Family pressures
The family unit is one of the cornerstones of society, but with escalating levels of personal debt, growing unemployment, high childcare costs and diminishing state support, a survey reveals many with young children are finding the pressure difficult to bear,
Such issues create a ripple effect far beyond the home – and figures revealing that more than 8,000 young people ran away from home in Yorkshire alone last year are a worrying illustration of these stresses.
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Hide AdIn the light of a collapsing economy in Europe, wars overseas or international terrorism, such problems can seem almost trivial. However, it is time family pressures were pushed up the agenda as the consequences of ignoring them are potentially severe.
The increase in gang culture and the summer riots are sobering reminders that if the foundations of society are weakened, it is not long before the rest of the edifice crashes down.