FAMILY BREAKDOWN Long Term Change Individual Outcomes Critical Issues Addressed Increased couples relationship quality and satisfaction Divorce and family breakdown – some as measured by: due to deployment and lack of contact Increased communication skills Domestic violence Reduced couple conflict and violence Increased commitment to the relationship Depression Increased amount of quality time together Increased levels of trust Lack of employment after returning Increased amount of time together from duty Increased skills in problem solving/decision making Increased acceptance of differences Debt Increase ability to manage personal and family Oklahoma couples finances as measured by: will reduce their Cooperation in establishing goals risk of separation Adoptions of positive financial behaviors and skills or divorce and Increased ability to manage one’s emotions as strengthen their measured by: relationships Adoption of time out strategy and greater focus on the issues Community Outcomes County creates an accurate databank of divorces, fist marriages, and remarriages County actively advertises reduced marriage license fee for couples that finish an approved marriage and relationship education class County creates a task force to promote relationship education in the county
FAMILY BREAKDOWN Long Term Change Individual Outcomes Critical Issues Addressed Oklahoma couples will reduce their risk of separation or divorce and strengthen their relationships Increased couples relationship quality and satisfaction as measured by: Increased communication skills Reduced couple conflict and violence Increased commitment to the relationship Increased amount of quality time together Increased levels of trust Increased amount of time together Increased skills in problem solving/decision making Increased acceptance of differences Increase ability to manage personal and family finances as measured by: Cooperation in establishing goals Adoptions of positive financial behaviors and skills Increased ability to manage one’s emotions as measured by: Adoption of time out strategy and greater focus on the issues Divorce and family breakdown – some due to deployment and lack of contact Domestic violence Depression Lack of employment after returning from duty Debt Community Outcomes County creates an accurate databank of divorces, fist marriages, and remarriages County actively advertises reduced marriage license fee for couples that finish an approved marriage and relationship education class County creates a task force to promote relationship education in the county