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The Florida State University Family Institute generates new information,
trains professionals, and informs policy makers regarding
families in Florida, the region, and the nation. The Institute
serves as:
- an interdisciplinary source of information about children
and families, and involves recognized experts in the field who
serve as resource persons.
- a concrete reminder that the family, in all its diverse
forms, is the foundation of society and that the University, through
the Institute, serves as an advocate for healthy families in Florida
and the nation.
The FSU Family Institute is a multidisciplinary unit established
to bring together faculty, students, government, and community
resources to provide a centralized source of information,
research capacity, and critical thinking related to families. The mission
is carried out through the following objectives:
- Conduct and disseminate research to advance scientific knowledge
of the forces that influence the capacity of families to provide
healthy environments for their children.
- Design and deliver model educational training and other programs
for professionals, children and their families.
- Collaborate with associates from other universities, agencies
and institutions serving children and their families.
- Use research-based data to guide state policy activities
which impact child and family well-being, and critically evaluate
the outcomes of current policies for children and families in
Florida.
- Provide training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate
students and inservice training to professionals working with
children and families.
- Secure funding for projects in keeping
with the mission of the Institute.
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Received $2,612,104 from Administration of Children and Families to develop a
national model of relationship education for young adults. For further information
Click Here.
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Established Program for Strong African American Marriages (ProSAAM) in collaboration
with University of Georgia. This program was made possible by a $1,129,825 research
grant from the Templeton Foundation and by a $769,935 grant from the Administration
for Children and Families. For further information Click Here
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Convened the conference, Florida Families
in the 21st Century: Theory, Values and Action, and published
the proceedings.
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Initiated an internship program for students
in Marriage and Family Therapy with Capitol Area Community
Action Agency Head Start, funded by the American Association
of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT).
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Established the Human Development and
Housing Project, funded by the Bruner Foundation.
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Participating unit in the
Applied Developmental Science (ADS) Task Force which includes
the American Psychological Association and the Gerontological
Society of America. Co-sponsored
ADS national conference, "Public Policy and Social Change:
Training Human Development Professionals for the Twenty-first
Century" which was held at FSU.
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Received $100,000 appropriation from Florida
Legislature to plan a long-term study of the relationship
between family violence, especially child abuse, and juvenile
issues such as crime, criminal behavior, and school behavioral
problems.
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Associates representing four state universities, two private universities,
four state agencies, and many family-based organizations carry
out the work of the FSU Family Institute. The university-based
associates are nationally recognized experts in their fields and
represent fifteen different departments. The FSU Family Institute
Circle of Friends include individuals and organizations that have
generously provided financial support for the future development
of the Institute.
Institute Director
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