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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

Aidan Phillips: Should depressed people be encouraged to give themselves a 'fighting chance'?

An image online calling on people who are depressed to give themselves a fighting chance by following basic actions made me think of my own experiences and how I may react to others in that position nowadays.
Lucy Smith, Project Manager for Health and Care

As a psychologist, Lucy has worked with police, social care, schools and other professionals, to provide emotional and practical support for traumatised children and their families.
Geoffrey Dennis, CEO

With 30 years in senior and CEO roles including The British Red Cross, the Worldwide Red Cross Federation, CARE International UK and Thee Royal National Children’s Foundation, Geoffrey brings enormous breadth and depth of experience to the role.
WAVE Trust appoints new CEO Geoffrey Dennis

As of 6th June, WAVE Trust is delighted to strengthen its management team by welcoming Geoffrey Dennis as our new CEO.

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.
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.
Trauma-informed Training

Find out more about our CPD-accredited Trauma-informed training.
Childhood Trauma & Trauma-Informed Care
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.
Our 70/30 campaign priorities

In order to deliver a 70% reduction in child abuse, neglect and other forms of abuse by 2030 we have nine campaign asks.
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.
What we do for children

Tackling the root causes of childhood adversity to create a better future.
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.