Addressing Parental Conflict in Salford

Strong scientific evidence shows that conflict between parents can affect multiple outcomes for children, including emotional, behavioural, social and academic development. Parents in poverty or under economic pressure are more likely to experience relationship conflict. It is estimated that 11% of all children, and 28% of children in workless families, have parents in a distressed relationship. Not all conflict is damaging, but where this is frequent, intense and poorly resolved it can harm children's outcomes.

The government's Improving Lives strategy introduced a new focus on tackling the impact of parental conflict on children, with the aim that this will become mainstream, alongside support for parenting. Money has been made available as part of this work for a national Reducing Parental Conflict Programme to embed evidence-based support to tackle parental conflict in local areas.

There is a need to increase the availability of relationship support provision in the UK and to embed a focus on reducing parental conflict in local systems and services. But as a new policy area, local areas are being asked to work with the community and partner agencies to scope out what already exists and to formulate plans for future development.

You are being invited to sign up to attend the first Salford Parental Conflict learning event on the 16th September to be part of the discussion on how we address parental/family conflict in our communities. 

There will be a range of presentations at the event with time to reflect, ask questions and input your ideas. 

Lunch will be provided.  Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements on office@salfordcvs.co.uk