Women and mental health
Issues that affect women's health and women's mental health, and getting support.
Read : Women and mental healthAll About Depression booklet
This booklet includes information about depression, the kinds of help available, details of useful organisations, and suggestions for further reading.
Read : All About Depression bookletParenting and mental health
How mental health problems might affect your parenting, looking after yourself, how children can be affected and practical ways to help your children.
Read : Parenting and mental healthDepression
The symptoms and causes of depression, getting support and ways you can look after yourself.
Read : DepressionBreastfeeding and my mental health
Laura, mum of 3, shares her experience of breastfeeding her third child, who was born prematurely. For Laura, breastfeeding her children has been crucial for her mental health and wellbeing.
Read : Breastfeeding and my mental healthYoung Parents Connect
Young Parents Connect is a three-year peer support project for young mothers (up to 25 years) that uses a creative, whole-family approach to mental health prevention within a community setting.
Read : Young Parents ConnectAmplifying Maternal Voices project
The Amplifying Maternal Voices (AMV) project spotlights mothers' maternal mental health experiences from seldom-heard communities.
Read : Amplifying Maternal Voices projectYoung Mums Together
Young Mums Together was a funded, three-year programme to develop 15 sustainable peer and professional support hubs for young mothers in three London boroughs.
Read : Young Mums TogetherMums and Babies in Mind
This project supports local leaders in four areas of England to improve care and quality of life for mums with mental health problems during pregnancy and the first year of life and their babies.
Read : Mums and Babies in Mind