Who’s in charge?: Campaign aims to reduce child harm danger

December 14, 2020

A video campaign has been launched by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in response to increasing concerns that growing numbers of babies and children are at risk of serious harm because of the way some parents and carers consume alcohol at home.

In the four year period ending in March 2020, 35 babies in the West Midlands region (Birmingham, Black Country, Coventry, Warwickshire, Solihull, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Telford and Wrekin) died while sharing beds or sofas with adults who had consumed more than two units of alcohol (or used illegal drugs). Eight of these deaths were in Birmingham.

For further resources around the campaign including videos and information, please click here.