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On the eve of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, the leaders of nearly 80 organisations have signed this letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to make the youngest children a national priority in order to mitigate the secondary and potentially long-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The letter argues that, as politicians decide…
Read MoreThe First 1001 Days Movement’s work to ensure that babies’ needs are understood and prioritised has continued: On Wednesday 6th May, 1001 Days Members, Home-Start UK, Best Beginnings and the Parent Infant Foundation, together with the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, launched a new survey to gather the experiences and concerns of families who are experiencing…
Read MoreToday, on World Mental Health Day, the Parent-Infant Foundation is bringing the mental health of babies to the conversation. Since the day was first created in 1992, amazing progress has been made to improve understanding of mental health and mental illness. Much still remains to be done, not least in recognising the mental health needs…
Read MoreAcknowledgements and disclaimers Toolkit contents Chapter 1: Introduction and Key Concepts Chapter 2: The Case for Change Chapter 3: Funding and Commissioning a Specialised Parent-Infant Relationship Team Chapter 4: Clinical Interventions and Evidence-Informed Practice Chapter 5: Setting up a Specialised Parent-Infant Relationship Team and Preparing for Operational Delivery Chapter 6: From Set-up to Sustainability Chapter…
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 MoreAfter two years of working with the Scottish Infant Mental Health development community, a recent evaluation report shows that the dedicated support given by the Parent-Infant Foundation to the Infant Mental Health services in Scotland has had an important impact. The Foundation’s work in Scotland is generously supported by The Cattanach Trust, William Grant Foundation…
Read MoreThe UK Government has published a discussion paper and call for evidence on what we can do to improve everyone’s mental health and wellbeing. To support you to call for better infant mental health provision, we have written this guide to responding to the consultation. It sets out questions in the consultation and key messages, facts…
Read MoreToday we read, with enormous sadness, the National Review of the murders of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo Hughes. As a Movement that concentrates on children in the earliest years of life, our response focuses specifically on Star’s story and the way in which she was failed by our public services and public policy. The…
Read MoreToday the Government published its response to the Petitions Committee’s inquiry on the impact of COVID-19 on new parents and their babies. The response is available here. Our analysis of the response highlights a number of areas where we feel it is insufficient: The Government is diminishing the impact of the pandemic on our babies…
Read MoreOn Tuesday 9th November there will be a backbench business debate in the House of Commons on ‘giving every child the best start in life’. This is sponsored by cross-party MPs Sarah Olney, Dame Andrea Leadsom and Catherine McKinnell. It provides a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of action in the earliest…
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