Talking to someone about your emotional wellbeing can help make sure you get the help and support you need
perinatal mental health supportWe offer maternal mental health and wellbeing support, advice and information to women, birthing people and their families in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. As mothers who have lived experience of depression, anxiety and isolation during pregnancy or after the birth of one or more of our babies, we understand how hard early parenthood can feel and how difficult it can be to ask for help.
Our Services
Mothers for Mothers are delighted to have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This prestigious award is the highest recognition possible for VCSE groups in the UK. It recognises the dedication, commitment and passion of all of the women and birthing people with a lived experience of maternal mental illness, who have generously given their time, skills and compassion to support others. We are so proud that our wonderful team have been honoured in this way. It is very emotional to think about all the families that they have supported over 40 years. The women and birthing people who we walk alongside on their journey to recovery are the inspiration for all that we do. This honours their bravery.
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We are recruiting a new Chair of Trustees for 2025. More information is available by downloading the candidate pack. You can contact our CEO, Maria Viner, to arrange an informal discussion on maria.viner@mothersformothers.co.uk
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In last nights episode of @imacelebrity the campmates talked openly about their experiences of becoming new parents and the challenges that they faced including postnatal depression.
It is so important that these conversations are had in order to reduce the stigma and isolation.
If you, or someone you know, is struggling or needs support please help them find the support that is right for them.
Our helpline is open Mon-Friday, 10am-9pm (0117 935 9366) for those local to us.
@hmpartnership are available for those who live elsewhere.
#PerinatalMentalHealth #MaternalMentalHealthMatters
Tonight we light a candle in #Bristol, burning brightly, to remember all of the Mothers who have lost their lives due to maternal mental illness.
Please reach out to new Mums to ask how they are and if they need support please help them find services or support that is right for them.
MaternalMHMatters #MaternalMentalHealth #PeerSupport
As @givingtuesdayuk came to a close yesterday we celebrated a month of giving...generosity of giving by our corporate supporters to us as an organisation to enable us to give to our families to help make the festive season a little brighter.
Yesterday we held our Festive Trip for our families at @ritornolounge and @wethecurious_
We had a special visit from Santa with gifts for both mums and children and we are so grateful to have had support from @tescofood #StapleHill, @asda #Bedminster, @lush #CribbsCauseway and @lw_creations_bristol to enable Santa to give these gifts.
Thank you so much to all our families who came along. It was so lovely to see so many of you there.
Thanks must also go to @bbccin and @quartetcommunity for making this trip possible.
We are also so grateful for the support of @dunelmuk #Brislington staff and customers for their support through their #TreeOfJoy campaign which has enabled us to be able to donate gifts to more of our families.
Huge thank you to each and everyone one of you.
#FestiveGiving #GivingTuesday #MaternalMentalHealth
📢We need your help!📢
Between 5 and 19 Dec @benefactgroup are running their 12 days of Giving. They will be donating £1000 to 10 charities every day.
For #MothersForMothers to be in with a chance we need as many of you to nominate us as possible. Please click on the link below to nominate us and help us to be awarded £1000.
Link to nominate is below 👇🏻
https://movementforgood.com/
#FestiveGiving #12DaysOfChristmas
Huge thank you to @dunelmuk #Bristol #Brislington and their customers for donating #TreeOfJoy gifts to some of our families.
These are just some of the gift bags that @kaeti76 collected from Rosie at #Dunelm.
Investment in our community like this is so vital to #MothersForMothers and a perfect way to lead into @givingtuesdayuk next week.
#GivingTuesday #WithThanks #FestiveGiving
Today we had another successful meet up with the mums of Albanian Community in the Southwest UK
Our SEND Peer Support Worker, Sapna spent time talking about early communication. She used the communication tree as a visual to help the mums understand how communication develops.
Our Home visiting coordinator Claire, even demonstrated ways where you can promote positive communication and interaction through play and bubbles!
Our peer support worker Genevieve was on hand to provide peer support for any mum needing it.
Thank you Eastgate @ikeauk for hosting this event.
@alb_community_southwest_uk
#EarlyCommunication
#peersupport #maternalmentalhealth #maternalmentalhealthmatters
Last week, we attended the 20th anniversary of the Healthy Living Centre in the Wellspring site in Barton Hill, Bristol.
It was a chance to celebrate the community that made it happen!
We learnt more about the history of the Healthy Living Centre, as well as finding out more about what the new Wellspring Settlement has on offer!
Anyone recognise this door?
Pre Covid this is was door which lead you to our Barton Hill Peer support group.
@wellspringsettlement
#peersupport
Over the last couple of weeks in our Support Groups some of the children have been busy making Festive cards which some of our wonderful supporters will be receiving in the next few weeks.
They have all really enjoyed getting crafty and we hope those who receive the cards will feel that little bit more connected to our work and the benefit that their support and investment in our community brings.
#FestiveCrafts #Impact #Stewardship