Official Statistics

Children living with parents in emotional distress: March 2022 update

The proportion of children living with at least one parent reporting symptoms of emotional distress, by family type and work status.

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The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has published an update to 4 indicators reporting on the proportion of children living with:

  • at least one parent reporting symptoms of emotional distress

  • a mother reporting symptoms of emotional distress

  • a father reporting symptoms of emotional distress

  • both parents reporting symptoms of emotional distress

Data is available:

  • for trends between the periods 2010 to 2020

  • by family type and work status for the period 2019 to 2020

Updates are currently paused to allow a review of the methodology used for the indicators in relation to changes in:

  • data collection approach during the COVID-19 pandemic survey waves 

  • characteristics of survey participants and comparison over time 

The latest available update is March 2022.

Updates to this page

Published 16 March 2022
Last updated 27 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Note added to advise that the 2024 update is currently paused.

  2. Note added to advise the 2023 update is currently paused

  3. First published.

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