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IMHAW21 – New survey finds ‘baby blindspot’ in children and young people’s mental health provision

As part of this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (7-13 June), The Parent-Infant Foundation is highlighting huge and concerning gaps in mental health services for babies and toddlers. The Foundation is sharing results of an online workforce survey which shows that infants are too often overlooked and neglected in children and young people’s mental…

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What we do

We support the development, growth and quality of specialised parent-infant relationship teams What we do We provide Expertise We believe in Evidence We work to Influence What is a specialised parent-infant relationship team? Play Video Find out more about infant mental health and other areas of our work on our YouTube channel YouTube channel Infographic…

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The Parent-Infant Foundation’s response to the Budget and Spending Review

Chancellor Rishi Sunak referred to the importance of a child’s first 1001 days during today’s Budget and Spending Review, as he confirmed £500 million worth of spending on services for children and families. This new money will fund family hubs, the supporting families programme, and mental health services. Unfortunately, the documentation published by the Treasury…

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Relationship Difficulties

Approximately 15% of babies do not have an emotional connection with a supportive and nurturing adult The majority of babies have a secure relationship with a sensitive and nurturing adult, giving them a strong foundation to develop physically and mentally. This is not true for approximately 15% of babies.[1]  These are the babies we worry…

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