The Journal of Family Strengths (JFS), formerly Family Preservation Journal, is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed online journal produced by the CHILDREN AT RISK Institute in partnership with the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center - Prairie View A&M University and The TMC Library. JFS is devoted to presenting theoretical, policy, practice, and evaluation articles on the strengths perspective in family-centered practice to improve services that promote and sustain family systems.
If you have questions about the submission or review process, please contact jfs@childrenatrisk.org for assistance.
See the two new Call for Papers on the Victim-Offender Overlap in Youth and Young Adults and on Substance Abuse and the Family
.Current Issue: Volume 23, Issue 2 (2023)
Articles
The Need for Fathers as Role Models to Aid Family and Social Cohesion in Resource-Constrained Contexts
Tolulope Victoria Balogun, Leoba Nyathi, Kezia October, Athandiwe Skhuni, and Nicolette V. Roman
The State of Divorce Education in the United States
Brian J. Higginbotham, Joshua J. Turner, David G. Schramm, and Hanover Higher Education Research
Uniqueness of Parent Advocates: The Power of Lived Experience
Marina Lalayants and Jovonna Frieson
“If I knew what was going on with me, then I probably wouldn’t feel so sad or scared”: A CBPR Study Addressing Health Disparities for Black Pregnant Women
heather howard; Erica Cadavid; Herlie Bertrand; Kerry-Ann Dixon; Dawn Hawthorne; Sarvika Bommakanti,; and Angel Montfort