Members in Parents 1st

28 years in 'health & social care' ... and I am a parent. I spent 14 years working in the voluntary sector in service areas where peer support and harnessing the expertise of those with lived experience was growing rapidly and with a very positiv ... Read more

Paula joined Parents 1st as CEO in August 2024, following the announcement of our founder’s (Celia Suppiah) retirement. Paula brings over a decade of executive and senior leadership experience, with a proven track record in strategy developmen ... Read more

Sensory Help Now is a supportive online community of parents and carers with sensory integration qualified therapists on hand to answer your queries and concerns. We've also got a suite of short videos and downloads teaching you tips and activities ( ... Read more

I am an art therapist and Director of The Collective Arts Group CIC, a non-profit social enterprise committed to enhancing the mental health and well-being of women, families, and communities.  In this capacity, I lead The Creative Wellbeing Pr ... Read more

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The Parent Village It takes a village to raise a child Let us help you build your own village and raise your children with love and compassion. We provide a parent led offer grounded in evidence based practice that helps parents to feel a little  ... Read more

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The Hearts and Minds Partnership is a collective of three perinatal mental health charities: Acacia - The Midlands, Bluebell Care - South West and Smile Group - North West. We’re not a membership organisation, but a thriving community of grass ... Read more

MuM-PreDiCT is a group of 8 UK universities. Our aim is to improve care for pregnant women with 2 or more long-term physical / mental health conditions and their families, through research. MuM-PreDiCT is funded by the Medical Research Council and N ... Read more

I am a mother of three children with over 25 years experience of working in Early Years and Social Care. Over the last 16 months I have been dedicated to the development of my work as a Doula and Parenting practitioner.  I want to be able to sup ... Read more

I work with the Camden Baby Feeding Team for CNWL NHS Foundation Trust. I am researching the effect of infant feeding peer support on perinatal mental health.

I facilitate events, meetings and workshops - of all shapes and sizes. My experience is primarily in the voluntary and community sector and I work a lot with partnerships, especially those that seek to strike a more equal approach to delivering suppo ... Read more

For Baby’s Sake is an innovative, therapeutic, trauma informed, programme working with all family members supporting a recovery framework to overcome the devastating effects of domestic abuse, acknowledge & explore unresolved & often co ... Read more

We support parents and babies using Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) and Baby Bonding Groups

CEO and founder of Prosperitys  Prosperity is a maternal wellbeing social enterprise which supports Black and brown mums and mums to be in the uk for free. Prosperitys is a member of the Maternity Mental Health Alliance.     Co foun ... Read more

I volunteer for Community Parents, during pregnancy and after birth. 

Maternal Journal and Kingston MVP

Family Links vision is for every child and adult to realise their individual potential, enjoy positive relationships and live healthy and fulfilled lives. We deliver training programmes based on the Nurturing Programme that build and sustain emotiona ... Read more

If you need any help or advice please do not hesitate to email us at [email protected]. Office hours are: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.   Best wishes,   The Parents1st Uk team ... Read more

My background is in antenatal education and I’ve been part of the Parents 1st team for over 15 years. In my role as Practice Lead for the PPBB Programme in South and North Essex, I oversee the organisation and delivery of our peer supporter and ... Read more

Support through pregnancy birth and post natally

Also do outreach alongside midwife clinics

I'm a mum with lived experience of perinatal mental health difficulties, and co-developed the perinatal peer support principles. Take a look: https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/psp/ I'm currently writing a piece for Health Education Engla ... Read more