The family. The International Foundation for the Preservation of the Family (IPPF)

Papers relating to the International Foundation for the Preservation of the Family, (est. Naples, Florida, Jan 1987) Core Group meeting in London, May 1988, entitled 'International Symposium on Family Breakdown Exploring Linkages Between Family, Character Culture and Media New Light on Addiction, Perversion, Violence and Denial', comprising a verbatim transcript of the Core Group Meeting May 20-22 1988 (attended by Rosen), report of notes taken by Charles Ashbach with related papers, preliminary draft reviewing the scientific material discussed at the Core Group's Child Care meeting in Philadelphia in February 1988, by Charles Ashbach and David Scott. With some related papers including IFPF Update Jan 1988.

1987-1989

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Background:
IFPF set up Jan 1987. Feb 1987 Meetings in Naples, Florida, and Washington DC of American and European mental health professonals on issues and topics related to the facets of addiction and perversion, and the links among character, culture, family and the media (part of a 4 year effort to shed light on societal issues of perversion, pornography and the media and their relation to the addictive process). Headed by David Scott, Toronto, Canada.

International Foundation for the Preservation of the Family, based in Naples, Florida, sponsors a 2 day conference in Fordhook Farm on individual character development, especially child development, as preparation for the 1st International Symposium on Family Breakdown (April 1989, Florida). David A Scott involved in organising the IFPF symposium.

IFPF were planning for the Symposium from the outset and had various meetings and conferences in advance of it on relevant issues, notably the Core Group, which met in London in May 1988.