Drive to reduce impact of 'parent conflict' in Northumberland

Northumberland County Council has developed a programme to help reduce the impact parent conflict has on children, following funding received from the Department for Work and Pensions.

The £39million national programme has two strands: Ensuring proven interventions are more widely available to improve children’s outcomes; and supporting local areas to embed parental conflict support in wider services for children.

The council worked with parents in Northumberland to find out what they believe a healthy relationship looks like, and to develop a Parental Relationship Scale, which helps map out differences between parental conflict and domestic abuse.

Cllr Wayne Daley, deputy leader and cabinet member for children’s services, said: “Relationship problems between parents or carers are common. It is important to get people talking about parental conflict to help eliminate the stigma attached.”To find out more visit: www.northumberland.gov.uk/HealthyRelationships