June 17, 2015

For The Love of Babies: LivPIP Conference 2015

Last Thursday saw delegates from as far afield as Perth, Australia descend on Hilton Liverpool for an enlightening day discussing issues surrounding infant mental health and wellbeing. The day kicked off with speeches from our very own chief executive Lesley Dixon, followed my labour MP for Wavertree Luciana Berger, who had some lovely things to say about LivPIP and the work the team do: ‘There is an enormous amount of be proud of here. LivPIP is an example of local action making a difference and changing lives’

LivPIP CEO Clair Rees had an alternative take on the ‘northern powerhouse’ idea being discussed in parliament: ‘getting it right for your children, in your communities… now that’s what I call a powerhouse!’ a comment which caused quite a cheer from a crowd which included midwives, early years practitioners, Doctors and Nurses.

After the first key note speech of the day from Robin Balbernie we moved on to workshops, each covering a different topic around infant mental health. The workshops were diverse and interactive- with the ‘Watch, Wait and Wonder’ group even indulging in a bit of singing!

The afternoon session began with a talk from Dr Amanda Jones that set the tone for another round of workshops to round off the day.

Comments from delegates:

‘The conference was a fantastic opportunity to be able to hear from high profile speakers and I loved being able to network with likeminded professionals and services’

‘The workshops were really interesting and gave me real food for thought to take back to work with me! I’ll be encouraging my colleagues to engage with the 1001 critical days campaign’

The LIvPIP team would like to thank everyone who attended and helped make the day so fantastic

You can download Robin Balbernies presentation HERE

Find out more about the 1001 critical days campaign HERE