
A national network for health & social care professionals, researchers and academics who want young parents and their families to have a fair start in life.
Believe in Us

Giving young parent families a voice
There are an estimated 38,000 parents under the age of 25 in England and Wales. Research shows that they and their children have poorer outcomes and life chances than older parents.
Believe in Us is a national network of charities, public services and researchers who want to improve the experiences of young parents and change the narrative around young parenthood.
Taking its name from a poem written by young mums in Cornwall, the network wants more people to understand the challenges young parents face and for them to be better supported, and use its collective experience and expertise to shape young parent services.
How we will deliver on our manifesto

So that...
every young parent believes in themselves
every young parent has the best possible mental and physical health
every young parent can be the parent they want to be
every baby born to a young parent gets an equitable, fulfilling chance at life
adversity is not experienced through the generations of young parent families
we all benefit from the talent, skills, and love they bring
everyone believes in young parent families
Our impact
Explore below, the collective work we are doing to improve the experiences of young parents and change the narrative around young parenthood.
Book: Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood
Authored by Believe in Us Network member and Director of the University of Bedfordshire Teenage Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange, Alison Hadley OBE.
This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the end of the UK Government’s highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which contributed to reducing the under-18 pregnancy rate by well over 50%.