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» Evidence shows that the intentional practice of compassion-focused activities has a significant positive impact on a range of psychological and physiological systems « .
Surrogacy is legal in the UK, although it is illegal to advertise for a surrogate or for a third party to profit from matching. A surrogate cannot be paid, except for reasonable expenses. Surrogacy...
» Each contact is around 1 hour long, and uses holistic assessment to identify problems early and act where needed to improve child development, school readiness, parenting aspirations and parenting...
» Fleeing family breakdown and domestic violence … mean that the children may already have had suffered a level of trauma that has had an impact on their emotional, mental and physical development...
Persistent school absence has serious and long-term consequences on children and young people. The latest data (Department for Education [DfE], 2024) shows a 20.5% persistent absence rate.
Parents are increasingly worried that too much time spent online is damaging their children's physical health and sleep..
National Gambling Support Network – Free help and support, 24/7. Visit www.begambleaware.org/ngsn.
There are currently 587,885 adult nurses on the NMC register, in comparison to 57,014 children's nurses, 95 485 mental health nurses and only 16 840 learning disability nurses (NMC, 2023). Further...
Maintaining a healthy mouth is important to ensure good feeding and communication. A baby may get their first tooth anytime from around 6 months to 1 year, with most children having a full set of baby...
‘The UK Health Security Agency declared a national incident in January after a sharp rise in the number of measles cases, coinciding with the lowest uptake of vaccines recorded in more than a decade...
‘… it is also important to have clinic sessions arranged for evenings and weekends. This is to support young people who were not happy to be vaccinated at school or who have missed the school...
The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was launched in the UK in 1988, when childhood immunisation uptake was at a 92% high (Raneri and Matusitz, 2014).
Journal of Family & Child Health provides clinical resources for children’s health and wellbeing. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge to meet the public health needs of young people.
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