GroBrain

Infant Mental Health & Parent-Infant Relationship Training for Family Hubs & Early Years Services

GroBrain helps NHS Trusts, local authorities, Family Hubs and early years services strengthen parent-infant relationships through engaging, evidence-informed training that transforms complex neuroscience into practical conversations with parents.

Our unique visual resources help frontline staff explain infant brain development, attachment and emotional regulation in ways that parents understand, remember and act on.

Trusted by 15 NHS Trusts, county councils and Family Hubs in England, and working extensively across Wales since 2013, GroBrain has supported thousands of practitioners to embed consistent, relationship-focused practice across services.

18 years’ development of effective tools

In a rapidly evolving early years landscape, commissioners need training they can trust. Our 18 years in this field have enabled us to develop effective resources that have stood the test of time.

Average client partnership lasts six years

Our average client partnership lasts six years (often more), reflecting the quality of our training, the practical support we provide and the lasting impact our programmes deliver.

Fully compliant

Every tool and framework is kept completely up to date with statutory requirements, giving you total peace of mind.

The Parent-Infant Foundation* has recommended that:

"All families be offered a strengths-based education package, such as GroBrain or similar, to enhance their understanding of the importance of parent-infant relationships with their current and future children."

*Bateson, K., Sercombe M., Hamilton, W. (2021) Securing Healthy Lives, an extended summary of research about parent-infant relationship help and support across Cwm Taf Morgannwg.

What we provide

Infant Mental Health Training for Practitioners

Our courses build workforce confidence in:

• Infant brain development and emotional regulation

• Attachment-informed parent-infant relationships

• Supporting parent-infant attunement and interaction

• Communicating complex information simply and compassionately to families across all levels of need. 

Training is flexible and suitable for Family Hubs, Early Help, Health Visiting and community-based services.

Where we have trained

Over 3000 staff have been trained in the following areas:

• Action for Children

• Blaenau CBC

• Barnardos BC

• Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

• Bournemouth BC

• Bridgend County Borough Council

• Cambridge & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

• Camden CC

• Canterbury & District Early Years Ltd

• Cardiff Council

• Ceredigion CC

• Colin Sure Start, Belfast

• Coleraine Sure Start, N Ireland

• Cornwall Foundation Partnership Trust

• Coventry & Warwick Partnership

• Cumbria , Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust

• Derbyshire CC

• Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust

• East Riding of Yorkshire County Council

• Flintshire CC

• Gloucestershire NHS Trust

• Greenwich CC

• Hampshire CC

• Hull CC

• Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

• Kent & Medway NHS Trust 

• Kingston Council

• Lancs & Cumbria NHS Trust

• Lambeth CC

• Lewisham CC

• Pembrokeshire CC

• Manchester CC

• Merthyr Tydfil CBC

• Midlands NHS Trust

• Neath Port Talbot Council

• Norfolk CC

• North Staffordshire Combined Health Care NHS Trust

• Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

• Plymouth CC

• Powys NHS Teaching Health Board

• Ronddha Cynon Taff CC, Wales

• Sandwell & W Birmingham NHS Trust

• Slough BC

• South Gloucestershire Council

• Southern Health NHS Trust

• South Tyneside Family Hubs

• Southwark CC

• Sunderland Counselling Service

• Surrey CC

• Swansea Council

• Wandsworth Council

• Wareham Hospital Dorset.

• Wrexham County Borough Council

• York City CC