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First 1001 Days Movement calls for action to address decline in baby health

Over 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…

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Chapter 6

6 Operational Delivery: Moving from Set-Up to Sustainability Chapter contents Finding families to work with Start by screening for suitability Managing a waiting list Typical referral management process Allocation within the team Trauma Informed Approaches Making first contact The first appointment Agreeing further work Letters Interventions Managing endings Follow up Sharing information with others Recording…

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Chapter 3

3 Funding and Commissioning a Specialised Parent-Infant Relationship Team Chapter contents The range of work that parent-infant teams do and the impact they create An example of a system-level Theory of Change: the impacts of specialised parent-infant relationship teams on a local system Commissioning for outcomes Commissioning arrangements Specialised parent-infant relationship teams support outcomes which…

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Spending Review is a Missed Opportunity to Invest in Youngest Children

Summary Yesterday’s Spending Review was a missed opportunity to fund vital support for the youngest children, both as part of the COVID recovery package, and as a long term investment in our nation’s future. Failing to invest in the earliest years of life is a false economy, and will have costs to babies, public services…

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Introducing the New Chair of the Parent Infant Foundation, Nick Wilkie

The Parent Infant Foundation is delighted to welcome its new Chair of Trustees, Nick Wilkie.  Nick brings a wealth of experience in the children’s sector from his previous roles as Chief Executive of NCT (National Childbirth Trust) and London Youth, and UK Programmes Director at Save the Children.  Nick joins Parent Infant Foundation at a critical time as we…

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Privacy Policy

Privacy matters, but it can be confusing. This page explains our approach to privacy and how it affects you. Short version We collect anonymous statistics about your visit, like which of our pages you viewed. Some third parties like Facebook may know you visited this website, if you use their services. We can’t control them…

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New survey finds NICE guidance on bonding is not being followed

To 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…

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Bibliography

Bibliography Chapter contents Clinical Guidance Policy Reports and Documents Referenced text books Review Papers and Texts on Clinical Interventions Training organisations Professional bodies UK charitable/Not-for-profit organisations Overseas/International organisations Downloads Clinical Guidance NICE guideline [NG26] Children’s Attachment: attachment in children and young people who are adopted from care, in care or at high risk of going…

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Mapping tool

Service mapping tool for parent-infant relationship services Introduction This service mapping tool has been developed by the Parent-Infant Foundation to help areas to map what Parent-Infant relationship support is available in their area, and to identify any gaps in provision. Parent-Infant relationship support can exist in different parts of the system and this tool will:…

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Parent-Infant Foundation awarded National Lottery funding to support families across Wales 

The Parent-Infant Foundation is delighted to announce it has been awarded National Lottery Funding to help develop more specialised parent-infant teams across Wales.  The Foundation has successfully applied for just over £400,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. The funding will support a three-year project aimed at further developing parent-infant relationship teams across all areas…

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