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  • • Nearly half of children in care have a mental health disorder
  • • 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty
  • • Nearly half of children in care have a mental health disorder
  • • 1.4 million children & young people have a probable mental health disorder
  • • 1 in 5 babies aren’t receiving their entitled health visiting check at one year old
  • • Nearly half of children in care have a mental health disorder
  • • 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty
  • • Nearly half of children in care have a mental health disorder
  • • 1.4 million children & young people have a probable mental health disorder
  • • 1 in 5 babies aren’t receiving their entitled health visiting check at one year old
  • • Nearly half of children in care have a mental health disorder
  • • 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty
  • • Nearly half of children in care have a mental health disorder
  • • 1.4 million children & young people have a probable mental health disorder
  • • 1 in 5 babies aren’t receiving their entitled health visiting check at one year old
Sign the petition
 

Petition Hand-in and Digi Van

In January as the countdown to the general election began the Children at the Table campaign launched a petition calling on the next Prime Minister to be a champion for babies, children, and young people, and to put them at the heart of Government.

By July, thousands of campaigners had joined their voice with ours, standing together to say that ensuring all children have the chance to thrive must be a national priority. The petition eventually reached more than 28,000 signatories.

With a new Government comes new opportunities, and so one week after election day, five young ambassadors representing each of the charities in the Childrens Charities Coalition, went to Downing Street to hand the petition in.

5 young people stood outside the House of Commons holding Children At The Table signs that ask for change.  

To amplify this key moment in the campaign, travelling screens displaying our key messages drove through Keir Starmer’s constituency, Holborn and St Pancras, and around Westminster.  

These screens displayed some of the central messages of the campaign and emphasised that whilst their voices may not have been heard on election day itself babies, children, and young people still matter. They also featured a direct call to action to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, from 14-year-old ambassador Chan, who joined the hand-in

I’m asking the Prime Minister for change. Change for a better future for every child.”

We have produced a short video, capturing some of the energy and excitement of the day, which can be viewed here