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Why Relationships Matter

Early relationships shape babies’ social and emotional development and influence many key outcomes The positive influences of healthy relationships Early relationships influence a baby’s brain, and in particular their social and emotional development. This early development plays an important role in how well a child will go on to achieve many of the key outcomes…

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Building Babies’ Brains

Early relationships between babies and their parents are incredibly important for building healthy brains The first 1001 days of life, from conception to age two, is a time of unique opportunity and vulnerability. It is a period of particularly rapid growth, when the foundations for later development are laid. “The period from pregnancy to age…

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Queen’s Speech Briefing

This week the Queen’s Speech committed the Government to “ensuring children have the best start in life, prioritising their early years”. The First 1001 Days Movement welcomes this announcement. We must act now to put babies at the heart of major decisions on the restructure of public health, the Health and Care Bill and the…

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Statement on the closure of NorPip

The Parent-Infant Foundation is sad to hear that NorPIP, the Parent Infant Partnership in Northamptonshire is having to close in June after a decade of supporting local babies and their families. Specialised parent infant services such as NorPIP play a crucial role in the treatment and prevention of mental health problems, supporting parents to establish…

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Parent-Infant Foundation announces new Chief Executive

The Parent-Infant Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Keith Reed as its new Chief Executive Officer. Keith will be joining the Foundation with a vast amount of experience and expertise in helping families, including spending over a decade as CEO at leading multiple birth family charity, Twins Trust. Keith has also previously worked…

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WhatAboutUs

1001 Days Updates Past Activities APPG Activities Resources Infographics Working for Babies Members #WhatAboutUs 600,000 babies born in lockdown are overlooked. In the year since we first locked down, over 600,000 babies living in England have been born and have lived their whole lives in lockdown. Many young families are missing out on vital early…

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Foundation receives funding for its First 1001 Days secretariat role

The Parent-Infant Foundation is delighted to have received a three-year grant from the AIM Foundation.  The funds will support our role as secretariat to the First 1001 Days Movement, including enabling the recruitment of a new Membership and Parliamentary Officer to work with our Head of Policy and Campaigning.   The Movement is a campaigning alliance of over 160 organisations that work…

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Support Us

We are always keen to hear from those who would like to donate towards the work that we do If you are interested in supporting us, please get in touch.Whether it’s through a fundraising challenge, gift giving, a legacy donation, corporate sponsorship or pro bono support, we’d be delighted to hear from you. You can also…

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Rare Jewels

Our Rare Jewels report: Specialised parent-infant relationship teams are like rare jewels in the mental health system Executive Summary Full Report In June 2019, at the start of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, we launched our ground-breaking report in parliament about the provision of specialised parent-infant relationship services around the UK. Parent-infant teams provide: Expertise,…

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Impact

Our Impact report: A dedicated summary of research and evidence on the impact of specialised parent-infant relationship teams. Executive Summary Full Report The impact of parent-infant relationship teams Introduction This is the first dedicated report to summarise the latest research about the impact of specialised parent-infant relationship teams. Evidence is critically important for growing the…

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