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Megan Blaxland, Senior Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney

It takes a village to raise a child, but not everybody gets the support

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Many of us have heard the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child”. The idea that families need communities of support to raise their children has long resonated.

New research explores how this applies to modern Australian families and communities. We looked at the villages helping raise children and young people and importantly, who has one and who doesn’t.

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