‘I was just cut out of my daughter’s world’: The silent crisis of family estrangement

Debi Richens is estranged from her daughter and now runs a support group to help other families - (Supplied)

Debi Richens and her daughter had always had a close relationship.

“She was the sweetest, loveliest girl you could ever wish to have in your world,” Debi says. She still has fond memories of summer holidays spent with relatives down in Devon, and her daughter had had great relationships with Debi’s parents and siblings.