Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the mental health challenges faced by Black mothers. Recognised nationally, this initiative aims to promote education, advocacy, and support for Black women during their pregnancy and postpartum journey. By shedding light on the unique mental health disparities experienced by this […]
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Planning and cooking healthy family meals can seem like a big task. As the nights are drawing in and we move into Autumn, these simple recipes from HENRY will make it much easier to prepare quick, balanced meals the whole family will enjoy. Breakfasts Get off to a great start on chilly mornings with pancakes,
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Insightful Families, takes a whole family approach to working with everyone in the family impacted by alcohol. Insightful Families offer a free confidential friendly service for children, young people, parents and carers in Lewisham. They focus on strengthening resilience, family cohesion, reducing conflict to improve wellbeing at home and in the community. Insightful
This Alcohol Awareness Week Alcohol Change will be focusing on the true cost of alcohol to highlight the personal costs of drinking too much and too often and the benefits of cutting down, as well as the wider costs to society. There are several way Alcohol Change can help you monitor your drinking.
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Over the last few years many of us have been much more aware of the role plastics play in our affecting our environment. This July join us in looking at how we can reduce plastic use in our daily lives. Lunch boxes Taking your own lunch to work or school is a great
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We often receive enquires to support families with housing issues, as a result we have put together a new Housing Advice section on the website to provide information, advice and links to organisations that can support families with housing issues. We have divided advice into sections, click on the links to find out more: Social
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Babies are not as good at regulating their body temperature so it’s important to keep them cool as possible. Hopefully these tips from Tommy’s will help. Try to keep the room as cool as possible Ideally the room where your baby sleeps should be kept at about 16-20 degrees but in the hot weather
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Baby Check features 19 simple checks that parents can do if their baby is showing signs of illness. Each check tests for a different symptom and when completed, a score is calculated that tells parents or carers how ill their baby is. The app then lets parents know whether their baby needs to see a
Every day in the UK we will welcome about 2,000 babies to the world. Many of these babies will have happy, stable childhoods, but not all babies are so lucky. Babies’ brains grow rapidly in the first years of life, and their development is shaped by their environments and experiences. Babies are reliant on their
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The Kings College Hospital Oral Health Promotion team will be hosting a Q and A session via Zoom for parents and carers on: Wednesday 14th June at 7.30pm https://lewisham-gov-uk.zoom.us/j/82637929602?pwd=bU9ZcWlhZ2hEY3VHWjJBL2cxU2VIdz09 Thursday 15th June at 2.00pm https://lewisham-gov-uk.zoom.us/j/86455649450?pwd=eWx6NnNYcHJ3UzBsWFpyYjg3cHdHZz09 Join them for a friendly and interactive session on how to look after your child’s teeth.
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