Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in firstborns can have lasting effects across siblings, according to a new population-based birth cohort study of over half a million children in England. Researchers found that when firstborns were exposed to ACEs within the first 1,000 days of life, their siblings faced higher risks of mental health problems, health-care use, and hospital admissions, highlighting how trauma can ripple through families, not just individuals. This study underscores the importance of family-wide, trauma-informed approaches to support children’s wellbeing. 📖 Read the full paper here: bit.ly/49V272y #ChildhoodTrauma #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #ACEs #MentalHealth #EarlyYears #TraumaInformedCare #PublicHealth #Research

Dads—your baby notices YOU. From day one, your love, voice & touch shape their world. 💬 "Who’s holding the baby?" Hopefully—you are. Support & info: 🔗 parentinfantfoundation.org.u… 🔗 dadmatters.org.uk #IMHAW2025 #DadMatters #InfantMentalHealth #NewDad

We offer lots of different services for care-experienced children and young people. From advocacy to supporting you if you have been involved in a missing episode, we are here for you.🤍 bit.ly/3yei5oj

Not every child can share #MothersDay with their mum.🌸 To all the amazing female caregivers—foster carers, teachers, grandmothers, aunties, friends, and advocates—thank you for making a difference. If today is tough, text YoungMinds (YM to 85258) or call Mind (0300 123 3393).

NYAS responds to announcements made in yesterday's Spring Statement.

@NorthumbriaUni & @iHV are conducting a survey of practicing Health Visitors to explore advanced level health visiting practice. The survey takes 10 minutes and further details and the survey can be found at tinyurl.com/HVAdvP @CrystalOldman @Alison_Morton2 @CheryllMa

Re-live the #MyThingsMatter event through this video!👇

Hear from Dawn Bowden MS on #InternationalWomensDay as she highlights the impact of Project Unity in supporting care-experienced young mothers across Wales.💜 We’re incredibly proud of this project and the vital support it provides to families with experience of the care system.

Following her statement on children's social care, today I asked @bphillipsonMP whether she would work with @PauseOrg to ensure that no parent should go through having a child taken into care more than once

Health Visitor working in Wales? You are invited to take part in this vital research, exploring the extent to which the work environment affects health visitor wellbeing. Please click the link below, please RT #HealthVisiting #HealthVisitor swanseachhs.eu.qualtrics.com…

Are you a professional working with babies (under 2 years old) and/or their families? 👶 To help us shape what the baby pledge looks like, we are asking professionals working with families and babies under the age of 2 to take part in a short consultation exercise. 💻 You will be asked 3 questions to find out what babies need, and we would like you to answer from a baby's perspective (under 2 years old). The consultation exercise should take no longer than 5 -10 minutes. Open till 17th January 2025 📅 menti.com/aldr63k459qa

A single view of the child means different things to different organisations. Explore the opportunities and challenges of developing this approach in an open access webinar on 21 November with the @ReesCentre. ow.ly/wOGH50TXVba

Hot off the press. The prevalence of obesity in reception aged children has INCREASED from 9.2% to 9.6%, 2022/23 to 2023/24 - WAKE UP Govt please, & take action to enable babies to eat well from the start of life digital.nhs.uk/data-and-info… @OHA_updates @Childrensfood @wesstreeting @GwynneMP

📢New Article Alert: Tackling Discrimination Against Care Leavers. NYAS' new article with @DLAinfo explores how discrimination interacts with care leavers access to a safe, stable and loving home both whilst living in care and once they leave. Read here: bit.ly/48D6M6O

👶Calling new parents with babies 0-18 months! 💻Join our quick survey & shape future family health and education outcomes. ❤️Your insights matter! Take part here 👉forms.office.com/e/y15VcX7wD… @ResearchWales

Our evidence partner on the #StrongerPracticeHubs programme is @EducEndowFoundn. It provides accessible information, such as these recommendations for supporting mental health & wellbeing of young children buff.ly/3NUnvcb. Find more EY resources at buff.ly/48VAnHf

We must have leadership from the very top that prioritises childhood. 👉 Babies, children and young people must be a central pillar of the forthcoming NHS Ten Year Plan. 👉 More equitable share of the health funding must be allocated to children. (2/3)

We year on year fail to invest where investment is crucial. Getting it right from the very start will save money in the long run. Not sure why that’s such a difficult concept for governments to grasp.

Being research-engaged as a #HealthVisitor is essential for our professional practice, however the reality of this can be challenging. The iHV Innovations & Research team have been working hard to try & make this easier for you. Read more here: buff.ly/48CxNqY

There is a vital distinction between the work of health visitors in case-finding and prevention and that of social workers in safeguarding intervention. Each needs to be recognized and appropriately resourced. Blurring is particularly damaging to the consensual basis of HV work.