Good Practice: How parent peer mentoring has helped to improve children's mental health in Southwark

16 September 2011 2 mins read Early Years Health Mental health

The Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities scheme has led to a marked improvement in parenting and children's behaviour

Project Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities

Funding The initial two-year project was funded with £225,000 from Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, and £110,000 from Southwark Council

Purpose To help boost the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children by working with parents

Background

Inner-city areas have twice the national rate of severe childhood mental health problems but effective early intervention, particularly by parents, can lead to dramatic improvements and prevent problems in later life. Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) began as a two-year scheme to train parents in the London Borough of Southwark to teach parenting skills to others, in the hope they could reach some of the most vulnerable families.

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