'One million children growing up without a father' - comment from Families Need Fathers
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORT FINDS ONE MILLION CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP WITHOUT A FATHER, AND THIS FIGURE IS GROWING AT A RATE OF 20,000 A YEAR
In response to today’s research from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) which has found that around 1 million children in the UK are growing up without a father, Jerry Karlin, Chair of Families Need Fathers, commented:
The important thing is ensuring that children are able to maintain and develop a strong relationship with both parents and their wider family that enables them to flourish, whether they live in the same household or not. Sadly, the family justice system all too often fails to support parents in achieving this, particularly when handling acrimonious separations.
The issue is not whether two-parent households are better than single-parent households; it is whether parents are able to rise above their own differences and focus on the best interests of their children, and this is what the Government, and we as a society, should consider a priority when it comes to family life.”
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CSJ press release: http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/UserStorage/pdf/Press%20releases%202013/CSJ-Press-Release-Lone-Parents.pdf
Families Need Fathers (FNF) is a registered charity providing information and support on shared parenting issues arising from family breakdown, and support to divorced and separated parents, irrespective of gender or marital status.
Our primary concern is the maintenance of the child’s relationship with both parents.
Founded in 1974, FNF helps thousands of parents every year.
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