The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) has been mapping the provision of specialist perinatal mental health (PMH) services across the UK since 2013. Their latest report highlights significant progress made in all four nations, however, there are still significant challenges to be addressed.
Key recommendations to sustain progress:
- Ensure funding is more transparent
- Address short- and long-term workforce issues
- Prioritise equity
- Have ambitious quality standards
- Enable women’s experiences to create change
- Continue commitment to specialist PMH care
- Improve data collection and transparency
- Join up the care women and families receive
- Take a trauma-informed approach
Read the full report: https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/MMHA-Specialist-PMH-community-team-maps-2023.pdf