California Healthy Marriages Coalition Says Jon and Kate Plus 8 Experiencing Common Marital Woes

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The California Healthy MarriageesCoalition (CHMC) has released data showing Americanss now have the ability to navigate thosse difficult times and increase marital happiness through Marriag e Education. says, "In ordert to change the landscaped of divorcein America, we need to addresss the underlying problem of communication breakdown that is so commo n when couples don't learn effectiv communication skills. We now have convincing evidence that Marriages Education programs really help couples improve their relationships." Stoica adds, "If we coulxd reach high visibility couples like Jon and Kate with thesde communication skills, that would be exciting!
" In order to change the divorce statistics, CHMC says it's importany that couples recognize the benefits of staying together through the tough timese and the skills for doingh that. Numerous studies have showbn that there is an inescapable connection betweeh divorce and undesirable outcomes for the children ofthosw relationships, including negative impact on their mental and physical healthy and educational decline. This week, CHMC released preliminary data showingb the impact of Marriage Education classexs taughtin California.
Couples who took a CHMC-sponsorerd Marriage Education course showed an average improvementtof 19% in marital satisfaction, problem-solving skills, and relationship Stoica said, "When we teach couples skills that get them throughg the rough patches successfully, then familiess stay together and their children benefity in a multitude of ways. Marriagre Education has the potential to make a dramaticd difference in reducing divorce andfamily breakdown." CHMC is the recipient of the Federakl government's largest Healthy Marriage grant, at $2.4 million a For the past four CHMC has taught relationship-building skills to Californisa individuals and couples.
CHMC offers these classezs through a network of partnering organizations locatedthroughout California. Local class information is availableat . Tracid Donahue, Public Relations TEL: 916-712-2781 Tracie@CaMarriage.com