Mental Health Resources for Mums
List of Useful Resources:
PaNDAS – This site offers information, support and guidance for parents. This includes a free text support service, email support service, online support groups and many other services.
Free helpline number: 0808 1961 776
Bliss – This site offers emotional and practical support, including email support services and video calls with trained staff, for parents of premature or unwell babies
The Birth Trauma Association – This resource provides useful information about traumatic birth experiences, leaflets and further useful weblinks. It also provides information about seeking psychological help and links to Facebook support groups. This page also has a subsection for fathers.
Postpartum Support International – Find here information and resources that help support those with postnatal depression and their families
Call the PSI helpline: 1 – 800 – 944 – 4773 #2 for English
OR
Text “Help” to 800 – 944 – 4773
Samaritans – Whatever you are going through Samaritans are there to listen 24 hours a day, all year. There are a range of ways to now contact the Samaritans.
Call 116 123 for free
Best Beginnings: Out of the Blue – This is a campaign to improve awareness and access to help for perinatal mental health problems, including informative videos.
Perinatal Positivity: a short video – Using the real voices and experiences of women and men who have had mental wellbeing difficulties around the time of pregnancy, childbirth and beyond
www.nhs.uk – See for further information about postnatal depression.
Action on Postpartum Psychosis – Leaflets on topics including postnatal psychosis, bipolar in pregnancy, and advice for partners
Bipolar UK: Women and Bipolar – Information about pregnancy and bipolar disorder
Maternal OCD – Information about how to seek help for, and about, maternal OCD.
