Sex education key to curb rise in lone parenthood, says Hanafin [Independent.ie]
- Published: 23 February 2010
SOCIAL and Family Affairs Minister Mary Hanafin yesterday stressed the importance of sex education as a means of tackling the continuing rise in the number of lone parents.
Ms Hanafin was responding to the findings of the report, which identified a doubling of lone-parent families between 1996 and 2006.
Co-author Dr Pete Lunn of ESRI, suggested the Government should consider supporting lower income groups, where the risk of marital breakdown and lone parenting was significantly higher.
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