Why is healthy marriage important for South Carolina?

Palmetto Family Council Research

• Why Marriage Matters
  
• Marriage and Sexual Satisfaction
  
• 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
• Getting Marriage Right
  David Gushee
• Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce
  Elizabeth Marquardt

Partner Organizations*

• Aceramiento Hispanic Outreach
• Attorney General's Office
• Catholic Diocese of Charleston
• Heritage Community Services (SCHFF)
• Life Support Family Services
• Pee Dee Family Community Development Program
• 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 have been 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

Find a Counselor/Advice 

• American Association of Christian Counselors
• Focus on the Family Help Line (800) A-FAMILY
• Palmetto Family Life Blog

National Marriage Enrichment Resources

• Family Life Today Marriage Channel
  
• Focus on the Family Topics: Healthy Marriage
• Smart Marriages
• Love & Respect (Eggerichs)
• Marriage Builders (Harley)
• Five Love Languages (Chapman)
• DNA of Relationships (Smalley)
• Real Relationships (Parrotts)
• Hedges (Jenkins)
• Forgiveness is a Choice (Grimauds)
• Prepare / Enrich Course (Olsen)
• The Marriage Course (Lees)
• Family Life Marriage Weekends (Rainey)
• FOCCUS
• PREP
• 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 (Allender)
• Making Marriage Work (Gottman)
• Keeping Love Alive (Paul)
• Marriage Alive/Great Dates (Arp)
• Lovegevity
• Engaged Encounter
• Pre-Cana
• Foundations
• Marriage Friendly Therapists