England’s Children’s Commissioner’s report claimed children in these homes grow up around domestic violence, drug or alcohol dependency as well as severe mental ill health, without help from social services.
It also found more than 160,000 children aged under five are living in homes with two of these issues.
Chris Allcock is the programme director at Safe Families for Children – a Christian charity that works with children’s services to link families in need with a network of local volunteers who can offer them support.
Speaking during Premier’s News Hour about his reaction to the report, he said: “There’s sadness in it in terms of the fact that there are babies and children in our society – some of the most vulnerable people in our society – who are living in these situations.
“At Safe Families, we feel quite strongly that every child deserves to feel special and secure.”
The commissioner, Anne Longfield, wants help focused on babies in the first year of life who are particularly vulnerable.
Allcock said we can all do our part to help put families back on track.
He explained: “It can be just as simple as someone having a friend – someone who can come alongside and talk to them – someone who just actually shows them there is someone who cares. Often, that’s all a family needs.”
“If, actually, you have no sense of where…
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