Tag: children

Cats Protection Launch #KidsandKitties Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

A campaign has been launched today to encourage parents to keep their pets during pregnancy and beyond following new findings that show around half have concerns about cats and children yet few seek advice on the topic. Run by the charity Cats Protection, #KidsandKitties urges people not to give up their pets as survey results reveal that 1 in 12 parents did so because they were expecting a baby or had young children, with two thirds regretting this decision. Supported by Emmerdale star and mum-of-two Samantha Giles, the campaign offers…

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Parents Launch National Campaign To Advance The Gender Conversation

Stuart Mitchell

In the midst of a national conversation about the rights of transgender youth, two parent advocates are coming together to unveil a campaign that’s more “show” than “tell.”    The GenderCool Project is an awareness campaign that opens up the conversation around gender in a way the general public can understand. The campaign’s centerpiece chronicles the accomplishments of transgender kids and their young allies across the United States.    At first glance, the effort feels more like a brand campaign than an educational effort, and that’s exactly how founders Jennifer Grosshandler and…

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African Leaders Join Forces to Help End AIDS in Children by 2030 And Launch the ‘Free To Shine’ Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) and the African Union have today launched ‘Free To Shine‘, a new campaign that aims to help end childhood AIDS in Africa by 2030 and keep mothers healthy. The campaign, launched during the OAFLA General Assembly, will unite people and organisations at local and global levels to advance healthcare delivery that will contribute to ending childhood AIDS. To achieve its goal, the campaign will first focus on 2020 global targets for the elimination of mother to child transmission as outlined in…

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Mental Health Foundation Releases Guide To Talking To Your Children About Scary World News

Stuart Mitchell

A survey of parents with children aged 5 to 18 has revealed that 41% of parents think their children are anxious about the threat of terrorism. The YouGov survey of over 1,800 parents was commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation to uncover the impact world events could be having on children, and equip parents to respond. Almost a quarter of parents (23%) indicated their children were anxious about the threat of nuclear war. A third of parents (33%) thought their children were anxious about Donald Trump’s presidency. A third of…

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New War Child Film highlights the psychological effects of war

Stuart Mitchell

Charity Warchild have launched a new film which highlights the devastating effects of war on childhood mental health and wellbeing. The video highlights the important issue of the strain that conflict can have on the mental health of children who have been affected by war, long after they have left the actual war zone. This film is viewed as part of the charities wider work prioritising the provision of mental health and psychosocial services for children affected by conflict, and their communities. This emotional film follows a small robot as…

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