The Duchess of Cambridge is visiting Hornsey Road Children's Centre today.
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The Hornsey Road Children’s Centre provides the full range of childcare, family support and out-reach services in the Holloway area.
The Children’s Centre employs family support workers, community link workers and fathers’ workers.
Kat Aukett, the Director of Services & Innovation at Family Action at the Centre, said, “We’ve got families coming from all over to meet with her [the duchess of Cambridge] and to talk about their experiences of mental health issues both during pregnancy and through the first year of a child’s life.”
“This is something we feel absolutely passionate about, and the fact that her royal highness is willing to listen to those stories and highlight it as an issue is really important to us, and can be very powerful to those families experiencing those difficulties.”
“We’re an old charity. We’re 148 years old currently. Basically, we provide services to build stronger families, whatever those families may look like, and whatever form they take… all with the underlying aim to build stronger families,” said Aukett.
The visit was originally scheduled for Monday 4th September, however it was cancelled after Kensington Palace announced the Duke and Duchess were expecting their third child.
The Children’s Centre responded that they understood, and they congratulated the couple on their announcement.
The Duchess of Cambridge is currently suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness.
Their third child is expected to be born in April.
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The Hornsey Road Children’s Centre provides the full range of childcare, family support and out-reach services in the Holloway area.
The Children’s Centre employs family support workers, community link workers and fathers’ workers.
Kat Aukett, the Director of Services & Innovation at Family Action at the Centre, said, “We’ve got families coming from all over to meet with her [the duchess of Cambridge] and to talk about their experiences of mental health issues both during pregnancy and through the first year of a child’s life.”
“This is something we feel absolutely passionate about, and the fact that her royal highness is willing to listen to those stories and highlight it as an issue is really important to us, and can be very powerful to those families experiencing those difficulties.”
“We’re an old charity. We’re 148 years old currently. Basically, we provide services to build stronger families, whatever those families may look like, and whatever form they take… all with the underlying aim to build stronger families,” said Aukett.
The visit was originally scheduled for Monday 4th September, however it was cancelled after Kensington Palace announced the Duke and Duchess were expecting their third child.
The Children’s Centre responded that they understood, and they congratulated the couple on their announcement.
The Duchess of Cambridge is currently suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness.
Their third child is expected to be born in April.
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