NSPCC Scotland's Fight for a Fair Start Campaign

That the Parliament notes that 7 to 12 June 2020 is Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, which will have the theme, 20:20 Vision, Seeing the World Through Babies’ Eyes; acknowledges that early experiences can impact on long-term health and socioeconomic outcomes; welcomes NSPCC Scotland’s Fight for a Fair Start campaign, which seeks to secure investment in infant mental health services to support the bond between vulnerable babies and their families; accepts that preventing longer term damage to inequalities in Scotland is possible, if the country provides preventative support to families that are experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period and properly funds interventions that support the parent-infant relationship; recognises the unique vulnerabilities of women and their babies in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and is concerned about emerging evidence, which suggests that the pandemic is likely to have more adverse effects for vulnerable parents and children, and believes that it is now more critical than ever to ensure that infant mental health services are available and adequately funded in the long term so that all women and their babies can access the services and support they need wherever they live.