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NEW REPORT ON FAMILIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS HIGHLIGHTS INEQUALITY

A report published last week by the Family and Parenting Institute to coincide with Parents' Week 2007 highlights how income has a dramatic effect on how families view their neighbourhood in England – only 35 per cent of those on the lowest incomes feel confident that their neighbourhood can provide the best opportunities for their family, compared to 73 per cent of the richest. The study entitled Families and neighbourhoods also highlights that the poorer families are, the less likely they are to have access to a pleasant well-maintained green space, to feel safe in their neighbourhood at night or even have confidence that neighbours would help them out in a crisis.

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DOWNLOAD OUR PARENTS' WEEK CONFERENCE 2007 PRESENTATIONS

Over 300 people attended our conference - Turning Lives Around.

Professor David Olds from Colorado University spoke at The Family and Parenting Institute's conference about the Nurse-Family Partnership he designed which is currently being piloted in 10 areas in England. Other speakers included Professor Leon Feinstein on supporting disadvantaged families and Naomi Eisenstadt from the Social Exclusion Unit on joining up adult and children's services to best help families. To download the presentations please visit our website.

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HOW TO HELP FAMILIES IN TROUBLE

How to help families in trouble: a short guide is now published. This is a very readable, frank, step by step manual on how to work sensibly with families and is intended for all people who work with families from housing officers through to Sure Start workers.

Download - How to help families in trouble

DIGEST

The Family Policy Digest lets you know about key events and publications over the last month across Government, the voluntary sector and the research community. It enables you to track the progress of legislation and debate on family policy.

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Suzie Peleg

Information and Website Manager
www.familyandparenting.org

October 2007

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