Background:  Increasing recognition of the importance of maternal mental health and early parenting in optimising the later mental health of the child has given rise to new ways of working during the perinatal period. Aims:  The objective of this review is to identify effective health‐led interventions to support parents, parenting and the parent‐infant relationship during the perinatal period,1 and beyond. Method:  A systematic search of key electronic databases was undertaken to identify secondary and primary sources of data addressing the research question. Twenty‐four reviews addressed the effectiveness of interventions delivered during the postnatal period in promoting closeness and sensitive parenting, infant sensory and perceptual capabilities, and positive parenting, and in addressing infant regulatory problems, maternal mental health problems, and parent‐infant relationship problems. Conclusions:  A number of methods of working are recommended as part of a model of progressive‐universalism beginning ante‐natally and continuing through the first two post‐natal years, and beyond. The implications for universal, targeted and specialist healthcare services are explored, alongside the role and contribution of CAMHS practitioners.

To understand why some men 'reproduce' socially legitimated violence in their relations with other men, women, children and sub-alterns, and some do not, it is necessary to go beyond structural accounts to an understanding of the dynamics through which cultural demands, environmental constraints and socialisation shape subjectivity. This is an exploratory study of a small sample of men, who reject the use of disciplinary violence towards children and differ from the 'hegemonic' hypermasculine norm in other domains. Attention is drawn to the critical role of attachment experiences in enabling men to reject violence as a normative practice. These experiences appear to have galvanised these men's capacity to accurately interpret their own mental states and those of others.Para entender las rezones por las cuales algunos hombres 'reproducen' a la violencia legitimada por la sociedad, en sus relaciones con otros hombres, con mujeres, niñ @s y grupos subalternos, es necesario mirar más allá de los factores estructurales, y trazar la manera en la cual la cultura, el entorno, y la socializació n afectan a la subjetividad. Este estudio exploratorio de un pequeñ o numero de hombres que rechazan el machismo hegemó nico en sus entorno, y de incluyendo el uso del 'castigo' físico como forma de socializar y educar a sus hij@s. Se llama la atenció n en particular, al apego y a los factores comú nmente asociados con la resiliencia psicológica, en explicar el proceso por los cuales estos hombres llegan a rechazar a la violencia. Los hallazgos de este estudio exploratorio son congruentes con otros, que llaman la atenció n a la capacidad de los hombres que rechazan a la violencia, de interpretar a sus propios estados mentales y comprender la subjetividad de l@s otr@s.

This chapter outlines the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the UK, describes adverse effects for adult and child survivor-victims, and synthesizes evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to (i) prevent IPV, (ii) identify IPV, (iii) support adults and children affected by IPV, and (iv) treat perpetrators. Prevention covers school- and community-based dating violence prevention as well as media/educational campaigns and home visiting. Identification covers activity in hvealthcare and other services. Interventions for victim-survivors include advocacy, skill-building, counselling, therapy, and groups, and cover both adults and children. Treatments for perpetrators include group and individual and therapeutic and non-therapeutic approaches. The chapter closes with recommendations for practice.

This article focuses on the effect of Participatory Action Research (PAR) on changing parents’ disciplinary practices and galvanising community organisation in Guatemala City. The article analyses PAR with reference to Carr and Kemmis’s threefold typology. The project involved a transition from a technical model, in which participant actors investigate a subject proposed by the lead researcher, through a practical stage, in which participants and lead researcher interact on an equal basis, to participant‐led action that has a critical intent.

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