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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood

Category: APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood – Documents and Links

Short articles, news updates and opinion pieces relating to a Fit & Healthy Childhood. Contact Helen West if you would like to contribute.

28/06/22 – Child Mental Health – Workforce Issues

30 June 2022 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links, APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Sarah Bentley, Play Therapy UK; Jyles Robillard-Day, National Counselling Society; Lea Milligan, MQ Mental Health 28 June 2022 All-Party

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30/06/22 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 30/06/22.

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20/06/22 – Useful Links

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30/05/22 – Useful Links

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18/05/22 – Air Pollution and Our Children

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Can we afford to ignore the serious damage that is happening every day to our children’s health?? A short discussion

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13/05/22 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 13/05/22.

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Parliamentary Newsletter from the Children’s Alliance

4 May 2022 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links, Children's Alliance

The monthly Children’s Alliance Parliamentary newsletter was distributed today.

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29/04/22 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 29/04/22.

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26/04/22 – The Future of Nursery Provision

26 April 2022 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links, APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Prof. Nick Bosanquet, Aiming for Health Success; Edwina Revel, Early Start Group; Dr Jackie Musgrave, Early Childhood at the

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14/04/22 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 14/04/22.

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Parliamentary Newsletter April 22

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30/03/22 – Useful Links

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15/03/22 – Useful Links

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28/02/22 – Useful Links

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22/02/22 – Black Child Poverty

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Speakers: Prof. Cecile Wright, University of Nottingham; Leandra Box, Race Equality Foundation; Prof. Claudia Bernard, Goldsmith’s University of London 22

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15/02/22- Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 15/02/22

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31/01/22 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 31/01/22.

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25/01/2022 – Children of the North

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Speakers: Professor Kate Pickett, Northern Health Science Alliance; Professor Nick Bosanquet, Aiming for Health Success; Kim Leadbeater, MP for Batley

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14/01/22 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 14/01/22.

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13/01/22 – Play Therapy Demystified

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Sophia O’Neill, course director, postgraduate MA in Practice-Based Play Therapy represented APPG member Play Therapy (UK) recently in an interview

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Parliamentary Newsletter From The Children’s Alliance

7 January 2022 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links, Children's Alliance

The new-look monthly Children’s Alliance Parliamentary newsletter was sent out this week. It contains links to interesting news, articles, reports

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06/01/22 – How life has changed for children under five in the past twenty years

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Research from the Nuffield Foundation The Nuffield Foundation’s Changing face of early childhood series brings together the research evidence on early childhood

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31/01/21 – 2022: THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH – Helen Clark writes

31 December 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links

2022: THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH By HELEN CLARK, LEAD AUTHOR FOR THE ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON

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15/12/21 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 15/12/21.

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09/12/21 – Youth Charter 2020 Games Legacy Report Findings

10 December 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links

Sporting Equals and the Youth Charter have released a joint statement regarding the Youth Charter 2020 Games Legacy Report Findings. You can

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01/12/21 – A Decade of Intergenerational Unfairness

1 December 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links

APPG Members The Intergenerational Foundation will be 10 years old in 2021 and this research report investigates how young people

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30/11/21- Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 30/11/21.

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25/11/21 – winter Increase in Young Children’s Respiratory Infections expected

26 November 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links

Support for families with children affected by respiratory infections  Public Health England is expecting an increase in respiratory infections among children

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23/11/21 – The impact of falling levels of children’s physical activity

24 November 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links, APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Dr Victoria Randall; Mike Dodd; Karen Cooke 23 November 2021 All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood

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15/11/21 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 15/11/21

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12/11/21 – webinar: natural source waters

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Free Webinar Tuesday 16 November 2021 from 12 noon – 1 pm APPG members may be interested in this webinar,

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02/11/21 – Meeting: Early Years – Solutions to the Challenges

3 November 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links, APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Helen Clark, Lead Author for the Children’s Alliance Early Years Report; Edwina Revel, Programme Director, Early Start Group; Carey

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01/11/21 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 01/11/21.

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18/10/21 – Our Tribute to Sir David Amess MP

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SIR DAVID AMESS MP: A TRIBUTE By Helen Clark: Lead Author of the APPG The tragic murder of Sir David

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15/10/21 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 15/10/21.

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14/10/21 – Eliminating Weight Stigma – Free Conference

14 October 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links

APPG members Food Active‘s Annual Conference will this year focus on the elimination of weight stigma. Weight stigma and discrimination

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07/10/21 – The Daily Mirror Launches a Mental Health Campaign

6 October 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links

 DAILY MIRROR’S MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN: ‘FAILING OUR KIDS’ During the week of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, ‘The Daily

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Parliamentary Newsletter No 21

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The Children First Alliance has sent out its monthly newsletter today.

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01/10/21 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 01/10/21.

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14/09/21 – The Future of Safeguarding

16 September 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links, APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Ros McNeil, NEU; Nicola Butler, Children’s Play Policy Forum; Dr Amanda Smith, Poole Grammar School for Boys; Rachel Huggins,

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15/09/21 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 15/09/21.

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Parliamentary Newsletter No 20

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23/08/21 – Nursery World reports on Play Therapists’ Anger at Coronation Street

23 August 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links

Link: https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/article/play-therapists-demand-itv-apologise-for-airing-coronation-street-episode-that-brings-the-profession-into-disrepute As Play Therapists demand an apology from ITV after Coronation Street depicts the profession in disparaging terms, Nursery

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23/08/21 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 23/08/21.

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19/08/21 – Coronation Street’s depiction of Play Therapy

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Monika Jephcott, CEO of Play Therapy UK and an external member of the APPG, made this statement this morning: It

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03/08/21 – Parliamentary Newsletter No 19

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The latest Children First Alliance Newsletter was sent out today to all MPs, selected peers and Children First supporters. A

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03/08/21 – report from the early years commission

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Recommendations following an investigation into how to improve services for children from conception to age 5 A new report from 

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01/08/21 – Useful Links

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Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 01/08/21.

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28/07/21 – Children in the Care of Lambeth Council – Report

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The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, chaired by Professor Alexis Jay OBE was set up in 2015 because of

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26/07/21 – Shadow Cabinet Health Secretary Slams Lack of Mental Health Service Provision for Children

26 July 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Documents and Links

SHADOW CABINET MENTAL HEALTH MINISTER SLAMS LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION FOR CHILDREN Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (who will lead

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