Why is healthy marriage important for South Carolina?

Palmetto Family Council Research

• Why Marriage Matters
  
• Marriage and Sexual Satisfaction
  
• Marriage and Health
  
• Married Parents - What Every Child Needs
  
• Marriage vs. Cohabitation

National Research

• The Marriage Movement
• National Healthy Marriage Resource Center
• National Marriage Project (Rutgers University)
• The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier and Better Off
  Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher
• Why Marriage Matters: Reasons to Believe in Marriage in Postmodern Society
  Glenn T. Stanton
• Promises to Keep: The Decline and Renewal of Marriage in America David Popenoe, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and David Blankenhorn
• Perspectives on Marriage: A Reader.
  Kieran Scott and Michael Warren
• Life Without Father: Compelling New Evidence That Fatherhood and Marriage are Indispensable for the Good of Children and Society David Popenoe
• The Book of Marriage: The Wisest Answers to the Toughest Questions Dana Mack and David Blankenhorn, Editors

Partner Organizations*

• Aceramiento Hispanic Outreach
• Attorney General's Office
• Catholic Diocese of Charleston
• Coker College
• Governor's Office
• Life Support Family Services
• Pee Dee Family Community Development Program
• S.C. ARP Church
• S.C. Baptist Convention
• S.C. Chamber of Commerce
• S.C. Church of God
• S.C. Commission on Minority Affairs
• S. C. Department of Social Services
• S.C. Parents Involved in Education
• WMHK Radio

*Representatives of these organizations are involved in crafting the Palmetto Marriage Project strategic plan. A listing here does not necessarily imply endorsement of the organization.

How can I have a healthy marriage?

PFC Marriage Enrichment Research

• The Impact of Religious Faith on S.C. Marriage
• Why Divorce is Not the Answer

National Marriage Enrichment Resources

• Family Life Today Marriage Channel
  
• Focus on the Family Topics: Engagement
• Focus on the Family Topics: Healthy Marriage
• Smart Marriages
• Engaged Encounter (for Engaged)
• Pre-Cana (for Engaged)
• Foundations (for Newly Married)
• Prepare / Enrich Course (Olsen)
• The Marriage Course (Lees)
• Family Life Marriage Weekends (Rainey)
• FOCCUS Course
• PREP Course
• Marriage Builders (Harley)
• Five Love Languages (Gary Chapman)
• DNA of Relationships (Gary Smalley)
• Real Relationships (Drs. Parrott)
• Hedges (Jenkins)
• Making the Most of Marriage (Leman)
• Divorce Proof Your Marriage (Rosbergs)
• New Life Ministries/Every Man's Battle (Arterburn)
• Seven Secrets of a Successful Marriage
• Experiencing God as Couples (Blackabys)
• Marriage for Life (Marks)
• Intimate Allies (Dan Allender)
• Making Marriage Work (Gottman)
• Keeping Love Alive (Margaret Paul)
• Marriage Alive/Great Dates (David Arp)
• Lovegevity
• Love & Respect (Emmerson Eggerichs)
• Marriage Friendly Therapists Association