Did you know? Each year about 140,000 mums around the world will experience postpartum psychosis.
Join APP's call for access to Mother and Baby Units for mums who experience postpartum psychosis wherever they live in the world.
#KeepMumsAndBabiesTogether #WorldMentalHealthDay
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YouTube video by Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP)
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β° It should take about 15β20 minutes to complete. Share your thoughts here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBRSBND
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π If you have been affected by this film, need any support, or want to meet others affected by postpartum psychosis, please get in touch: @actiononpp.bsky.social
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It was commissioned as part of the GSK IMPACT award prize package.
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It features our peer support team working with families in Mother and Baby Units, as well as Shaheda from our Diverse Communities Outreach project.
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YouTube video by Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP)
π¬ Watch our new film!
π¬ Watch our new film!
Weβre so proud to share a powerful short film showcasing Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP)βs work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Mi...
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"My amazing wife Natalie has published a βLetter to my Partnerβ in Chat Magazine! It takes amazing strength to open up and share something so personal... I am so proud of you my girl π"
π² Repost @wasley_postpartumpsychosis from Instagram
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The APP June Newsletter is out today! ποΈ
Catch up on the latest news here: mailchi.mp/app-network/...
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π Good luck Claire, Louise, Mary, Roban & Laura taking part in the Great Swim in Lake Windermere this weekend! All healthcare professionals from the South West Yorks Community Perinatal Mental Health Team, they love open water swimming: www.app-network.org/news/fundraising @allofusinmind.bsky.social
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Last night's BBC Spotlight investigation highlighted the devastating consequences of Northern Ireland being the only UK nation without a Mother and Baby Unit.
The MMHA is calling for urgent action. Read our response: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/mmha-me... #SpotlightNI #MumBabyTogetherNI
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@rcpsych.bsky.social @mmhalliance.bsky.social
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Maternal mental health: Calls for specialist unit in Northern Ireland
Mothers with serious mental health problems are separated from their babies in Northern Ireland, unlike the rest of the UK.
Powerful stories from brave women - This is @BBCSpotlightNI I will be talking about this programme across TV & Radio. View tonight BBC1 @10 40 pm. Or catch it now on the BBC iplayer
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thank you to everyone who has shared their experiences of postpartum psychosis, and everyone who is helping make a difference in NI.
#MumBabyTogetherNI
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Next APP NI cafΓ© group (online)
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Thursday 12 June, 7.30β9pm
βοΈ Message us for the booking link or email: app@app-network.org
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We were so proud to see the Belfast perinatal team shown in their APP t-shirts, raising awareness and fundraising.
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The programme includes interviews with people from our Northern Ireland (NI) cafΓ© group, others with lived experience of severe postnatal mental illness, and perinatal mental health professionals from NI and from Jasmine Lodge MBU in Exeter.
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Members of the APP team have said the programme is powerful, emotional and deeply moving. If you choose to watch on BBC iPlayer, please look after yourself and reach out to APP for peer support.
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Todayβs BBC Spotlight programme βMums in Crisisβ investigates perinatal mental health care in Northern Ireland, showing just how urgently a Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) is needed to save lives and prevent life-long trauma.
There is no MBU in Northern Ireland, and APP is campaigning for this to change
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Weβre delighted that Action on Postpartum Psychosis has been selected as one of 10 winners of the prestigious 2025 GSK IMPACT Awards!
Read more here: www.app-network.org/uncategorized/app-wins-prestigious-gsk-impact-award/
#GSKIMPACTUK @thekingsfund.bsky.social
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Today is #InternationalDayOfTheMidwife and the start of #MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek. The theme βYour Voice, Your Strengthβ resonates deeply with us at APP π
Thank you, Danielle, for sharing your story:
www.app-network.org/ourstories/d...
@pmhpuk.bsky.social @mmhalliance.bsky.social
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Salaam, are you a Muslim mum who has experienced psychosis after giving birth? Would you like to meet others who have experienced it too?
π APP Muslim mums cafΓ© group (online)
Tuesday 6th May, 12.30-1.30pm
π² Book here: bookwhen.com/apppeersuppo...
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#PostpartumPsychosis #PPPAwarenessDay #PeerSupport #MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MaternalMHMatters #PerinatalMentalHealth #MMHAW #MMHAW25 #YourVoiceYourStrength @pmhpuk.bsky.social @mmhalliance.bsky.social
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We're proud once again to support Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (5 - 11 May) β an important campaign founded by the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership.
