A series of events are planned across the country during the UK’s first national Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.
A London conference along with local networking events will highlight the key role of services such as children’s centres in preventing the impact of disruption and mental health problems later on in life.
Charity the Parent Infant Partnership (PIP UK) is behind the themed events to be held between 6 and 10 June.
Among the week’s supporters is 1001 Critical Days, a cross-party coalition of MPs promoting the importance of development to age two.
Robin Balbernie, clinical director at PIP UK, said crucial to the success of an infant mental health programme would be to ‘stop the closure of children’s centres’.
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