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Health matters: giving every child the best start in life: guidance
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Place of publication:
- London
This resource for health professionals and local authorities is about investing in early years services from pregnancy to age 2. It explains why early years are so crucial and why is important to invest in this area; outlines the Healthy Child Programme and the Healthy Start scheme; explains how to stay healthy in pregnancy and risk factors and how to protect health in infancy; and looks at how to support transition to parenthood and what matters in the first two years in life. The last section of the resource outlines the role and responsibilities of key agencies and professionals. (Edited publisher abstract)
Parent-infant psychotherapy for improving parental and infant mental health (review)
- Authors:
- BARLOW Jane, et al
- Publisher:
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 166
- Place of publication:
- Hoboken, NJ
This review examined whether parent-infant psychotherapy (PIP) is effective in improving the parent-infant relationship, or other aspects of parent or infant functioning, and sought to identify the programme components that appear to be associated with more effective outcomes and factors that modify intervention effectiveness (e.g. programme duration, programme focus). It identified eight studies with 846 randomised participants comparing either PIP with a no-treatment control group (four studies) or comparing PIP with other types of treatment (four studies). The review concludes that although PIP appears to be a promising method of improving infant attachment security, there is no evidence about its benefits in terms of other outcomes, and no evidence to show that it is more effective than other types of treatment for parents and infants. (Edited publisher abstract)
Estimates of the number of infants (under the age of one year) living with substance misusing parents
- Author:
- MANNING Victoria
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 8p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report describes research to find the number of children under the age of one in the UK who live with a parent affected by either one or a combination of substance misuse, domestic violence and mental health problems. It explains how the figures were calculated through analysis of the National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey and discusses the findings. It shows that around 26% of babies under the age of one in the UK have parents affected by either one or a combination of: domestic violence, substance misuse, mental health problems, 14% are living with a parent who is a substance misuser, 19% have a parent who has a common mental health problem, and 5% have a parent who has experienced domestic violence, in the past year. This report stresses that the presence of parental substance misuse, mental illness or domestic abuse does not necessarily translate to harm. These data shed no light on the context in which such complex family problems take place.
What the millenium cohort study can tell us about the challenges new parents face: statistics for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- BUNTING Lisa, GALLOWAY Susan
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) is a multi-disciplinary research project following the lives of around 19,000 children born in the UK in 2000/1. Four surveys of MCS cohort members have been carried out so far, the first of which was when the baby was aged 9 months. This report provides an overview of statistics, from MCS dataset 1 and other comparable data sources, about the attitudes, experiences and challenges faced by new parents in each of the 4 countries of the UK. It includes: parental attitudes to child rearing; maternal post-natal attachment; parental mental health; domestic abuse; parental alcohol consumption; and problems experienced by parents during the first few months. It also sheds some light on parental experiences of professional support.
All babies count: information for professionals
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on their full report 'All babies count', the NSPCC present key areas for professionals working with babies and infants at risk of child abuse or neglect. It highlights the increased risk babies face when parents are experiencing mental health problems, domestic abuse, substance misuse, or mental health problems. It also looks at the principles that enable services to be more effective in keeping babies safe. Four new NSPCC programmes for protecting babies are also briefly described.
All babies count: prevention and protection for vulnerable babies
- Authors:
- CUTHBERT Chris, RAYNS Gwynne, STANLEY Kate
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at the evidence on the extent of abuse and neglect of babies in the first year of life and also highlights the importance of early intervention. It explains the rationale for focussing on babies in strategies for abuse and neglect and the increased risk of abuse facing infants under one years old. It then looks at the multi-level processes involved in child maltreatment, and identifies a number of risk factors. These include mental illness, domestic abuse and substance misuse. The third section of the report looks at the evidence of 'what works' and identifies examples of effective and innovative practice. The final section outlines NSPCC strategy and vision for the prevention of abuse in babies and infants. Four key building blocks are identified: clear accountability; integrated policy and integrated practice; world class commissioning, world class services; and professional capacity, professional capability.