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.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 16 March 2022
• Last updated: 28 May 2026 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 3 August 2026

This page has been withdrawn because the methodology used - and, therefore, both the reliability and the consistency of these statistics over time - is likely to be impacted by a decline:

• in the sample size across Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study waves due to attrition and non-response
• in the representativeness of the sample used due to attrition and data collection mode changes

Retiring of these statistics complies with the Code of Practice for Statistics principles (trustworthiness, quality and value).

Documents

[Withdrawn] Statistical commentary: children living with parents in emotional distress, March 2022 update

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[Withdrawn] Data tables: children living with parents in emotional distress, March 2022 update

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[Withdrawn] Methodology and supporting information: children living with parents in emotional distress, March 2022 update

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[Withdrawn] Pre-release access list: Children living with parents in emotional distress, March 2022 update

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Details

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

Published 16 March 2022

Last updated 28 May 2026 — Show all updates

1. 28 May 2026

   Added advance notification of the retirement of these official statistics on 3 August 2026.

2. 27 February 2024

   Note added to advise that the 2024 update is currently paused.

3. 9 February 2023

   Note added to advise the 2023 update is currently paused

4. 16 March 2022

   First published.