Tag Archives: Everyone’s Business

MMHA’s response to Scotland’s new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

By Annabelle Openshaw, Everyone’s Business Campaign Coordinator (Scotland)

Scotland’s recently published ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy‘ (June 2023) shows a continued commitment to providing essential perinatal mental health (PMH) care to women, babies, and families in Scotland.

It’s essential that the Strategy’s ambitions translate into clear, measurable actions in the follow-up ‘Delivery Plan’ and ‘Workforce Plan’. We’re particularly keen to see the Scottish Government address the risks and uncertainties raised in the MMHA’s recent mapping of specialist PMH services. Continue reading MMHA’s response to Scotland’s new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy →

Summer 2023 Everyone’s Business eBulletin out now!

The MMHA Summer 2023 eBulletin has all the latest news from our Everyone’s Business campaign and the UK perinatal mental health (PMH) community, including:

    1. New maps of specialist PMH services showing the postcode lottery which women and families face to access care
    2. Risks and opportunities in the devolved nations
    3. A new resource to help local communities commission and maintain quality PMH services
    4. New research from our members.

Download now

Please share widely on social media, tagging @MMHAlliance and #EveryonesBusiness.

 

See previous editions and Welsh translations here.

Winter 2022/23 Everyone’s Business eBulletin now available

The 25th edition of MMHA’s Everyone’s Business Campaign eBulletin is out now!

The Winter 2022/23 eBulletin has all the latest news from the campaign and UK perinatal mental health (PMH) sector, including:

    1. Key research findings from iHV’s annual survey and the latest MBRRACE report
    2. Campaign updates from the devolved nations
    3. Spotlight on domestic abuse and PMH
    4. New resources from MMHA members.

Download now

Please share widely on social media, tagging @MMHAlliance and #EveryonesBusiness.

See previous editions and Welsh language versions here.

Spring 2022 Everyone’s Business eBulletin now available!

In our Spring 2022 eBulletin, we share the latest news from MMHA’s Everyone’s Business campaign and the perinatal mental health (PMH) community, including:

    1. Important findings from new independent economic research, commissioned by the MMHA
    2. Launch of the Amplifying Maternal Voices Project, in collaboration with MMHA member the Mental Health Foundation
    3. PMH service developments from across the UK.

Download now

Please share the eBulletin with your network to help us raise awareness of the changes needed in UK PMH care and the experiences of women and families.

On Twitter and Instagram, please tag @MMHAlliance and use #EveryonesBusiness.

 

Due to technical issues, the Welsh translation of this eBulletin has been delayed but will be available shortly, along with all editions published since summer 2020, here.

Update on the rollout of specialist perinatal mental health services in Northern Ireland

In January last year, the Minister for Health Robin Swann approved funding for the development of specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services in each of Northern Ireland’s five Health and Social Care Trusts.

Since then, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has been working with Trusts to establish new multidisciplinary community perinatal mental health teams, that will include a new stepped care model to ensure regional consistency. Continue reading Update on the rollout of specialist perinatal mental health services in Northern Ireland →

Increasing access to treatment for common maternal mental health problems could have a net benefit of half a billion pounds

PRESS RELEASE
    • Independent research commissioned by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), conducted by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), estimates the costs and benefits of addressing unmet maternal mental health needs.
    • Changes to standard practice could have a net economic benefit of £490 million over ten years; £52 million in NHS savings and quality of life improvements worth £437 million.
    • 1 in 5 women are affected by maternal mental health problems, which are the leading cause of maternal death in the first postnatal year.

In a new study commissioned by the MMHA, researchers from LSE evaluated the economic viability of reforming current treatment for pregnant and postnatal women experiencing common maternal mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.

The report, ‘The economic case for increasing access to treatment for women with common mental health problems during the perinatal period’, estimates the costs and benefits of a model of care which could give women’s mental health the same priority as their physical health. The model, which focuses on the essential role of midwives and health visitors, would allow for women’s mental wellbeing to be accurately assessed at every routine contact and suitable treatments to be offered – in a similar way to physical conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Continue reading Increasing access to treatment for common maternal mental health problems could have a net benefit of half a billion pounds →

Independent evaluation highlights impact of the MMHA’s Everyone’s Business Campaign over past five years

Download full report Download summary paper

Today, WSA Community Consultants and the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) publish the results of an independent five-year evaluation of the MMHA’s campaigning work. The report, titled ‘Turning the Map Green: Evaluating the Everyone’s Business Campaign 2016–2021’, provides a broad, objective view of the MMHA’s efforts, using robust evidence* to measure the Campaign’s impact. Continue reading Independent evaluation highlights impact of the MMHA’s Everyone’s Business Campaign over past five years →

Summer 2021 Everyone’s Business eBulletin out now!

Front page of the Summer 2021 MMHA eBulletinThe summer 2021 eBulletin is out now with all the latest from MMHA’s Everyone’s Business campaign and the UK perinatal mental health (PMH) community, including:

    1. The launch of MMHA’s new #MakeAllCareCount phase of campaigning
    2. Updates from the devolved nations
    3. Research into Black, Asian and minority ethnic women’s access to PMH care.

Download now

Please help us keep PMH and the needs of women and families in the spotlight by sharing the eBulletin with those in your network.

On Twitter and Instagram, please tag @MMHAlliance and #EveryonesBusiness.

Translations

All of our eBulletins since summer 2020 are also available in Welsh.

 

Make all care count: new phase of the Everyone’s Business campaign calls for essential perinatal mental health care for all women and families in the UK

 

    • More than 1 in 10 women will experience a mental health problem during pregnancy or the first years after birth (known as ‘the perinatal period’).
    • The COVID-19 pandemic is creating additional challenges and further increasing mental health risks for new and expectant mums.
    • Now more than ever, the services supporting women and families with their perinatal mental health need to be protected and enhanced.

For almost 10 years, the Maternal Mental Health Alliance’s (MMHA) Everyone’s Business campaign has focussed primarily on securing specialist perinatal mental health (PMH) services[i] across the UK. Now, thanks to funding from the National Lottery, the MMHA is expanding this focus and launching a new campaign phase today: ‘Make all care count’. Continue reading Make all care count: new phase of the Everyone’s Business campaign calls for essential perinatal mental health care for all women and families in the UK →

The latest from the Everyone’s Business campaign in Scotland

Guest blog by Everyone’s Business Scotland coordinator, Laura Bennison

A record-breaking election

The Scottish parliamentary elections on 6 May saw the highest turnout in its history, with 66% of the population casting their vote. The Scottish National Party has been handed a fresh five-year term in government at Holyrood, their fourth in a row.

We hope to continue our work with Clare Haughey MSP, pending Cabinet decisions. Continue reading The latest from the Everyone’s Business campaign in Scotland →