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International Parental Alienation Awareness Day

  • Submitted by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2017
  • Motion reference: S5M-05326

That the Parliament notes that 25 April marks International Parental Alienation Awareness Day; notes that, in over 30 countries, the day aims to highlight the damaging impact that such alienation, when one parent influences a child to reject the other parent following separation, can have on families; believes that, as this can sometimes happen unintentionally, highlighting the signs of alienation are key; understands that the side effects of such alienation can include an increased risk to the mental health of the children and family members who lose access; considers that, where possible, allowing both parents to be involved in the life of a child following separation leads to the best outcome, and hopes that the awareness day will help increase awareness of the benefits that healthy relationships between separated parents can bring.


Supported by: Tom Arthur, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Bob Doris, James Dornan, Kate Forbes, Jenny Gilruth, Clare Haughey, Daniel Johnson, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Gillian Martin, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Ash Regan, David Stewart, Maree Todd, David Torrance, Sandra White