This paper takes into account the multiple implications of the "family concept". This analysis will facilitate in determining the different family and risk types that we may find in our everyday practice. The evolution of the concept is directly influenced by the social and cultural determinations of each historical moment as well as the possible risk situations that families must face and the resources they count on. The influence of the representations and how a family should be is analyzed, many times based upon subjective facts and not empirical facts. Currently, families present different forms or structures, which do not imply the fulfilling or not or their individual functions. Thus, it will be possible to adequately establish different prevention and treatment strategies according to each particular situation. We will take examples from cases related to domestic violence and child abuse, child negligence and sexual abuse.
Family; Negligence; Risk