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Find a local support group

Resources

The Hearts & Minds Partnership map page features high quality grassroots support for parents with their mental health during the perinatal period. This includes services offering a huge range of person-centred support in a variety of formats.

On this page however, we have featured organisations who might have a specialism that is much broader, or perhaps a focus on specific life experiences. We hope finding out about these organisations is helpful for you.

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(For more information about perinatal mental health and explanations about terms and references check our FAQs)

Organisations with general family and / or mental health support
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Birthrights

Birthrights exists to protect your human rights during pregnancy and childbirth

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Family Nurse Partnership

The Family Nurse Partnership supports young parents

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Mind

A national mental health charity. Specific information and support about perinatal mental health

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Young Minds

Young Minds supports young people with all aspects of their mental health

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Brazelton Centre UK

A national charity dedicated to supporting healthy parent-baby relationships though promoting an understanding of newborn babies’ communication.

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Home-Start UK

A local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times, including perinatal mental health

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National Childbirth Trust

Support and advice for all areas of pregnancy and early parenthood

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Cry-sis

Cry-sis offers support to parents of crying and sleepless babies

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Maternal Mental Health Alliance

The MMHA is dedicated to ensuring women and families affected by perinatal mental health problems have access to high quality, compassionate care

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National Maternity Voices

Embedding service users' voices within the heart of maternity care. NMV) is the association of independent lay leaders of Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships

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Organisations with support connected to specific perinatal and / or life experiences
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Birth Trauma

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Make Birth Better

Supporting people impacted by birth trauma & vicarious trauma through training, campaigning and awareness raising

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Black Maternal Experience

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MamaDoc

Empowering Migrant parents every step of the way

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Family Structures

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Twins Trust

For parents of twins and multiples

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Miscarriage & Loss

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Miscarriage Association

For those experiencing miscarriage and loss

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Neonatal Care

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Bliss

For parents whose babies require neonatal care because they are born prematurely or sick

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Socio-economic Difference

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Birth Companions

For women & babies in criminal justice, social care, immigration systems, or experiencing homelessness / abuse

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Birth Trauma

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Birth Trauma Association

Supporting parents and families who have been affected and traumatised by their experience of birth

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Family Structures

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Gingerbread

Fighting to create a world where all single parents and their children thrive.

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Fertility

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Fertility Network UK

Advice, information and support for the fertility journey including groups focusing on pregnancy and beyond

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Miscarriage & Loss

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SANDS

For those experiencing miscarriage and loss

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Neurodiversity

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Autistic Parents UK

Providing peer-led support to parents who are Autistic themselves regardless of their children's neurotype

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Black Maternal Experience

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The Motherhood Group

Supporting the Black maternal experience through events, workshops, peer support programs and advocacy

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Family Structures

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Kinship

Supporting friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to

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Maternal Birth Injury

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MASIC

Supporting women who have suffered maternal injury during childbirth with information, support and guidance

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Miscarriage & Loss

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Tommy's

Baby loss information and support

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Pregnancy Conditions

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ICP Support

Information and support for those affected by ICP - Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy

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Crisis Advice

Please note that we are not a crisis service so if you feel like you need urgent help, then get in contact with organisations who can support you right now. 

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