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The Parent-Infant Foundation is delighted to announce it has been awarded more than £1 million from the National Lottery Community Fund to create a new National Parent-Infant Relationship (PAIR) Framework. Babies depend on sensitive, responsive relationships to grow and develop healthily. But many do not get the nurturing care they need1. Parent-infant teams and services support…
Read MoreSince 2022 Starcatchers has been working in partnership with researchers from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Queen Margaret University to explore an arts-based approach to participation with babies from birth to 3 years old. This work has been a response to the increasing conversation in Scotland around Children’s Rights in the lead up to…
Read MoreOver 200 charities publish a ‘Manifesto for babies’ today, to address a five-year decline in toddler development. One in five two-year olds in England are now below expected levels of development. Charities warn failure to act now will create ‘a ticking time bomb’ that hits when children start school. Ahead of what is set to…
Read More1001 Days Manifesto Speak up for babies Updates APPG Activities Resources Evidence Briefs Infographics Working for Babies Members Speak up for Babies As part of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (10th-16th June), and in the lead up to the General Election in July 2024, we asked MPs and candidates across the UK to show support…
Read MoreTo mark start of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, the Parent-Infant Foundation has published results from a survey of more than 1,000 women, which finds that NICE guidance on bonding is not being followed. The new survey of more than 1,000 women from across the UK who have given birth within the last five…
Read MoreSelf-audit tool for parent-infant teams. Go straight to tool Background As part of our mission to support the growth and quality of specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK, we created the UK’s first definition of a specialised parent-infant relationship team in the Rare Jewels research and report. This work forms the basis of this…
Read MoreLearn more about manualised attachment-based interventions and about how interventions improve the caregiver-infant relationship. This webinar will: • Give an overview of manualised attachment-based interventions, for caregivers and infants up to two years* • Present findings from a systematic review of the evidence on which interventions demonstrate improvements in the caregiver-infant relationship. • Offer guidance…
Read MoreThe Parent-Infant Foundation welcomes the House of Commons Petitions Committee’s report on the continuing challenges faced by new and expectant parents in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their report, ‘Impact of COVID-19 on new parents: one year on’ provides a clear analysis of the difficulties the pandemic has posed for some babies and their families.…
Read MoreAs 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…
Read MoreWith 2021 now well under way, the Parent-Infant Foundation is looking forward to an exciting year of developments as it sees staff additions and changes, including a change of Chief Executive. Firstly, the Foundation is delighted to welcome two new members of staff: Emma Francis as the Foundation’s Communications and Marketing Manager, and Verona Blackford…
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