Previous Commission seminars - NSW Commission for Children and Young People

Seminar on Parenting and Mental Health
Start Date: 30 Nov 2006 End Date: 30 Nov 2006

This seminar explored the experience in the UK, where government policies relating to early childhood development now recommend increased provision of parenting support programmes. Although the aim of these policies is primarily to reduce crime and violence, they also have important implications for mental health. The seminar reviewed these policies and the evidence base to support them and the balance between universal and targeted approaches discussed.

Sarah Stewart-Brown is Professor of Public Health at Warwick Medical School. She has also held academic appointments at the University of Bristol and University of Oxford. She has worked in the UK National Health Service from 1975 onwards first as a paediatrician and subsequently as a public health doctor. Her past research covers many aspects of public health, but her special interest areas are child public health and health promotion. Her current research interests include emotional and social development and its contribution to the mental and physical health of both adults and children.

You can find further information about Sarah Stewart-Brown and her work here.

Event Details

Venue: The Commission for Children and Young People

Contact Name: Judith Hawkes

Contact Email: Judith.Hawkes@kids.nsw.gov.au

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