Never before has there been such a crisis in family life and society: ex PM David Cameron once said that society is broken – it’s got worse. (3)

Never before have children suffered such problems with their mental health, gender identity and been so dependant on social media’s influence as today; current statistics show a 65% increase in admissions to psychiatric hospitals for young people in the UK (4)
Families First challenges this current culture by showing a different way. We offer support and training to help men to make the choices that will give them the right work/life balance and enrich their family life.

We believe that the most important job that anyone can have is being a parent. Unfortunately, that has not been recognised and affirmed for more than the last fifty years!

We live in a culture where STATUS and FINANCIAL REWARD are the main drivers in most career decisions often resulting in a dangerous work/life balance for which the family often “pick up the tab”. Often the question that many who are caught in this trap ask is “what else can I do?” That is where Families First can help!

We have heard from many men who have lost their job, which carried significant status and reward, only to secure one which gives a proper work/life balance. These jobs are usually of lower status and reward but, amazingly, their family is better off and richer for the father being “present” and able to play his true part.
One example of this is “Brian’s experience” (not his real name). He was made redundant from his job running the IT department of a large corporation – a job that he hadn’t been happy in for a long time. He then started teaching primary school aged children to play tennis – a game which he had always enjoyed. In addition to the benefits to the children, Brian gets a lot of pleasure from this new job, he is much healthier, his stress/anxiety levels plummeted and is able to be there for his wife and children in a away that he hasn’t for years.


Brian’s experience illustrates the health benefits of such a change of job. There have never been higher levels of stress and anxiety, with over 86% UK adult population reporting stress caused by finance/work pressures (5). Additionally, the UK’s heart health has declined more rapidly in the 2020’s than in any other decade in the past 50 years (6).

We are also very aware of the links between social media usage and mental health illnesses; this is a topic requires more discussion than this page allows, but it is another area in which we offer help and support.

It is a joy to have launched Families First this year – more content will be appearing in the future. Watch this space!!!

If you feel that you are caught in the "work trap" and would like help to escape it, why not contact us?