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Parent-Child Psychological Support (PCPS)

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Childhood Trauma & Trauma-Informed Care

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Adverse Childhood Experiences

Public Health and Healthcare

Many of the social, emotional and health issues experienced by residents and families have their roots in early years experiences, including trauma. As a result, healthcare professionals in GP surgeries, homes and hospitals see the long-term impact of issues that could have been prevented every day.
Duchess of Cambridge launches Centre for Early Childhood to campaign for early years prevention

WAVE Trust welcomes the creation of this centre and its goals, which largely mirror those of the 70/30 Campaign we oversee whose ambassadors are pushing for early years prevention and trauma-informed practice across the UK and Ireland.
London Assembly highlights Adverse Childhood Experiences

Around half of Londoners are likely to have experienced at least one form of adverse experience in their childhood. These include potentially traumatic events such as violence, abuse and neglect. On June 10, the London Assembly agreed that the Mayor should recognise the correlation between such experiences and issues such as adult incarceration, unemployment, substance addiction and/or homelessness.
What is emotional resilience and how can we build it?

'Resilience' refers to the brain’s ability to cope with traumatic experiences, both during childhood and later. It is the brain’s strongest bulwark against the impact of trauma.

Duchess of Cambridge launches Centre for Early Childhood to campaign for early years prevention

WAVE Trust welcomes the creation of this centre and its goals, which largely mirror those of the 70/30 Campaign we oversee whose ambassadors are pushing for early years prevention and trauma-informed practice across the UK and Ireland.
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?

Current systems do not prevent problems. Prevention means understanding and addressing the root causes. Those root causes are most often adverse childhood experiences.
1001 Critical Days: The Importance of the Conception to Age Two Period

This cross-party manifesto was produced - in partnership with WAVE - by Conservative MP Andrea Leadsom, Labour MP Frank Field, Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.
Age 2 to 18 - systems to protect children from severe disadvantage

'Age 2 to 18 - systems to protect children from severe disadvantage' details how a national shift to a user-focused, trauma-informed care system would protect against severe, multiple disadvantage throughout society.
Conception to age 2 - the age of opportunity

WAVE Trust report - a Department for Education invited response to Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - March 2013.
About WAVE

WAVE's vision is a safer world where levels of violence are reduced and children’s physical health, mental health and life chances are maximised as they are not adversely impacted by early life trauma.
What we do for children

Tackling the root causes of childhood adversity to create a better future.
EARLY YEARS MASTERCLASS: Early years brain development and why it's so important (July 15)

George Hosking OBE will deliver this seminar on how the brain develops, what can affect it during this period and why this is vital to know for everyone working in the early years sector.
Transforming local areas

Since early 2018, we've been supporting local activists in their aims to transform their towns, cities and counties into trauma-informed communities.
How WAVE began

The founding of WAVE Trust