Our Story
The Hearts and Minds Partnership is a collaboration of two England-based perinatal mental health charities: Acacia Family Support in the Midlands and Smile Group in the North West.
We’re not a membership organisation, but a thriving community of grassroots perinatal mental health services committed to sharing, learning and creating a coherent voice for our sector.
Our programme of work focuses around:
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The creation of an England-wide interactive map of quality VCSE perinatal mental health services, to enable signposting to parents and healthcare professionals
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The development of trusted spaces to share learning, make new connections and talk about the challenges we collectively face
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The creation and delivery of dedicated training to support the practical realities of growing, developing and sustaining a VCSE perinatal service.
The two charities have come together, supported by The National Lottery Community Fund, with shared values and a vision to help connect, support and celebrate Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector perinatal mental health charities across England.
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OPERATIONS TEAM
Connecting, supporting and celebrating community-led perinatal mental health support services
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ROOT MAKERS
Connecting, growing and empowering a more inclusive perinatal mental health community across England
Find out more about Root Makers here.
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EVALUATION PARTNERS
Focusing on the effectiveness of Hearts and Minds to deliver against its objectives and outcomes.
Find out more about Evaluation Partners here.