Perinatal mental health services
Having a child is a big life event, and it’s natural to experience a range of emotions and reactions during and after your pregnancy. But if these emotions start to have a negative impact on your daily life, you might be experiencing a perinatal mental health problem. If this happens to you there is help available.
You can download a leaflet here or a list of community and voluntary services is below:
Belfast Trust
Maternal Advocacy & Support Project (Mas)
www.wrda.net/projects/maternal-advocacy-and-support-project
Windsor Women’s Centre Mas – 02890 235451 windsorwomenscentre.com/
Falls Women’s Centre Mas – 02890 327672 www.fallswomenscentre.org/
Ballybeen Women’s Centre Mas – 02890 481632 www.ballybeenwomenscentre.org/
Ballybeen Women’s Centre Young Mums Mas (age 16-25)
The Parent Rooms – 0289538 0404 hello@theparentrooms.co.uk
South Eastern Trust
Atlas Centre Mas www.atlaswomenscentre.co.uk/
02892 605806
Atlas Centre, Young Mums Mas (age 16-25)
Northern Trust
Mums the Word – Glenravel Community Hub mumstheword2024@hotmail.com
(affiliated with Mas)
Dads Voice
028 25648229
info@turningpointni.co.uk
Southern Trust
Centred Soul, Newry info@centredsoul.co.uk
Chrysalis Women’s Centre, Mas 028 82622177 (affiliated with Mas)
Homestart Newry & Mourne, 028 3026 6139 ( affiliated with Mas)
Recovery college SHSCT
https://southerntrust.hscni.net/service/support-and-recovery/
https://mymentalhealthrecovery.com/
SHSCT self-help guides
https://selfhelp.cntw.nhs.uk/organisation/southern-health-and-social-care-trust
https://verve-network.co.uk/ Verve SHSCT
www.stepni.org/ STEP Dungannon
https://viawings.co.uk/ community support for social isolated/ counselling and wellbeing services
Western Trust
Women Centre Derry, Mas – 028 71267672 www.thewomenscentre.co.uk/
Strathfoyle Women’s Activity Group, Mas – 028 71860733
Minding Mum, Waterside
Christine McBride
Minding Mum Project Administrator
Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership
Shared Future Centre
Derry Londonderry
BT4 72D
T:02871342959
Minding Mammy Mental Health Programme, Derry Well Women – 028 71360777 www.derrywellwoman.org/
Support2gether, Omagh https://support2gether.com/
028 8262217
Mindwise Mums Wellness Project – Enniskillen
Fermanagh House, Broadmeadow Place, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, BT74 7HR
Rosie Keaney
Wellness Development Manager
07773 220818
Rosie.keaney@mindwisenv.org
Regional
www.linkscounselling.com/ Links counselling service (Northern & Western HSC Trust Areas)
www.app-network.org/ Action on Postpartum psychosis. There is a monthly online peer support group.
Email: app@app-network.org or reserve your place here.
https://aware-ni.org/ AWARE NI
www.cause.org.uk/ Cause carers support
www.birthwise.org.uk/
https://cypsp.hscni.net/family-support-hubs/ Family support hubs
https://cypsp.hscni.net/ebpp/ CYPSP parent support
www.nidirect.gov.uk/ articles/sure-start-services
www.home-start.org.uk/pages/category/home-start-northern-ireland
https://baby-basics.org.uk/locations practical support for baby and toddler items.
Perinatal Mental Health Symptom Checker - a resource designed to help new and expectant parents, and those around them, identify the signs of common and lesser-known perinatal mental health conditions.
MMHA Information Centre - online hub for parents, families, and friends which offers:
- Clear, reliable information about perinatal mental health
- Bitesize videos from Tessa van der Vord (@mentalhealth_midwife)
- Signposting to NHS and MMHA member support services.
All content has been developed with invaluable input from women with lived experience and clinical experts.