May 2012 - Marriage Foundation

How best to support new parents

The Prime Minister’s support plan for new parents won’t work. Here’s how to make it do so. By Harry Benson, Communications Director of the Marriage Foundation and author of Let’s Stick Together – the relationship book for new parents. Having spent years teaching thousands of parents how to make their marriages and relationships work well, I […]

Extensive publicity for launch of Marriage Foundation

Articles in many national newspapers and interviews of radio and TV surrounded the launch of the Marriage Foundation. Check out our ever-growing list of press articles and TV and radio appearances.

MF launch on radio and TV

TV on This Morning Harry went head to head with Denise Robertson. MONDAY 30 April 0910 BBC London The Vanessa Feltz Show 1010 BBC West Midland 1040 BBC Newcastle 1205 BBC Humber 1315 BBC Wales UCB (recorded) Premier (recorded) 1940 Channel 4 news TUESDAY 1 May 0710 BBC Cumbria 0720 BBC Three counties 0750 […]

Family breakdown costs £50bn a year

When couples split up, families move from one to two households. Poverty is a common outcome that affects children. Six out of ten lone parents are supported by the state compared to one out of ten couple parents. That's where most of the £50bn is spent.

UK Among highest family breakdown in Europe

Five years ago, the UK had the highest rate of family breakdown in Europe. We're not doing as badly today, but only because of big falls in divorce rates. Alas there's no sign of a similar improvement among cohabitees

Lower Divorce Rates – Higher Lone Parents

Divorce rates have plummeted over the past 3 decades, but the number of lone parents has doubled in the same period. Why?... Because unmarried parents make up only one in five cohabiting parents but are responsible for one half of all family breakdown.

Stability is found in Marriage

Whereas stability is the norm if parents are married (75% stay together), it is the exception if they are not (30% stay together). As a result, among parents of teens who are still together as a couple, nine out of ten are married

Single Most Important Factor

The single most important factor in a child’s healthy development is the stable relationship of the parents. Our groundbreaking research shows that family breakdown is the #1 predictor of teenage mental health problems.

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