Early interventions to children, young people and parents

Published on Saturday 29 October 2011 21:43

COLIN Early Intervention Community has secured nearly £2 million to deliver early interventions to children, young people and parents, with nearly half of the funding being provided by Atlantic Philanthropies.

Early Intervention includes services and programmes which would support attachment and the early years. It will also focus on baby brain development, provide Family Support and help young people make the transition to adulthood.

An example of early intervention is the Parents Support Project, which will provide information to parents on parenting, how babies’ brain develop, and how to nurture a secure attachment between mother/father and baby. This will ensure that parents receive help to give their babies the best possible start in life – early intervention.

The Colin Early Intervention Community will lead the development of early intervention to make a major and long lasting impact on the lives of children and young people in the Colin area.

The mid-term review of the Neighbourhood Renewal programme has shown that programmes such as this can make life changing differences to individuals and so are worthy of our support.”

Health Minister Edwin Poots added: “There is no doubt that positive early years’ experiences give children the best start in life.

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