February 2013 - Marriage Foundation

Reluctant men can learn to love relationship courses

Reluctant men can learn to love relationship courses, says The Marriage Foundation The Marriage Foundation think-tank welcomes Relate’s report recognising and discussing why men are less willing to seek help or support for relationship problems. Harry Benson, Director of Communications at The Marriage Foundation, says: “A big part of the problem is that most people […]

Startling new MF research on UK divorce rate

Divorce rate unchanged since the 1960s after ten years of marriage, says new research A new report from the Marriage Foundation think-tank, What is the divorce rate?, has shattered the common assumption that the divorce rate for all couples is higher than it was in the 1960s. Looking at the rate of divorce over the […]

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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Month: February 2013

Reluctant men can learn to love relationship courses

Startling new MF research on UK divorce rate

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