"The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.“

-Iain Duncan Smith

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"When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating."

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