Cathy Irving

Strategy, comms, organisational leadership and partnerships for change.

[Health Equals @health_equals]

✔️👏 Today we went to @10DowningStreet to hand in our #MakeHealthEqual petition, calling on the government to work to tackle health inequalities and close the life expectancy gap.

[Joe FD @joefd.bsky.social @joefd]

I took our campaign families, members and MPs to @10DowningStreet today to hand in our petition to #MakeHealthEqual.
Thank you to everyone who has signed so far and emailed their MP - it really works. Let's keep going!
🖊️https://t.co/621ar6gGGl

[Donna Molloy @donnamolloy_]

Great to hear from ⁦@jocasebourne⁩ ⁦@annelongfield⁩ ⁦⁦@JanetDaby⁩ & ⁦@JoshMacAlister⁩. Such commitment to improving life chances for children in the room tonight! ⁦@FoundationsWW⁩ ⁦@CfYoungLives⁩

[Dan Corry @DanRCorry]

Important (free) event form us coming soon on Children and Young People’s Mental Health https://t.co/NzEm83wEza

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

“We don't know how to support child victims of domestic abuse. We're operating in the dark – it's costing children, society & services dearly.”

▶👇 Chief Exec @jocasebourne on the thinking behind #REACHplan, our 5-year plan to prevent #DomesticAbuse + support child victims.

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

Since the pandemic, inactivity among UK people of working age due to long-term sickness has soared

The Health Foundation has projected a rise of a further 700,000 working age people in England living with illness by 2040

Newsnight's Ben Chu has been looking into situation

[Toby Watt @tlswatt]

More evidence on health inequality from @Ann__Raymond, myself, Hannah Rose Douglas, @laurie_rj and @LivUniIPH colleagues.

Hopefully the detail will help inform policy in new ways. 🤞

[Jo Casebourne @jocasebourne]

As schools head into Easter, let’s be mindful of the heightened risk of domestic abuse at this time and the urgent need to find out what works to support victims. Most support for child victims hasn’t been evaluated - and this urgently needs to change #DomesticAbuse

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[Jo Casebourne @jocasebourne]

The #KinshipCare Strategy captures the pressing need to provide effective support for kinship families. @FoundationsWW will play a key role in improving understandings of what works through the evaluation of expanded financial allowances ⬇️

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

NEW BLOG ✍As party conference season comes to an end, our Deputy Chief Exec @donnamolloy_ reflects on why investing in parenting support offers a way to eradicate the disadvantage gap, and should be a focus for whichever party is next in government.

https://t.co/fyXvN1xkK2

[Josh MacAlister MP @JoshMacAlister]

Domestic abuse is a devastating problem and there's limited evidence on what works to prevent it and how to support children who are impacted.

That's why we've launched the Domestic Abuse Evaluation Accelerator Fund.

https://t.co/LCjOpoP9I0

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Out today 📑 A rapid review on school non-attendance of children with a social worker in the UK, looking at extent, risk factors & interventions, and a report produced by young peoplie with their responses & reflections on the findings.

Find out more: https://t.co/dzQ22453gN

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Call for research proposals 📢📑We are inviting proposals to deliver research into service design and commissioning processes in local authorities.

Deadline: Midday, Friday 21 July.

Find out more here: https://t.co/UWBZlivMrq

[Josh MacAlister MP @JoshMacAlister]

This focus on tackling domestic abuse is a major part of our new strategy. Funding call launched here…

[Health Equals @health_equals]

The air we breathe is essential to our health and wellbeing. When we have access to clean air, our health is improved.

Yet almost every part of the UK is in breach of @WHO guidelines for air quality.

#CleanAirDay @cleanairdayuk ⬇️

[Josh MacAlister MP @JoshMacAlister]

New results from the largest randomised controlled trial of Family Group Conferences in the world.

If FGCs were used across England, 2,000 fewer children would go into care each year. That would mean more families staying safely together and more money for earlier intervention.

[Foundations @FoundationsWW]

Today we publish findings that show that providing family group conferencing at pre-proceedings can keep children with their families and out of care.

Find out more: https://t.co/Rs026HXZxi

with @Coram

[Jo Bibby @JoBibbyTHF]

Early life experiences shape our long term outcomes.

@FoundationsWW will be a valuable source of evidence on what works to give every child the foundations to thrive

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[Jo Casebourne @jocasebourne]

My blog introducing our new strategy @foundationsWW