zones

Worldwide, nearly 800 women die every day due to mostly preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than half of these deaths occur in fragile states torn by armed conflict and generalized violence.

Jul 1, 2015
Q&A

Your Questions About Sleep, Answered

RAND's Wendy Troxel, an expert on sleep, hosted an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit to answer questions about how to improve sleep health, what to do about a snoring partner, and more.

Jul 1, 2015
Commentary

Caregivers in England Report Poorer Health and Health Care Experiences

Caregivers in England have poorer health-related quality of life than non-caregivers, reporting an average of 11 fewer days of full health per year.

Jun 17, 2015
Journal Article

Do Social Resources Protect Against Lower Quality of Life Among Diverse Young Adolescents?

We examined whether social resources from the family and the community moderate the risk associated with low socioeconomic status (SES) for reduced quality of life (QL) among youth across racial/ethnic groups.

Jun 10, 2015
Report

Public-Private Partnerships for Providing Behavioral Health Care to Veterans and Their Families

Veterans and their families face many barriers to mental health care. Partnerships between a public agency, such as the VA, and a private organization, such as a private hospital, have been discussed as a potential solution. What are the key components for successful public-private partnerships?

May 18, 2015
Journal Article

Home Visiting Start-Up: Lessons Learned from Program Replication in New Mexico

Growth in federal, state, and private funding is fueling the initiation of home visiting programs around the country.

May 18, 2015
Journal Article

Informal Carers' Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Experience in Primary Care: Evidence from 195,364 Carers in England Responding to a National Survey

We aim to describe the health-related quality of life of informal carers and their experiences of primary care.

May 18, 2015
Commentary

Caring for Our Nation's Hidden Heroes?

Thanks to a growing list of more than 100 organizations that have pledged their commitment as members of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation's National Coalition for Military Caregivers, our nation is taking long overdue action to support both our wounded warriors and those who care for them.

May 7, 2015
Report

Have Beyond Yellow Ribbon Programs Met Their Goals?

Beyond Yellow Ribbon funding supports programs intended to provide critical outreach services to personnel returning from deployments and ease their transition into civilian life. An assessment of 13 such programs can help stakeholders and congressional policymakers as they consider future BYR allocations.

May 4, 2015

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