Brighton Parent Infant Psychological Therapy ~ BrightPIP Charity

BrightPIP’s vision is to change the future for vulnerable babies, one baby at a time in Brighton and Hove. We want every baby in our community to grow up feeling safe, secure and loved. Our mission is to intervene at the earliest time with families to support parents to have positive relationships with their children. We intend to ensure parent-infant psychological therapy (PIP) is freely available to all families in Brighton and Hove who need it. BrightPIP is a registered charity (RCN 1177084).

Human babies are unique in the extent of their underdevelopment at birth. The brain is only partially formed when a baby is born. By the age of one, it has grown to roughly 70% of its final mass and by the age of three, to 90%. Research shows that the first few years of an infant’s life are a crucial period. The brain is so easily shaped by its environment that early experiences have life-long consequences.