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#TurnOffTheTaps Invest in Health Visiting

Today we are launching our #TurnOffTheTaps campaign calling for investment in Health Visiting services. The focus of Government policy and spending is too often on dealing with a backlog of unmet needs, rather than reducing this need through improving the health, happiness and resilience of our citizens. We are investing billions in overstretched health and…

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COVID one year on – First 1001 Days Movement calls on Government for action for babies with #Whataboutus appeal

The Parent-Infant Foundation is supporting the First 1001 Days Movement’s #WhatAboutUs appeal to help babies born in a year of Covid lockdowns. One year on from the first UK National Lockdown on 23 March 2020, the First 1001 Days Movement is launching the #WhatAboutUs appeal to raise awareness of the many important moments these lockdown…

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#WhatAboutUs

On 23rd March, to mark the first anniversary of the first lockdown, the First 1001 Days Movement has launched a new element to our campaign to recognise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on babies and their families.  In the last year, over 600,000 babies have been born who have lived their whole lives in…

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About Us

We bring together and support the infant mental health sector, provide clinical leadership and campaign for policy change The Parent-Infant Foundation brings the sector together through collaborative leadership. We work to advance thinking and practice, improve collective understanding, provide a much-needed national voice, and campaign for policy change. If we are to achieve our vision…

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Our call on Government to keep babies safe

Today, 43 charities and professional bodies joined together to call on national and local decision makers to give urgent attention to the wellbeing of babies, toddlers and their parents during the COVID-19 crisis. The organisations issued a statement describing the huge risks faced by some babies and toddlers as a result of increased pressure on…

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Parent-Infant Foundation is launched

We were delighted to welcome friends and colleagues interested in and working to improve parent-infant relationships, to our launch party on October 7th 2019.  Our focus was to share our new strategy and the comprehensive Development Toolkit we have created with others to help local areas who want to set-up, maintain or develop a specialised…

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PIP UK secures funding to support development across Essex

PIP UK has been awarded National Lottery Funding to test and evaluate the development of a specialised parent-infant relationship team across Essex. We are delighted to have received £90,290 from the National Lottery Community Fund to test and evaluate our newly-developed toolkit, devised to support local areas set up and embed a specialist parent-infant relationship…

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Start for Life programme saved

We are delighted that last week’s ‘Plan for Change’ announcement by Sir Keir Starmer, brings a commitment to the Start for Life programme for another year, and a focus on babies.  In the Plan, as part of its opportunity mission, the government has set out ‘giving children the best start in life’ as a main…

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Resources New

1001 Days Manifesto Updates APPG Activities Resources Evidence Briefs Infographics Working for Babies Members Resources Our resources can be used by anyone to inform and influence decision makers about the importance of babies’ emotional wellbeing. Working with experts from across the sector, we co-create resources to support anyone who is campaigning about parent-infant relationships and…

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Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 12th-18th June 2023 Find out more We support 45 specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK Find out about our support offer > Healthy brain development Every baby needs a stable start in life to develop physically and emotionally. Learn More Policy & campaigning We campaign for policy change so…

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