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Marital & Relationship Education Programs Help Keep Couples Together

Studies on the effectiveness of Prep find that couples that have participated in PREP are less likely to get divorced and have significantly higher levels of marital satisfaction. One long-term study on PREP found that couples who took the program before marriage had less negative interaction, more positive interaction, lower rates of relationship aggression, lower combined rates of breakup or divorce and higher levels of relationship satisfaction up to five years following the training.

In the United States, couples marrying for the first time have approximately a fifty percent chance of divorcing. Certified relationship educators are helping couples’ “I do” last a lifetime through application of scientifically tested relationship education programs.

Why Marriage Matters in America

MARTIAL SUCCESS
SOCIAL HEALTH Better Health – Physical & Mental Less Injury, Illness, Disability Longer Life Children Physically Healthier Children Emotionally Healthier Lower Infant Mortality Lower Child Abuse Lower STD Rates	CHILDREN’S ACHIEVEMENTS Greater Overall Success in School Better Reading Abilities More Likely to Attend College More Likely to Get High Status Job Less Likely to Divorce When Married More Likely to Marry	OVERALL SOCIAL IMPACT Better Parent/Child Relationship Lower Crime Rates Lower Domestic Violence Lower Teen Pregnancy Lower Juvenile Delinquency More Educated Citizens Higher Home Ownership Higher Property Values

MARTIAL SUCCESS

SOCIAL HEALTH

Better Health – Physical & Mental
Less Injury, Illness, Disability
Longer Life
Children Physically Healthier
Children Emotionally Healthier
Lower Infant Mortality
Lower Child Abuse
Lower STD Rates

CHILDREN’S ACHIEVEMENTS

Greater Overall Success in School
Better Reading Abilities
More Likely to Attend College
More Likely to Get High Status Job
Less Likely to Divorce When Married
More Likely to Marry

OVERALL SOCIAL IMPACT

Better Parent/Child Relationship
Lower Crime Rates
Lower Domestic Violence
Lower Teen Pregnancy
Lower Juvenile Delinquency
More Educated Citizens
Higher Home Ownership
Higher Property Values

versus

MARITAL FAILURE
SOCIAL HEALTH Higher Teen Alcohol/Drug Rates More Domestic Violence More Sexual Assault Teens More Sexually Active Teens More Likely to Smoke Teens More Likely to Use Drugs Greater Overall Violence Higher Stepparent/Other Sexual Abuse Greater Depression Higher Rates of Suicide	CHILDREN’S ACHIEVEMENT More Likely to Repeat a Grade More Likely to Be Expelled More Likely Developmental Problems More and Worse Social Problems Lower Reading, Spelling & Math Scores Low Self-Confidence & Self-Esteem Difficulty with Peer Relationship More Likely to Drop Out of School	OVERALL SOCIAL IMPACT Increased Out of Wedlock Births Higher Delinquency & Crimes Higher Risk of Being Crime Victim More Violent Crimes More Teens Carrying Weapons More Crimes Leading to Jail Increased Need for Social Services

MARITAL FAILURE

SOCIAL HEALTH

Higher Teen Alcohol/Drug Rates
More Domestic Violence
More Sexual Assault
Teens More Sexually Active
Teens More Likely to Smoke
Teens More Likely to Use Drugs
Greater Overall Violence
Higher Stepparent/Other Sexual Abuse
Greater Depression
Higher Rates of Suicide

CHILDREN’S ACHIEVEMENT

More Likely to Repeat a Grade
More Likely to Be Expelled
More Likely Developmental Problems
More and Worse Social Problems
Lower Reading, Spelling & Math Scores
Low Self-Confidence & Self-Esteem
Difficulty with Peer Relationship
More Likely to Drop Out of School

OVERALL SOCIAL IMPACT

Increased Out of Wedlock Births
Higher Delinquency & Crimes
Higher Risk of Being Crime Victim
More Violent Crimes
More Teens Carrying Weapons
More Crimes Leading to Jail
Increased Need for Social Services

Youth Wellness & Family Education Center

1104 Corporate Way
Sacramento, CA
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(916) 955-3673

Youth Wellness & Family Education Center