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  • Being married rather than single, separated, widowed or even remarried has a more powerful impact on well-being than either income or employment

  • Good marriages have very positive benefits for physical and mental health

  • Benefits take the form of better health, longer life, higher income and better outcomes for children

  • Men and women benefit about equally in marriage, with men benefiting in the area of health and women benefiting more in the area of income

  • Bad marriages have very negative effects

  • Marital distress is associated with depression in women and poor physical health in men

  • Men and women respond differently to marital distress, whereby women's demands for change in a relationship are met by their partners withdrawal in the face of those demands

  • People who are married but separated from their partner are more likely to show signs of a possible mental problem than those who were married and living with their partners, 35% compared to 19%.

  • Counselling can be an effective tool in resolving conflict in a marriage
(Source: Men & Human Rights Papers from the All-Ireland Men's Seminar Belfast: October 5 th-7 th 2001 Paper entitled: “Intimate Relationships between Men and Women, what are the problem areas?” Dr Kieran McKeown)


SUPPORT NETWORKS

Many of the issues and problems which married people face can be resolved by organisations such as 'Relate'

The services they provide are:

Relationship Counselling
Individual and Couple Counselling, Sexual Counselling, Pre-marital Counselling, Reconstituted Family Counselling, Divorce Counselling

Family Mediation
Helping separating couples to resolve their disputes amicably. Provision of Child Contact Centre

Inter-Agency Projects
In achieving its mission, Relate NI works closely with other voluntary and statutory organisations.

Education & Training
Short and fully accredited courses for churches; voluntary and statutory organisations; private and business sector; schools and colleges.

Consultancy
Relate NI provides a range of consultancy services to other organisations.

Psychosexual Therapy
Available for couples and individuals who have specific sexual problems

Relate Teen
Counselling support for children and young people, in the area of separation and divorce.
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