Forty world experts on child development and mental health have released a joint statement calling for caution when applying an influential classification for assessing infant mental health and potential cases of abuse. The Disorganised Infant Attachment classification […] is much too blunt an instrument to be used for child protection assessment Robbie Duschinsky The consensus […]
Evolutionary hypotheses and early human development: symposium with Jonathan Hill, University of Reading
Dr Robbie Duschinsky, head of the Applied Social Science Group at the Cambridge Primary Care Unit, invites you to the Inaugural Annual Symposium of the Group ‘Evolutionary hypotheses and early human development: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study’ with Jonathan Hill, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Reading Monday, 10th […]
Influencing NICE guidelines – a case study on Dr Robbie Duschinsky’s impact on assessment for vulnerable children
Dr Robbie Duschinsky, of Cambridge’s Primary Care Unit at the School of Clinical Medicine, mobilised international colleagues to ensure draft NICE guidelines that had the potential to impact on the experiences and outcomes of children suspected of being the victims of maltreatment were revised to reflect the most robust and up-to-date evidence. Dr Duschinsky is […]