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Groves Monographs on Marriage and Familyis an edited book series based on the annual meetings of the Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, an interdisciplinary, interprofessional organization of limited invited membership founded in 1934. The Groves Monographs publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical research in the field of family studies. Individual volumes are edited by the chairs of the annual Groves Conferences and include peer-reviewed chapters by the conference presenters and invited authors. Topics are timely and provocative with diverse themes. 

Volume 9: Families as Sources of Strength Healing and Hope This monograph elaborates on the theme of the 2022 Groves Conference on Marriage and Family held in Paradise Island, Bahamas--- Families as Sources of Strength, Hope and Healing. The authors offer insights into and the value of employing a strengths-based mindset, whether engaging in clinical work or teaching. They also identify numerous factors which empower children, couples, and families, including things like expressing love, commitment, and relational fidelity. This volume is intended to help researchers, practitioners, and the lay public to adopt a more strengths-based and hopeful approach to relationships.

Volume 6: Families at the Intersection of Mental Health and Dis­ability offers scholars and practitioners an opportunity to focus on the multiple ways these experiences impact individuals, families, and com­munities in American society. Chapters in this volume are influenced by the theme of the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Groves Conference, held in Buffalo, New York. 

Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice for All Families offers family scholars and practitioners an opportunity to focus on the social, economic, and environmental issues facing families disadvantaged by poverty, segregation, crime, and joblessness. Based on the 2007 Groves Conference in Detroit, this volume is a distinctive study in contrasts and a microcosm for understanding issues of justice at the intersection of social categories such as race, gender, sexuality, and class.