The Centre for Emotional Health

The Centre for Emotional Health The Centre for Emotional Health is a national charity and training organisation dedicated to the promotion of emotional health.

One of our team recently had the privilege of visiting HMP Altcourse, thanks to an invitation from Sue Campbell, Prison ...
08/06/2026

One of our team recently had the privilege of visiting HMP Altcourse, thanks to an invitation from Sue Campbell, Prison Parenting and Engagement Lead at Liverpool City Council.

During the visit, they met several dads who had taken part in The Nurturing Programme and Welcome to the World. Welcome to the World is an antenatal programme that supports expectant fathers as they prepare for parenthood. Pregnant partners are invited into the prison to attend sessions alongside the dads, and a midwife joins the final session to answer questions and provide guidance as families prepare for the arrival of their baby.

Listening to the fathers speak about their experiences was incredibly moving. One dad described the programme as "life-changing" and said it had given him invaluable skills and confidence for fatherhood.

The visit highlighted the importance of supporting family relationships and helping fathers build positive connections with their children, even in challenging circumstances. It was inspiring to see the commitment of both the staff and the dads involved, and the positive impact these programmes are having on families and children's futures.

📢 Places are filling up fast for our second Nurturing Programme in Prisons: Collaborative Learning Event — and we’d love...
22/05/2026

📢 Places are filling up fast for our second Nurturing Programme in Prisons: Collaborative Learning Event — and we’d love you to join us!

This supportive online session is a chance to come together, share ideas, and hear from professionals working with families affected by imprisonment.

✨ Featuring Sue Campbell (Liverpool City Council)
✨ Sharing evidence-based practice from The Centre for Emotional Health
✨ Open to prison staff, voluntary sector staff, and family support teams

📅 Monday 1 June 2026
🕙 10:00am–12:00pm
💻 Online via Zoom

👉 Register to join us: Meeting Registration - Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/o8lYBjwKTwygW3TIsjVFcA #/registration

We love reading the feedback that trainees provide following participation in our 4 day Parent Group Leader training, wh...
21/05/2026

We love reading the feedback that trainees provide following participation in our 4 day Parent Group Leader training, which enables practitioners to go on to deliver the 10 week Nurturing Programme for parents and carers. Here is some recent feedback

“The training was delivered both professionally and inclusively. It drew upon our strengths and sensitively addressed areas where we could adapt to our diverse communities.”

“This is the best parenting course I have ever been on and I can’t wait to deliver it.”

“The facilitators are both amazing and very inspiring to help me make positive changes in my approach in parenting groups. The activities you have provided and helping me get to know my colleagues has made me leave feeling more confident and positive about myself.”

“Thank you for a great experience. This will stay with me for life.”

If you or anyone in your network wishes to train as a Parent Group Leader in order to deliver the 10 week Nurturing Programme for groups of parents/carers, and to use the strategies and tools of the programme in one-to-one work, please get in touch. We have open training in several locations across the UK over the coming months, and we can also deliver team training at your location.

One of the joys for the team that work here at The Centre for Emotional Health is going out to visit facilitators delive...
21/05/2026

One of the joys for the team that work here at The Centre for Emotional Health is going out to visit facilitators delivering The Nurturing Programme. We recently visited the Family Relationships Team in Coventry where they are having an incredible impact delivering The Nurturing Programme for families in their area.

Michelle Wallace, Family Relationships Lead, said “In Coventry, we’ve been delivering The Nurturing Programme for many years, and what stands out most is its focus on the whole family—supporting the wellbeing of both parent and child. We value the opportunity to share this journey with each new group of parents, and it’s inspiring to hear how it shapes the way they understand and respond to their child’s behaviour. Time and again, we see the programme build parenting confidence and strengthen family relationships, with real-life impact reflected in every group we run.”

Do get in touch for more information about The Nurturing Programme and our suite of universal, evidence-based programmes for parents/carers of children from 0-19yrs.

