Our monthly parliamentary newsletter was sent out to all MPs and supporters today.
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12/05/20 – summer Holiday Hunger – Paul Wright of Children First writes
How can we make a difference while in this Pandemic ‘holding pattern’? We can hit a like button on social
08/05/20 – Prioritising Play When Schools Re-Open Will Help Children’s Mental Health, say Experts
Mental health experts have asked Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, to encourage teachers to prioritise play when the Government gives the
11/04/20 – NEW RESEARCH SEEKS TO TACKLE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH – HELEN CLARK WRITES
The University of Oxford has set up a research project, aiming to track children and young people’s mental health throughout
06/04/20 – HELEN CLARK WRITES ABOUT CHILDREN AND DOMESTIC ABUSE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
The necessary isolation rules advised by the Government due the COVID-19 pandemic have seen an alarming, but sadly predictable, rise
21/04/20 – CORONAVIRUS FEARS SPARK HUGE INCREASE IN CHILD ANXIETY LEVELS – HELEN CLARK WRITES
Parliament resumes today and MPs, who will be adapting to new ways of working, have a first opportunity after the
01/12/19 – Healthy Holiday Meals Project
The Children First Alliance is determined to be about actions, not just words. You will no doubt have seen reports
01/04/20 – Parliamentary Newsletter No 3
The third campaign newsletter was sent out to all MPs and supporters today. Click here to download it.
01/04/20 – Impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable children in temporary accommodation in the UK
The Lancet has been very much to the foreground during the Covid 19 pandemic crisis in the UK; asking the
31/03/20 – Children’s Commissioner Calls For retired staff to help vulnerable children
The Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield wants to see retired social workers and a range of school, nursery and care staff
29/03/20 – Government Launches £5M Package to Boost Mental Health Support
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge launched a scheme today to support mental health at a time of high anxiety
04/03/20 – Report by the royal college of paediatrics and child health – helen clark reports
‘THE STATE OF CHILD HEALTH’ Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 4th March 2020
03/03/20 – Parliamentary newsletter no 2
The second campaign newsletter was sent out to all MPs and supporters today. Click here to download it.