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, www.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.
For more information access Perinatal Mental Health page | HSC Public Health Agency