Troubled Families delivers gains despite damning study findings

Derren Hayes
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

In-depth research has found no link between the Troubled Families programme and improved outcomes for participants, but children's services leaders claim the government's flagship initiative still has merits.

Troubled Families was introduced in 2012 in an bid to help 120,000 disadvantaged families across the country turn their lives around. Picture: Iakov Filimonov/Shutterstock.com
Troubled Families was introduced in 2012 in an bid to help 120,000 disadvantaged families across the country turn their lives around. Picture: Iakov Filimonov/Shutterstock.com

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