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Setting up a team

This webinar will be of interest to anyone about to commission or set up a parent-infant relationship service. The Parent-Infant Foundation have been walking alongside the new Essex Together with Baby team throughout 2019-20 as they opened their doors and developed a highly regarded service.  Hear about their development journey, adaptation during COVID and lessons…

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The Child in the Mother’s Mind: Mothers Object Relations Scales

The Mother Object Relationships Scales measure maternal representations of the infant. Distorted maternal representations have been associated with child abuse and neglect (e.g. Main & Goldwyn, 1984; Milner, 2000; Stratton & Swaffer, 1988; Lyons-Ruth, 1999) and post-natal depression (e.g. Field, Morrow & Adelstein, 1993; Murray, Kempton, Woolgar & Hooper, 1993). In this webinar, the scales’…

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June 2021 All Party Parliamentary Group Meeting

On 8th June, during Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, the APPG for Conception to Age Two met to discuss the Health and Care Bill and how it might support local action to support babies and their families. The meeting with chaired by Tim Loughton MP. A full recording of the discussion is available to watch…

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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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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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First 1001 Days Receives Funding from AIM Foundation

The First 1001 Days Movement is delighted to announce that we have received a three-year grant from the AIM Foundation.  The funds will enable a range of activities including the recruitment of a new Membership and Parliamentary Officer.   This new role will play a vital role by actively engaging our membership for maximum impact and…

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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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F1001D responds to Ofsted report on rise in neglect and abuse of babies during COVID-19

We are deeply saddened to see reports today about the awful harms suffered by babies during the pandemic. Ofsted reports that the numbers of babies who have suffered serious injury through abuse or neglect during the Covid pandemic is up by a fifth on the same period last year, and eight have died from their…

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Implementation Toolkit

Our implementation toolkit shares learning, information and advice for commissioners and providers who want to set up, improve or expand parent-infant relationship teams in the UK The toolkit We have created this toolkit to be used as a guide to developing an effective and sustainable specialised parent-infant relationship team. In it, you will find insight…

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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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