PEDAL’s new report for The Centre for Emotional Health

This report was written by Stephanie Nowak (PEDAL PhD alum) Beth Barker (former PEDAL Research Associate) and Sally Hogg (former PEDAL Senior Policy Fellow) for The Centre for Emotional Health.

PEDAL’s new report, written for The Centre for Emotional Health, investigates how employers’ can support parents’ emotional health and their parenting.

You can read more about the report in Projects Hub and download the full report using the link below:

How can emotionally healthy workplaces support emotionally healthy families?

Read the full report here

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