The launch of the Troubled Families Programme in 2011 has thrown into sharp relief how
governments develop policies and practices to intervene in the lives of so‐called 'troubled …

This thesis examines the discourse, policy and intervention surrounding 'problem families' in
post-war Britain from 1943 to 1974. Its contemporary salience is provided with comparisons …

Despite 'troubled lives' increasingly coming under the gaze of (powerful) others, our
understanding of the issues at hand seems somewhat detached from the experiences of …

This article outlines and critiques a key area of contemporary social policy in England: the
Troubled Families Programme, launched in 2011. This is a national programme which aims …

This article examines how intensive family interventions in England since 1997, including
the Coalition government's Troubled Families programme, are situated in a contemporary …

The commitment of the appointed Director General of the Troubled Families Unit, Louise
Casey, that the Troubled Families Programme (TFP) was 'an opportunity not to repeat the …

In December 2011, the UK Government formally launched its 'troubled families' initiative.
This is a focused programme of interventions, coordinated at local level and paid for by …

The twin themes of “family troubles” and “troubling families” are closely linked, but they are
also each distinct in themselves, and nuanced in particular ways. Rooted particularly (but …

The launch of the Troubled Families Programme in the wake of the 2011 riots conflated poor
and disadvantaged families with anti-social and criminal families. The programme aimed to …

The policy rhetoric of the UK Coalition government's 'Troubled Families' initiative, and that of
New Labour's earlier Respect Agenda, share an emphasis on families' responsibilities, or …