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Publication - Advice and guidance

Voice of the Infant: best practice guidelines and infant pledge

Published
22 March 2023
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Part of
Health and social care
ISBN
9781805253327

Co-produced by a short-life working group, on behalf of the Infant Mental Health Implementation and Advisory Group, which is part of the Scottish Government’s Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Programme Board.

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References

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2. United Nations Children's Fund UK. (1989) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. London: UNICEF

3. The Promise Scotland. (2022) The Promise

4. World Association for Infant Mental Health. (2016) Position Paper on the Rights of Infants.

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6. Wall, K., Cassidy, C., Robinson, C., Hall, E., Beaton, M., Kanyal, M. and Mitra, D. (2019) Look who's talking: Factors for considering the facilitation of very young children's voices. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 17(4) 263-278.

7. Lundy, L. (2007) 'Voice' is not Enough: Conceptualising Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child'. British Educational Research Journal, 33(6) 927-942.

8. Department of Children and Youth Affairs (2015) National Strategy on Children and Young People's Participation in Decision-making, 2015 – 2020. Dublin: Government Publications.

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13. Nugent, J.K., Keefer, C.H., Minear, S., Johnson, L.C. and Blanchard, Y. (2007) Understanding Newborn Behavior & Early Relationships. The Newborn Behavioral Observations () System Handbook. Baltimore: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co.

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18. Powell, B., Cooper, G., Hoffman, K. and Marvin, R. S. (2009) 'The circle of security', C. H. Zeanah, C.H. (ed.) Handbook of infant mental health, pp. 450-467. New York: Guilford Press

Contact

Email: pimh@gov.scot

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