The theme for this year's campaign is βYour Voice, Your Strengthβ β something that resonates deeply with us at APP π
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Today, weβre proud to launch new resources offering support to families bereaved by postpartum psychosis.
Here, Rich Baish, APP Development Manager, talks us through them.
If you, or someone you know, has been affected, visit the resources here: ActionOnPP.org/BereavedFamilies or get in touch π
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New resources launched for families bereaved by postpartum psychosis.
With lived experience stories, information about grief, practical advice on finances, inquests, remembrance and more.
Explore our new resources: ActionOnPP.org/BereavedFamilies or get in touch π
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Are you a Muslim mum who has experienced psychosis after giving birth? Would you like to meet other mums who have experienced it too?
π Muslim mums cafΓ© group (online)
Tue lunchtimes - 6 May & 1 Jul, 12.30-1.30pm
Fri 6 Jun, 7.30-8.30pm
Email: MuslimPeerSupport@app-network.org
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New mum seems strange? Seek help. It could be postpartum psychosis, a treatable medical emergency.
Help make an urgent appointment with their doctor, midwife, health visitor or call 111. If you think there is imminent danger, call 999.
With help they will recover.
ActionOnPP.org #PPPAwarenessDay
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It's Pregnancy and Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day.
Weβre joining #PPPAwarenessDay to raise awareness around postpartum psychosis and perinatal mental health.
π Weβre here with help and support: www.ActionOnPP.org
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When it's not just the baby blues
Why postpartum psychosis needs more awareness
New substack - in advance of maternal mental health awareness week Iβve written a post about postpartum psychosis - the signs we should all be aware of - and the fabulous charity I work with - @actiononpp.bsky.social -
lucynichol.substack.com/p/when-its-n...
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Welsh Labour MP for Gower | Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
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Perinatal psychiatrist | half of @beyondbabyblues.bsky.social | #maternalmentalhealth #womenshealth #meded #patientsafety | here for perinatal chat, book recommendations and cat pics π³οΈβπ
Associate Professor & Maternity Services Researcher @ox.ac.uk @npeu-oxford.bsky.social @npeu-ukmidss.bsky.social ; feminist; mother; granny. Everything here in personal capacity.
Researcher, midwife, educator, writer. LLD FMedSci FRSE. Professor Emerita, University of Dundee, Scotland. Author of Independent Report on midwifery and maternity services in Northern Ireland. #equity #evidence #quality #safety #maternalhealth #newborn
Perinatal and Reproductive Psych NP and midwife
Woman, mother, Professor of Midwifery, feminist, researcher, #ENOUGH
Previously FSRH.
We are the largest UK professional membership organisation working at the heart of sexual and reproductive health, supporting healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality care.
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Founder/ CEO of Global Mental Health Peer Network at www.gmhpn.org
Editor-in-Chief PLOS Mental Health
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The Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London is one of 15
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We work with our partners on applied health and care research.
University of York based perinatal mental health social research studies, including the Solutions to Perinatal Loneliness Project, and a study evaluating support for perinatal young mothers and birthing parents https://perinatal-loneliness.com/
Professional Lead Clinical Psychologist
Jasmine Lodge, Mother and Baby Unit, Devon ~ views my own
Consultant occupational therapist and associate director for AHP working in perinatal mental health and forensic services. All views are my own. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226241295602
Early Childhood Matters is the global storytelling platform connecting voices and ideas that advance collective thinking on early childhood development. Read globally, distributed freely https://earlychildhoodmatters.online
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Innovation Fellow at University of Edinburgh.
Perinatal mental health / Intergenerational mental health
Exploring the relationships between caregiver social determinants of mental health, technology use, and parent-infant early relational health
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We aim to improve #MentalHealth by championing expertise by experience involvement in all stages of research. RT β endorsement. #MentalHealthResearchMatters
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Supporting moms & couples through birth trauma, identity shifts, & the mental load. PMH-C therapist + coach | Momma Inc. | Here to help you heal & thrive.
Personal capacity. Chair People's Health Trust, Trustee Affinity Trust. Fellow Fac Public Health. Mental Health, Arts, Learning Disability, Health Inequalities, Mindfulness, Peace, Nature Connection, Swans. Studied Archaeology & Anthropology. Typos galore
Associate Professor, Lead Midwife for Education, University of Birmingham, UK
Director, Institute for Mental Health, and Chair in Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health, University of Birmingham. Interested in psychosis, youth mental health, neuroscience, philosophy, phenomenology. NHS Psychiatrist in Early Intervention in Psychosis