29th March, 2021 4:34 pm
Public Health England (PHE) has published an update to 4 indicators reporting on the proportion of children living with:
- at least one parent reporting symptoms of emotional distress
- a mother reporting symptoms of emotional distress
- a father reporting symptoms of emotional distress
- both parents reporting symptoms of emotional distress.
Data is available:
- for trends between the periods 2010 to 2011 and 2018 to 2019
- by family type and work status.
Documents:
- Statistical commentary: children living with parents in emotional distress, March 2021 update
- Data tables: children living with parents in emotional distress, 2021 update
- Methodology and supporting information: children living with parents in emotional distress, 2021 update
Main findings:
This update shows that for the period 2018 to 2019 in England:
- around 1 in 3 children lived with at least one parent reporting emotional distress – this measure includes children living in either a lone or couple parent family
- around 1 in 4 children lived with a mother (in either a lone or couple parent family) reporting emotional distress
- around 1 in 7 children lived with a father (in either a lone or couple parent family) reporting emotional distress
- around 1 in 22 children lived with 2 parents reporting emotional distress – this measure includes children living in couple parent families only
All 4 indicators show an increase on the data reported for the period 2017 to 2018.
Children living in couple parent families were more likely to live with a parent reporting emotional distress if both parents were out of work.
Source: Public Health England
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