Community activities
These activities have been posted by members of Parents 1st.
The Mental Health Foundation and the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) launch the Amplifying Maternal Voices (AMV) Toolkit!
Drawing on insights ... Read more
New research from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition and the Maternal Mental Health Alliance explores the maternal mental ... Read more
The Maternal Mental Health Alliance have launched a new briefing (commissioned by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) and produced by Centre ... Read more
The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) has been mapping the provision of specialist perinatal mental health (PMH) services across the UK since ... Read more
Parents 1st spoke with Jessica Downes, part of Action for Children’s Service Design team to contribute our experience and insights to this ... Read more
Following the release of the 'The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days' report, we've looked at how peer support can complement ... Read more
Oxford Population Health are seeking parent representatives for an advisory group to look at how parents from different ethnic backgrounds use ... Read more
Increasing access to support for common maternal mental health problems could have a net benefit of half a billion pounds
In a new study ... Read more
You want the best possible start for your baby, and we do too!
Whether you’re a professional, organisation, volunteer or parent we’d ... Read more
New research published by Cardiff University and The Breastfeeding Network highlights inequity of access to breastfeeding support for ... Read more
LatchAid has launched a brand new app during World Breastfeeding Week 2021 to support mothers through their breastfeeding journey.
LatchAid was set ... Read more
How to feed your baby is without doubt one of the most important issues you face as a parent. It can be a highly emotive issue that can often trigger ... Read more
The Maternal Mental Health Alliance has launched a new phase of the Everyone’s Business campaign calling for essential perinatal mental health ... Read more
To coincide with the launch of a new Centre for Early Childhood, The Royal Foundation have published it's inaugural report, Big Change Starts ... Read more
First 1001 Days Members, NCT and the Breastfeeding Network, in collaboration with an alliance of supporting organisations and in ... Read more
Conversation - Understanding the key components of peer support
Natalie Hickman
I'd love to get your thoughts on the following questions:
1. In your opinion, does it make a difference if peer supporters have had an ... Read more
The government have today published a new review to improve babies' and children's healthy development. Parents 1st UK CEO Celia, shares her response ... Read more
The Maternal Mental Health Alliance have published a new report looking at the impact of maternal mental health during the Covid-19 ... Read more
Community Power: The Evidence examines what community power looks like – featuring examples from across the UK and internationally.
This ... Read more
Conversation - The #LittleGoodDeed Campaign
Parents1st UK
The #LittleGoodDeed Campaign officially launched yesterday, 4th February. The campaign, which is co-ordinated by Kindred2 and supported by a ... Read more
“The mental health and wellbeing of pregnant and new mothers is now acknowledged to be as important as their physical health”
The Royal ... Read more
Last week, Inside Derby Podcast interviewed Emma Roberts and Shelley McBride from Derby Community Parent Programme (DCPP).
They speak about their ... Read more
We've put together a short video with highlights from the Parents 1st UK two-day virtual conference that celebrated volunteering in pregnancy, ... Read more
Chantelle, Debbie and Terina, perinatal peer supporters from Parents 1st Essex share their experiences of providing virtual group support to pregnant ... Read more
Parents 1st UK and affiliate programme, Island House Community Parent Programme, were amongst the 8 organisations invited to a roundtable with ... Read more
“I couldn’t have done it alone. It was so nice having someone to hold my hand and be there for me during a scary time”
We know how ... Read more