On Wednesday 27 April 2022 we held a webinar with our South East Mental Health System Leads with a focus on Perinatal Mental Health and KCA Five to Thrive (which you can view a recording of further down this page). This briefing session highlighted a programme of learning commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement South East Perinatal Mental Health Team to develop Five to Thrive (a model for promoting secure attachment relationships) across the Perinatal Mental Health teams and practitioners working with children under the age of 2 years.

The training will be delivered across our NHS England South East Region (Kent and Medway, Sussex and East Surrey, Frimley Health and Care, Surrey Heartlands, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West, Hampshire and Isle of Wight).  The full training programme will help practitioners who are delivering services and supporting families with infants and children under the age of 2 years, to work in a trauma informed way and understand how relationships promote healthy brain development. Content will include input on the impact of unregulated stress on brain function, and promoting recovery from trauma and building resilience.

To register for the Five to Thrive Webinar: ‘Attachment, Trauma and Resilience: The importance of relationships from birth and beyond’ taking place on Thursday 12 May 2022, 10:00 – 11:30am please click here.  Please note: if you are unable to join live but would like to access the recording, please do register before the event and the recording will be sent to you post webinar for you to watch at your convenience.