Posts Tagged ‘infant mental health’
Parent-Infant Foundation asks, ‘Why are attuned relationships so important for babies?’ this Infant Mental Health Awareness Week
This year to mark Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (8th – 14th June), the Parent-Infant Foundation is calling on professionals and practitioners to focus on ‘Attunement’. Attunement is the ability to tune in and connect with others on an emotional level. It is important for everyone, but particularly for babies and their parents (or carers).…
Read MoreWho is speaking up for babies in Scotland?
On 7th May, Scotland elects a new government. Ahead of the election, the Parent-Infant Foundation convened a coalition of children’s and mental health charities (Save the Children, NSPCC, Home-Start UK, Mental Health Foundation, Parenting Across Scotland and Starcatchers) to call on all political parties to ‘Speak up for babies in Scotland’ With just over a week until the elections, we are keen to see how each of the main parties…
Read MoreNew Parent-Infant Foundation and Centre for Mental Health research shows expanding parent-infant relationship services could save government billions
The Parent-Infant Foundation is delighted to welcome a new research report – ‘Why babies’ first relationships matter’ – from Centre for Mental Health. The new economic analysis finds that expanding the services of parent-infant teams could save billions of pounds across health, social care, and education systems in the UK. As the authors point out,…
Read MoreParent-Infant Foundation joins forces with key charities to launch a ‘Manifesto for babies in Scotland’
The Parent-Infant Foundation and a coalition of six other charities working to support the rights and wellbeing of babies, have today launched a ‘Manifesto for babies in Scotland’, with policy recommendations for the next Scottish government. Convened and led by the Parent-Infant Foundation, the manifesto has been created in partnership with Save the Children Scotland,…
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