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Bromford response to government "Problem Families" policy
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| Friday 16th December 2011 |
Leading housing association, Bromford, has commented on the government's announcement about the support to be offered to 'troubled families.'
John Wade, managing director of Bromford Support commented: The government needs to ask itself "Is it enough to need to meet 5 of the 7 criteria?" We deal with families with these problems everyday. One problem leads to another so we would call for families to be able to access the help that has been announced at an earlier point."
Executive director, Nick Cummins said: "We welcome the increased investment though we would encourage the government to be mindful that prevention of these problems needs to be as centre-stage as well as intervention.
"Many of the families that the government is seeking to support with this initiative are 'families with problems' not 'problem families.' We are conscious that there is a risk of creating an unhelpful stigma around these families if we are not careful with the language we use to identify them.
"At Bromford we help families in many situations and see how one or two issues can quickly spiral into a host of problems. For that reason, early intervention and prevention will be key so as to make a real difference to these families and their communities.
"We would welcome that HAs play a key role in the delivery of these services. Local Authority services are extremely stretched and housing associations, such as ourselves, often have a very close relationship with many of these families and we would be keen to extend that with the provision." |
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