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UK Publications

The Foundation Years: preventing poor children becoming poor adults. Frank Field, HM Government (2010) (0.75MB)

Parenting and children’s resilience in disadvantaged communities, Joseph Rowntree Foundations, (2006)
http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/0096.pdf (0.08MB)

The Child Health Promotion Programme: Pregnancy and the first five years of life, DH, (2008)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_108328.pdf (4.98MB)

The Children’s Plan: Building brighter futures, DCFS (2007)
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/childrensplan/downloads/The_Childrens_Plan.pdf (0.62MB)

Securing better health for children and young people through world class commissioning: A guide to support delivery
of Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people’s health, DH (2009)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_094398.pdf (0.82MB)

Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people’s health, DH, (2009)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_094397.pdf (3.25MB)

Early Intervention: Good Parents, Great Kids, Better Citizens, The Centre for Social Justice (2008)
http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/client/downloads/EarlyInterventionpaperFINAL.pdf (0.86MB)

Feeling Good: Promoting children's mental health, The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and Others (2005)
http://www.scmh.org.uk/pdfs/mentality_activity_sheets.pdf (2.14MB)

Backing the Future: why investing in children is good for us all, nef (2009)
http://neweconomics.org/sites/neweconomics.org/files/Backing_the_Future_1.pdf (2.16MB)

National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services: Core Standards, DH (2004)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4090566.pdf
(1.59MB)

National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services: The Mental Health and Psychological
Well-being of Children and Young People, DH (2004)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4090560.pdf
(0.80MB)

National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services: Executive Summary, DH (2004)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4090552.pdf
(0.49MB)

The Local Area Agreement (LAA) for Nottingham 2008-2011
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2938&p=0 (0.41MB)

Parenting and outcomes for children, JRF (2007)
http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/parenting-outcomes.pdf (0.21MB)

The relationship between parenting and poverty, JRF (2007)
http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/parenting-poverty.pdf
(0.17MB)

Low income and early cognitive development in the U.K, Sutton Trust (2010)
http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/Sutton_Trust_Cognitive_Report.pdf (0.65MB)

Young People’s Health in Great Britain and Ireland: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Survey 2006, HBSC (2006)
http://www.hbsc.org/downloads/YoungPeoplesHealth_GB&Ireland.pdf (2.01MB)


NI Publications

A Children’s Environment and Health Strategy for the UK, Health Promotion Agency (2009)
http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1237889522947 (2.93MB)

Couch kids: the nation’s future... BHF
http://www.bhf.org.uk/plugins/PublicationsSearchResults/DownloadFile.aspx?docid=f05c0823-017b-436c-a638-
859e332fffaf&version=-1&title=G243+Couch+Kids+-+the+nation's+future&resource=G243_1109
(2.78MB)

Care Matters in Northern Ireland – A Bridge to a Better Future, DHSSPS, (2007)
http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/care-matters-ni-3.pdf (0.93MB)

TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN CHILDREN’S SERVICES PLAN, Eastern Area Children and Young People’s Committee
(2005-2008)
http://www.ehssb.n-i.nhs.uk/EBWEB.NSF/5f12a4b969ea506f8025700a0047a2b5/a6b21b507c280b95802570b900
400663/$FILE/Childrens%20Services%20Plan%202005%20-%202008.pdf
(0.88MB)

“From strength to strength” The experiences of young people growing up in one-parent families in Northern Ireland
Research Report, Gingerbread NI, (2003)
http://www.gingerbreadni.org/Pdf/GingerbreadsFromStrengthtoStrengthReport.pdf (0.57MB)

Integrated Services for Children and Young People: A Framework for Integration: Briefing, BELB and HAZ (2009)
http://www.haz-nwbelfast.org.uk/Library/Integrated%20Programme%20Oct%2009.pdf (0.48MB)

Childhood in Transition Experiencing Marginalisation and Conflict in Northern Ireland, QUB, Princes Trust and Save the
Children (2009)
http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/Research/ResearchClusters/ChildhoodTransitionandSocialJusticeInitiative/
FileStore/Filetoupload,179670,en.pdf
(1.01MB)

Our Children and Young People – Our Pledge: A TEN YEAR STRATEGY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN
NORTHERN IRELAND 2006 – 2016, OFMDFM (2007)
http://www.dardni.gov.uk/our-children-and-young-people.pdf (1.31MB)

The Safe Parenting Handbook, DHSSPS (2007)
http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/sph_english.pdf (1.88MB)

Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood: Strategy & Action Plan 2002-2007, IfH (2002)
http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/publications/2003/teenage_pregnancy_action02_07.pdf (0.11MB)

The availability, use of, and demand for Childcare Services among the parents of children aged 0-14 in Northern Ireland, Families and Social Capital ESRC Research Group (2003)
http://www.equalityni.org/archive/pdf/ChildcareFullReport03.pdf (0.87MB)

Violence and what to do about it, WAVE (2005)
http://www.wavetrust.org/WAVE_Reports/WAVE_Report_2005.pdf (1.87MB)