A Special Thank you

Acknowledging the work of Mrs Diana Dean and Professor Sir Denis Pereira Gray

For almost 2 decades, What About The Children? has been making available to the general public key elements of scientific research affording insights into the emotional wellbeing of the under-threes -  how this can best be established and sustained; alternatively, how it can be compromised. 

The Science, giving strong underpinning to our message, is made available through the regular production of ‘summaries’. The summaries, now totalling over 100 in number, distil key elements of scientific papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

 Through many years, the work of the summary-writing has been commissioned and edited by a most valued colleague, Diana Dean, who has kept the science at the forefront of our minds and our message. Without her indefatigable commitment, this would not have been possible. On her retirement, our Chair on behalf of the Committee acknowledged the wonderful work Diana has done for the Charity – and, most importantly, for the wellbeing of children. Thank you, Diana – you leave behind a significant legacy.

Our President since 2007, Professor Sir Denis Pereira Gray, also retired in 2020. Denis has been a highly impressive figurehead, ever-supportive of the on-going work of What About The Children? and presiding with great skill at our conferences. Sir Denis set in place, along with Diana, the Scientific Advisory Board, greatly assisting the Charity in establishing and retaining scientific credibility in the field. Thank you, Sir Denis. You will be a hard act to follow.