Troubled family culture revealed
An entrenched culture of abuse and welfare dependency of thousands of "troubled families" need to be fundamentally addressed to help them turn their lives around, according to the Government's adviser on the issue.
Report paints picture of England's most troubled families
- Head of new Troubled Families Team Louise Casey conducted more than a dozen in-depth interviews to compile her report into England's most troubled families.
- She found that experiences were often passed from generation to generation, such as domestic and sexual abuse, teenage pregnancies, police call-outs and educational failure.
- Other common themes included people having children very young, and large numbers of them - often with different partners.
- The report backed tackling the inter-linked issues of a whole family, rather than dealing with single problems or single individuals within a household.
More top news
-
Joe Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
-
Trump reverts to promoting unproven drug as coronavirus treatment
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
-
What the papers say – July 29
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.