The University of Leeds have received £109,000 through Better Start Bradford’s Innovation Fund to improve oral health for 0-3’s in Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor and Little Horton by delivering their ‘Enhancing the HABIT’ project with the area’s Health Visitors as soon as COVID-19 ...
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 Infant Mental Health Awareness Week runs every June to highlight the importance of babies’ emotional wellbeing and development. This year's theme is: seeing the world through babies' eyes. Even as tiny newborns, babies want to connect, communicate and le...
During this difficult time of lockdown and the increased fear and anxiety around COVID-19, mums and mums-to-be with depression, anxiety and low mood may feel more isolated. As the Perinatal Support Service is a volunteer-led service, they have been very fortunate to have dedicated volunteers co...
Phoebe*, 26 had never felt so alone. She had left her family and friends in Huddersfield to move to Bradford with her husband and their two young sons aged two and three. Then COVID-19 struck! Thankfully Home-Start Better Start have been able to offer Phoebe ongoing support over the phone. Phoeb...
Four groups across the Better Start Bradford area are celebrating after receiving a share of £314,500 through Better Start Bradford’s Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund launched last year and invited organisations to apply for funding of up to £100,000 to run innovative and creative projec...