The recently published Pillars of Community report by the Centre for Social Justice is a response to a perceived disintegration of community in our country as well as an investigation into how to enable communities to thrive, something that is important to the success of our Kids Matter parenting programme.
One does not have to think too hard to imagine the psychological impact of pre-existing familial trauma exacerbated by a situation where fraught relationships have no room to breathe.
Family breakdown costs society £51 billion (2018), which is more than the UK’s entire defence budget.
If we agree with the evidence to suggest that family breakdown has a part to play in criminality, surely prioritising family health and wellbeing has to be part of the solution?
