Current members

Based across the Forth Valley region, Aberlour help mums struggling with anxiety and depression in pregnancy, and after their baby is born. They match them up with highly-trained volunteer befrienders. They offer emotional support in order to help tackle poor mental health and wellbeing.

Aberlour befrienders are there for them while they are pregnant, and until baby is one. This friendship helps mum, her partner and immediate family as a result. Aberlour aims to improve parents’ mental health and promote healthy attachments between baby and parents.

Acacia provides, free of charge, a wide range of individual, group-based and peer support services to help women recover from the symptoms associated with pre and postnatal depression and anxiety. Their services are delivered across Birmingham by a team of 40 trained volunteers and a small staff team and they include telephone befriending, individual listening/befriending, CBT based group workshops, telephone support and practical in-home support. Acacia's staff and volunteers have themselves experienced maternal mental health or other mental health problems. This helps them to better understand how women are feeling and to show them that this is a temporary illness and that they can get through it.

Action Mental Health changes the lives of those living with mental ill health and promotes resilience and well-being to future generations.

Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting women and families affected by postpartum psychosis (PP). PP is a severe form of postnatal illness that affects 1-2 in every 1,000 new mums. Symptoms begin in the days following childbirth and include hallucinations, delusions, elation or depression, and extreme confusion.

APP runs an award-winning peer support service, connecting women and families to recovered volunteers; develops patient information; raises awareness; dispels myths and stigmas; campaigns for improved perinatal mental health services; trains health professionals; and facilitates vital research into the condition.

APP is run by academics, health professionals and women and families who have been affected by PP.

Approachable Parenting CIC is a registered company which is also a non for profit organisation that provides parenting courses and coaching to BAME families especially Muslim families within the UK. The organisation was developed because Muslim parents wanted help with parenting issues form an organisation who understood their background, culture and faith.

The evidenced based '5 Pillars of Parenting' programmes are culturally sensitive tailored for the Muslim communities, which integrating psychological models within an Islamic framework consistent with parental attitudes, forming a basis for motivational change within parenting.

We work with parents, both mums and dads over 4 weeks ‘Pregnancy and Beyond’ or 8 weeks ‘Pregnancy to 3 years’ which are delivered by qualified trainers.

Approachable Parenting is based in Birmingham, however we also work in London, Manchester and Bradford.

The Association for Post-Natal Illness was established in 1979 to provide support to mothers suffering from post-natal illness and increase public awareness of the illness.

We provide a confidential telephone helpline and information leaflets for sufferers and health professionals. We also have a network of volunteers across the country who have recovered from the illness. They provide phone, email or postal support to current sufferers and act as proof that they can, and will, get better.

AWARE is the Depression Charity for Northern Ireland, offering support and education for people with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. The charity has a large network of peer-led support groups run by a team of trained volunteer. We deliver mental health and wellbeing programmes to mothers to support their mental health before, during and after pregnancy. We are active in campaigning for maternal mental health issues to be prioritised in Northern Ireland. Our programmes focus on prevention, early intervention, postvention, education and support. Our vision is of a future where people can talk about their mental health openly, access services appropriate to their needs and have the skills and knowledge to maintain positive mental health.

The national charity for children in care and young care leavers. 

Become's mission is to help children in care and young care leavers to believe in themselves and to heal, grow and unleash their potential. They work alongside them to make the care system the best it can be.

Beelotus is a not for profit organisation delivering postnatal support to mothers diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Their mission is to provide Early Help services to parents experiencing mental health illnesses.

Their vision is a society where all parents experiencing a mental health illness are not judged nor isolated but are supported and empowered to provide a loving, safe and healthy environment for their child.

To break the cycle of intergenerational trauma related to mental health challenges in parents.

Best Beginnings is a charity that aims to give every baby born in the UK the best start in life and tackle inequalities in infant health. We produce film resources that feature the lived experience of families facing the challenges of parenthood. We are producing a series of new films, documentary and drama, that explore the whole spectrum of perinatal mental health issues. Many of the films will be featured in our parenting app Baby Buddy where they are seamlessly integrated with content on physical health and wellbeing.