Welcome…

Divorce and family separation is an issue that affects all countries in Europe. It is an issue that policy makers are attempting to more fully understand in order to improve outcomes for the children affected.

The Centre for Separated Families (UK) is delighted to be hosting Putting Children First: best practice in Europe, a forum which brings together colleagues working in the field of support to separated families from all over Europe to share best practice. The idea of the forum is to enable colleagues who are working directly with families to contribute to an increased and improved understanding of what really works in supporting separated families to put their children’s needs first.

There are currently representatives from eight countries, all of whom are working in ways that promote children’s wellbeing – one of the major principles of the forum. The forum will report on developments regularly over the coming year and aims to hold a conference in Stockholm in late 2009 at which the first findings from the meeting will be presented.

The Putting Children First forum welcomes members from everywhere in Europe who are working towards better outcomes for children through holistic support to separating families.

Karen Woodall
Director
The Centre for Separated Families (UK)

 

 

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