We’ve just released fresh dates/locations for a wide range of practitioner training for this autumn/winter. Head over t...
13/05/2026

We’ve just released fresh dates/locations for a wide range of practitioner training for this autumn/winter. Head over to our training calendar to browse what’s available including:

• Parent Group Leader (to deliver the 10 week Nurturing Programme)
• Keeping Your Child in Mind (reducing parental conflict)
• Working One to One with Parents
• PGL Refresher day
• Parenting Puzzle Workshops
• Welcome to the World for PGLs
• Welcome to the World Refresher day
• Talking Teens for PGLs

If you or anyone you know would like to train to deliver the 10 week Nurturing Programme, here is where we are delivering training over the coming months: Cardiff, Chester, Leeds, Basingstoke, Wolverhampton, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Llandudno, London and Sheffield.

Further details can be found on our website https://www.centreforemotionalhealth.org.uk/what-we-do/training-calendar/

or drop us a line via [email protected]

📢 Welcome, Diane! We’re delighted to introduce Diane Gray-Stephenson as a new Trustee of The Centre for Emotional Health...
08/05/2026

📢 Welcome, Diane!

We’re delighted to introduce Diane Gray-Stephenson as a new Trustee of The Centre for Emotional Health.

With 30+ years supporting children and families, Diane brings compassion, insight, and deep practical experience. Her commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion runs through everything she does — including her current role as Racial Justice Lead for the Manchester Diocese.

We’re so happy to have you with us, Diane.

🎉We’re delighted to announce that Pip Collyer has been appointed by our trustees as our new Chief Executive. After 14 ye...
06/05/2026

🎉We’re delighted to announce that Pip Collyer has been appointed by our trustees as our new Chief Executive.

After 14 years with our charity, Pip brings deep organisational knowledge and a long-standing commitment to improving emotional health across communities.

Please join us in congratulating her.

Many practitioners who train with us to deliver the 10 week Nurturing Programme go on to train in further programmes tha...
30/04/2026

Many practitioners who train with us to deliver the 10 week Nurturing Programme go on to train in further programmes that support parents and carers from around 24 weeks of pregnancy through to the teenage years.

If you have trained to deliver the 10 week Nurturing Programme, you may be interested to hear we have a handful of places left on upcoming open, online training (on Zoom):

🔹 PGL Refresher Training – 29 April or 18 June
🔸 Playful Parenting – 18 June
🔹 Parenting Puzzle Workshops – 9 July

Also, if you are within travelling distance of Cardiff, you might be interested in attending in-person training to deliver our reducing parental conflict programme, Keeping Your Child in Mind:

🔸Keeping Your Child in Mind for PGLs – 18 June

⭐We’re also scheduling a full range of training dates for Sept–Dec—watch this space. ⭐️

Book via our training calendar: https://www.centreforemotionalhealth.org.uk/what-we-do/training-calendar.

🌟 You're Invited! 🌟We’re delighted to invite you to our second Nurturing Programme in Prisons: Collaborative Learning Ev...
29/04/2026

🌟 You're Invited! 🌟

We’re delighted to invite you to our second Nurturing Programme in Prisons: Collaborative Learning Event – a supportive and engaging online session for professionals working with families affected by imprisonment.

📅 Monday 1 June 2026
🕙 10:00am–12:00pm
💻 Online via Zoom

Following a fantastic first event, we’re excited to continue the conversation and share what’s working in real settings.

✨ Featuring Sue Campbell (Liverpool City Council)
✨ Evidence based practice from The Centre for Emotional Health
✨ Open to prison & voluntary sector staff and family support teams

👉 Register to join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/o8lYBjwKTwygW3TIsjVFcA #/registration

Featured in the Spring 2026 issue of Charity Times, Mahnoor Khan reflects on her first year working at The Centre for Em...
23/04/2026

Featured in the Spring 2026 issue of Charity Times, Mahnoor Khan reflects on her first year working at The Centre for Emotional Health.

In the article, she writes candidly about stepping into her first role in the charity sector, including moments of uncertainty and questioning whether she was out of her depth.

She also reflects on what she learned from evaluating programme impact, listening to parents’ stories, and trying to understand what the data shows (and what it can often miss).

Much of this learning, she explains, is rooted in the cultivation of good emotional health; in paying attention to feelings, responses and relationships, and how these shape everyday experiences. At The Centre for Emotional Health, these are skills we hope everyone can nurture within themselves.

Ultimately, Mahnoor’s article is a piece about learning as you go, and getting more comfortable with not always knowing.

Read the full article here on our website here: https://www.centreforemotionalhealth.org.uk/post/lessons-from-my-first-year-in-the-charity-sector/

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