Every child deserves a steady home.
Teaching parents in high-conflict divorce and custody cases the relationship skills that protect their children. Free, because a family's income should never decide whether a child grows up safe.
The course would be offered in the languages families speak. These are draft translations, to be reviewed by native speakers.
of U.S. adults grew up through parental separation or divorce.
CDC, 2023Among adults who died during one large study, those with six or more adverse childhood experiences died at 60.6 on average, versus 79.1 for those with none. It shows a link, not proof of cause.
Brown et al., 2009Children who do well despite serious hardship have had at least one stable, committed relationship with a supportive adult.
Harvard Center on the Developing Child, 2015The idea
Every child deserves at least one steady, safe relationship at home, whatever is happening between the adults around them.
Steadier Homes would teach parents the relationship skills that protect their children's health, and give it free to the families who need it most and can least afford it.
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