Acrimonious Separation: The Impact on Children
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Author
Amárach Research
Date
2026
Type
Report
Language
en
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Abstract
At Barnardos, we believe that all children deserve the best start in life. Our services aim to transform the lives of vulnerable children because childhood lasts a lifetime. One of the most important ways of providing children experiencing disadvantage the best opportunity for positive wellbeing and development is to make sure they live in a safe, consistent and secure environment with loving adults who can parent positively.
Unfortunately, there are adversities that can make that more challenging. This briefing focuses on one of those issues, inter-parental conflict and acrimonious separation. We are working with more and more families where this is an issue and are witnessing a greater impact on the children in those households. This report outlines the prevalence of the issue across the country, the impact on children and actions that could be taken to reduce the resulting childhood trauma and harm.
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Citation
Amárach Research. (2026). Acrimonious Separation: The Impact on Children. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13085/1398
Publisher
Barnardos