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Suicide rate: on the edge
The suicide rate in the UK may be going down, but three times more men than women took their own life last year. Journalist Sarah Campbell asks what’s going on and how you can make a difference.
Feedback: conference special 2018
What did you take away from the Unite-CPHVA annual professional conference this year? We spoke to some of you to find out…
Strengthening child-parent relationships
Understanding Your Child’s Behaviour (UYCB):
Evaluating a Solihull Approach face-to-face 10-week group for parents.
News
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New Zealand: overweight mothers more likely to stop breastfeeding
Overweight mothers are more likely than their healthy-weight counterparts to stop breastfeeding in the first week after having a baby, a new study says.
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UK: sixfold increase in children’s mental health problems
Mental health problems in children and young people have soared across the UK.
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Switzerland: cough medicines could do more harm than good
Over-the-counter cough medicines don’t help clear up persistent coughs, a study suggests.
Regional/CountryHealth and wellbeing, Immunisation & illness
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Health visitor feedback on a structured, behavioural training for working with families of children with behaviour problems
Margiad Williams and Judy Hutchings questioned HVs who delivered a skills programme for parents to effectively address behavioural problems.
The mother-infant bond: A systematic review of research that includes mothers’ subjective experience of the relationship
Elizabeth Milne, Sally Johnson, Gill Waters and Neil Small explored mothers’ interpretations of their infants’ behaviour, and the impact of ‘mind-mindedness’, or treating a baby as an individual with a mind.
Opinion
Conference one-to-one: how are you, dad?
International campaigner for fathers’ mental health Mark Williams shares his story of coming through depression following the birth of his son, and how this experience inspired his fight to raise awareness and bring about change.
Getting serious about staffing
James Lazou, research officer at Unite, considers the prospect of a long-term NHS workforce plan.
NHS pay – one step at a time
The basic pay journey of NHS staff has had a reset. Sarah Carpenter, Unite’s head of health, asks how the new framework for pay progression affects you.
Community Practitioner
In Depth
Feeling stuck? Get creative!
Lab4Living looks at how to enhance the innate design and problem-solving skills of community practitioners.
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Suicide rate: on the edge
The suicide rate in the UK may be going down, but three times more men than women took their own life last year. Journalist Sarah Campbell asks what’s going on and how you can make a difference.