Catherine Clayton

This is shocking and the stats for child and adolescent mental health disorders are worrying. It will take hard work, but we can and must reverse this decline in children’s wellbeing.

Speaking at the leaders breakfast at the Christian Resources Exhibition @CRE_churchshow in Solihull on the work of Churches Together in England @ChurchesEngland. Connecting with lots of church & ministry leaders in the West Midlands city region. #CRE #ChurchesTogether

Having some great conversations @CRE_churchshow with churches and church networks and leading a seminar. Fab also to be at the church leaders breakfast hosted by CRE to meet & hear from churches across the Midlands. Important talk from at @_mikeroyal on church unity

More than 1 million Uk children experienced destitution last year…. @natwillnatter @JubileePlus elaborating on this stat from a new study. #CCTC

Good to be at the launch of notjustaparentandtoddler.group Thank you @gather_movement for inviting us to work with fab orgs to highlight the vital role toddler groups play in getting children school ready Thank you @stephenctimms for hosting us & @helenhayes_ for joining the launch.

Poverty in the UK is avoidable and solvable. Join us to help launch the #LetsEndPoverty movement. All welcome @unitytheatre 11am Oct 14📢 #NetworkofKindness Exec Dir. James Green will facilitate discussions as we co-host with @standrewslive & @PublicIssues togetherliverpool.org.uk/whats-new/lets…

Does spiritual psychotherapy work? Fascinating stuff - I read articles like this and I wonder why spirituality barely features in the thinking of some of our national youth and children's organisations. templeton.org/news/forget-fr…

#KinshipCareWeek is an opportunity to celebrate the incredible role that kinship carers play in children’s lives and society, and recognise the profound commitment and love they have for the children they care for. @kinshipcharity

Love this excerpt from the Archbishop of Canterbury commission on families @JustinWelby #lovematters

Good to be in Birmingham hearing all about the great work @growbabyintern1 do to support the needs of parents with babies with practical resources. Loved sharing about how @KidsMatterUK can support families with our Babies Matter programme as a part of wholistic support needed.

Great sense of unity & prayer for children’s services in Stoke today at the church leaders meeting there. Fab sharing alongside @SafeFamiliesUK about how we can work with churches to support children & reduce the impact of poverty. Thank you @SaltboxCentre for inviting us.

And we are off - The Great River race. 21 Miles from where our longest running partner is based to Richmond where @KidsMatterUK was born. You can sponsor us here justgiving.com/campaign/kidsm…

Another take on our #greatriverrace story in @Christianitymag ow.ly/FqHh50PL0si "The race starts in Millwall, where the charity’s first and longest standing partnership is, and ends in Richmond, where Kids Matter was born."

This has got to be one of the most exciting verses. The challenge is how are we each being active in partnering with God in the process of being renewed daily? Being honest - I do so try to look like I’m not wasting away on the outside tho! 😂 Which way do the scales tip for you?

@EastOxfordVicar Look forward to having you in London! Will always have great memories of running prayer spaces with you :)

It was announced on Sunday that I am going to be the next vicar of St Mary’s Primrose Hill. I have loved being on the Cowley Road in Oxford and living amidst such a supportive parish community but it is time to move on. Still in East Oxford until late October

If you fancy a job growing and developing prayer spaces in Oxfordshire at BeSpace then take a look at this vacancy: charityjob.co.uk/jobs/bespace/p… Can’t believe it was just over 13 years ago that the first one in Oxfordshire happened!

@TomElliott_UK @KidsMatterUK @CmeProfiling Ha ha! Indeed. Wasn’t a Costa though I’m afraid Tom. Ole & Steen!

@crc_catherine @KidsMatterUK @CmeProfiling That’s a legacy I left… ;) #costas

Enjoying an afternoon of coffee shop working. Going over the @KidsMatterUK culture training I’m delivering tomorrow for our new starts. Looking forward to sharingthe impact of @CmeProfiling in helping us understand our preferred ways of working for greatest impact for our vision

Kids Matter Parents Taster tomorrow at the Green Man from 9am. For all parents and carers of children under 11. Join us for breakfast and to find out more! Crèche available. @CBPlus_ @BarnetCouncil @BarnetTogether @GrangeBL @KidsMatterUK

We have an exciting job opportunity as we expand into the north west! We are hiring a Partnership Manager to engage with churches from Merseyside about running Kids Matter programmes in their local communities. The role will be based in #Liverpool kidsmatter.org.uk/get-involved/w…