'Supporting Healthy Marriage' Program Offered by Montefiore

Aim Is to Build a Solid Foundation for Marriage and Family

NEW YORK, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Montefiore Medical Center is
offering an innovative program, "Supporting Healthy Marriage" to members of
the community interested in strengthening their marriages. The purpose of the
program, administered by University Behavioral Associates, the behavioral
health practice at Montefiore, is to build a solid foundation for marriage and
family through communication, managing stress, conflict resolution and other
skills for coping with the everyday worries that can create pressure in a
marriage.

"Research has shown that a healthy, happy marriage is the most important
factor to beneficially impact people's finances, emotional well-being,
physical condition and children's academic success," said Scott Wetzler, PhD,
Chief of the Division of Psychology at Montefiore and a leading authority on
relationships.

The UBA program is an interactive way to strengthen marriage. Bi-monthly
meeting with other couples in a relaxed atmosphere, everyone can learn simple,
effective communication skills that help defuse tension surrounding many
common problems couples face, such as child-raising, financial worries, stress
and sexual intimacy. The program offers the opportunity to listen and be
heard on these and other issues and promotes ways to have fun together as a
family.

"Even if there's nothing wrong with your marriage," said Dr. Wetzler, "the
program will help make your relationship even better. Couples need to pay
attention to the health of their relationships just as they pay attention to
their physical health. Supporting Healthy Marriage builds on your
relationships strengths."

To learn more about the program, call (718) 401-5050.

Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant
90FE0086. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed
in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the United States Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families.

SOURCE Montefiore Medical Center

Mike Quane, mquane@montefiore.org, or Steven Osborne, sosborne@montefiore.org,
both of Montefiore Medical Center, +1-718-920-4011