Further resources

Adoption - HERe NI
Adoption support for LGBTQ+ families in NI
Support and information for LGBTQIA+ people in Northern Ireland who are starting the adoption process. 

To Be A Boy podcast | Instagram | Linktree
Parenting podcast
A parenting podcast focused on raising young boys positively, whilst acknowledging the issues that can impact young men in today's society.

Nursery World - Podcasts
Monthly early years podcast
A monthly podcast from Nursery World which takes a lively look at all things early years education related. 

Equal Parenting Week | Parenting Out Loud
National awareness campaign
A new, national awareness and action campaign designed to challenge traditional gender roles in caregiving, championing a more balanced and inclusive approach to parenting.

Parenting Out Loud
Support for equal parenting and fathers' rights
An organisation that centres equal parenting and dad's rights. They offer peer support, resources and events, and programmes, consultancy and workshops. 

Early years workforce policy in the four UK nations
Report on early years workforce
A report calling for stronger action across the UK to strengthen qualification requirements for the early years workforce (EYW), along with establishing clear career progression routes with appropriate pay and status.

Start Together Group - HERe NI
Belfast-based social parenting group
Information for LGBTQIA+ parents with children aged between 0 and 7 years old. 

iCAMHS – Infant Mental Health | SHSCT
Therapeutic service for parents of children aged 0-3 years old
Useful resources and support for infant mental health in the Southern Trust area of Northern Ireland.

Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP)
Collaboration of agencies and voluntary and community sector organisations
An online hub that aims to improve the lives of children and young people in Northern Ireland.

Sure Start Services | nidirect
Programme supporting young children and their families living in disadvantaged areas in Northern Ireland
Information on the Sure Start hubs and resources available across Northern Ireland.