Relate
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Relate is a charity providing relationship support throughout the United Kingdom
. Services include counselling for couples, families, young people and individuals, sex therapy, mediation and training courses.
It was founded in 1938 as the National Marriage Guidance Council, after a clergyman, Herbert Gray, noted that the divorce
rate was increasing.
A co-founder was eugenicist Dr Edward Fyfe Griffith.
Relate adopted its current name on Valentine's Day
1988. In the 1990s, Relate's public profile increased after Princess Diana became its patron in 1989.
Today, Relate sees over 150,000 clients a year, at more than 600 locations across the UK.
In 2006, Relate opened the Relate Institute
, the UK's first Centre of Excellence for the study of relationships, in partnership with Doncaster College and the University of Hull.
Other publications - Relate booklist
United Kingdom
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. Services include counselling for couples, families, young people and individuals, sex therapy, mediation and training courses.
It was founded in 1938 as the National Marriage Guidance Council, after a clergyman, Herbert Gray, noted that the divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
rate was increasing.
A co-founder was eugenicist Dr Edward Fyfe Griffith.
Relate adopted its current name on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
1988. In the 1990s, Relate's public profile increased after Princess Diana became its patron in 1989.
Today, Relate sees over 150,000 clients a year, at more than 600 locations across the UK.
In 2006, Relate opened the Relate Institute
Relate Institute
The Relate Institute is a department of Doncaster College providing courses at Higher Education, Further Education, and Continuous Professional Development level, in relationship studies. It is a collaborative project between Relate, Doncaster College, and the University of Hull...
, the UK's first Centre of Excellence for the study of relationships, in partnership with Doncaster College and the University of Hull.
Relationship books
| Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loving Yourself, Loving Another: The Importance of Self-esteem for Successful Relationships | Julia Cole | This text reveals how a lack of self-esteem can profoundly affect an individual's close relationships. Comprising exercises, advice, and self-awareness puzzles, this guide is designed to help the reader improve their emotional well-being. | Relate |
| Staying Together – From crisis to deeper commitment | Susan Quilliam | This guide offers advice on how to learn to come to terms with a failing relationship, assess whether it is worth saving, and how to overcome relationship difficulties. | Relate |
| Stop Arguing: Start Talking – The 10 point plan for couples in conflict | Susan Quilliam | Aims to help couples break free of old patterns of behaviour and avoid using words as weapons when the going gets tough. Encourages upfront discussion rather than resorting to nagging, and to bring discussion rather than confrontation back into your relationship. | Relate |
| Moving On – Breaking up without breaking down | Suzie Hayman | Information, advice and practical strategies to help you cope, as positively as possible, with the stress of breaking up with your partner. | Relate |
| Starting Again – How to learn from the past for a better future | Sarah Litvinoff | A guide to looking to a positive future after the grief of a failed relationship. | Relate |
| Simply Irresistible | Dr Raj Persaud Raj Persaud Rajendra Persaud , also known as Raj Persaud , born 13 May 1963, Reading, Berkshire is an English consultant psychiatrist, broadcaster, and author of popular books about psychiatry.... |
How to catch and keep your perfect partner | Bantam |
| Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage | Dr John Gottman John Gottman John Mordecai Gottman is a Ph.D. psychologist known for his work on marital stability and relationship analysis through scientific direct observations published in peer-reviewed literature... |
America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship | Crown Publishers, 2006 |
Other publications - Relate booklist
External links
- Official history
- Government funding stated in a written answer
- Obituary of Nicholas Tyndall (former chief of the organisation)
- BBC News 12/2/98 Why do couples argue?
- BBC News 3/8/2002 Spend more government money on counselling
- Relate booklist