Reducing parental conflict and supporting family relationships has become increasingly
prominent in national policy in recent years. In 2017 the Department for Work and Pensions …

This opinion piece draws attention to the changing family and demographic trends affecting
children today, including increases in divorce and single parent families, the increasing …

While academics seek to provide insights into the contemporary issues around families and
relationships, we also need to think about the implications of these insights for those …

Parent-focused interventions impact primarily on families living in disadvantaged
communities, but there has been relatively little research into the challenges of bringing up …

SINCE ANCIENT TIMES, the family unit has been viewed as a reflection of current social
and political concerns. Plato's Republic postulated that the unity of the state depends on the …

Despite the well‐established links between couple relationship quality and healthy family
functioning, and burgeoning evidence from the international intervention field, there is little …

The aim of this report is to support policymakers, practitioners and commissioners to make
informed choices. We have reviewed data from authoritative sources but this analysis must …

The ever‐increasing diversity in family forms has provoked concerns in the UK about the
instability of family life in the 21st century and promoted a plethora of policy initiatives aimed …

This chapter highlights the significant role that the couple relationship plays in promoting
positive or negative developmental outcomes for children. Historically, the primary focus of …

This review of international literature assesses the impacts that the relationship breakdown
of parents has on children and factors that can provide support should this occur. The …