Hearts & Minds Blog

The Hearts & Minds Partnership responds to the latest report from the Maternal Mental Health Alliance The Hearts & Minds Partnership’s response to ‘The economic case for increasing access to treatment for women with common mental health problems during the perinatal period’ - a report commissioned by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) conducted by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE): The Hearts and Minds Partnership supports the call for an inte

Mamas Matter (Harrogate) - our regular spotlight on a grassroots VCSE organisation in the perinatal mental health sector A woman is sitting down and laughing and there is a baby playing in the foreground What is the name of your organisation and when did you set up? Mamas Matter CIC . I started running classes in 2018 and fairly quickly knew that working on a non-profit basis felt right and became registered as a community interest company in 2019. What prompted you to set u

Help us connect this amazing community Growing and developing the perinatal mental health VCS community is at the centre of The Hearts and Minds Partnership. One of our three main objectives is to develop trusted spaces to enable VCS organisations to share and learn from each other, enabling a collective voice for the grassroots PMH sector. We have been thrilled by the appetite across the sector for opportunities to share and collaborate and we hope to continue to develop ho

Lily Mae Foundation (Solihull) - our regular spotlight on a grassroots VCSE organisation in the perinatal mental health sector In Baby Loss Awareness Week, we speak with Amy Jackson from The Lily Mae Foundation about their work supporting families who experience stillbirth, neonatal death, miscarriage or a termination for medical reasons. What is the name of your organisation and when did you set up? The Lily Mae Foundation was set up in 2010 Following the stillbirth of our

Our interactive map is here! The Hearts and Minds Partnership has launched an interactive map of safe perinatal mental health Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) services across England, to help signpost parents and healthcare professionals to grassroots support in their local communities. As a collective of three perinatal mental health charities ( Acacia Family Support, Bluebell Care and Smile Group ), Hearts and Minds connects, supports and celebrates VCS services prov

Shine PND Support (Gloucestershire) - our regular spotlight on a grassroots VCSE organisation in the perinatal mental health sector What is the name of your organisation and when did you set up? I set up Shine PND Support 7 years ago, it started very small and has now grown and spread! What prompted you to set up in the first place? Following the birth of my daughter Eliza (who is now 14!) I was suddenly and from nowhere struck down with severe postnatal depression and anxie