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The Parent-Infant Foundation has announced the theme and dates for this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (IMHAW). It will run from 13th to 19th June 2022. The week will look at the nature and impact of trauma experienced by babies, the buffering impact healthy relationships can provide, as well as the importance of having…
Read MoreToday, we publish a new report exploring the continued impact of COVID-19 on babies, just over a year after our initial Babies in Lockdown report. ‘No one wants to see my baby’ is a survey of professionals, in-depth studies with 11 families and a review of the literature, conducted with our partners Home-Start and Best…
Read MoreThe Parent-Infant Foundation is delighted to announce new financial support from three Scottish funders to enable further development work in Scotland. This follows a successful scoping phase through 2020. Cattanach, The Charles Gordon Foundation and The William Grant Foundation are joining forces to back the work of the Parent-Infant Foundation during 2021-2022. This funding will assist the Foundation in all aspects of its mission to support the growth of infant mental health services…
Read MoreParent Infant Partnership UK has launched an exciting new organisational strategy which will accelerate progress towards our goal of there being specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK, able to support all families who need them. The new strategy will enable the faster development of more new, sustainable services; support shared learning and quality improvement across the whole…
Read MoreOn Tuesday 4th September, the government announced its spending round for 2020-2021. This was a one year settlement, ahead of a multi-year spending review which will take place next year. The spending round included substantial increases in funding for public services: “the fastest planned real growth in day-to-day departmental spending in 15 years.” We were incredibly…
Read MoreChancellor 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…
Read MoreA new resource just launched by The Parent-Infant Foundation and Newcastle University, which aims to address a huge gap in support services for parents and babies across the UK, has been welcomed by the Rt Hon. Dame Andrea Leadsom DBE MP. The ‘Parent-Infant Relationships (PAIR) Services Commissioning Toolkit’, developed by the Parent-Infant Foundation and Newcastle…
Read MoreWe do not offer direct support to parents but we can connect you to organisations that do If you are a parent interested in learning more about babies’ social and emotional development, you may find the following websites useful: AIMH UK: Getting to know your baby The Brazelton Centre: Your baby’s language NCT: How and…
Read MoreInvesting in the emotional wellbeing of our babies is a wonderful way to invest in the future The first 1001 days, from conception to age two, is a period of rapid growth when the foundations for future development are laid. During this time babies’ growing brains are shaped by their experiences, particularly the relationships they…
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