DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH READINESS FOR FAMILY LIFE AND MEASURES TO SUPPORT STUDENT FAMILIES
The purpose of the study is to analyze and develop specific proposals for the development of the readiness of students for family life and directions for improving measures of state and corporate support for student families. The methodological basis of the study consisted of conceptual approaches in the field of demographic (marital, family and reproductive) behavior of young people, as well as approaches to analyzing the effectiveness and improvement of family and demographic policy. The results of the study. Modern trends in delayed family creation by young people are often associated with long-term vocational education. The article analyzes the existing measures of support for student families, develops and substantiates conceptual and applied proposals for improving measures of state and corporate socio-economic support for student families. Based on the implementation of the author's interregional program «Love. Family. Happiness» (2012-2022) and more than 45 social projects in the field of strengthening traditional family values among young people, approaches to the development of socio-psychological readiness of students for family life on the basis of special educational programs and practices for the development of student pro-family communities are proposed. The prospects of the research are the development of research and the comprehensive development of measures of state support for young student families in Russia, the introduction of effective practices for preparing students for family life.