Members in Parents 1st

I work for Tiny Lives Trust an independant charity who support families who have a baby in the neonatal unit at the RVI in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is a level 3 unit and the regional surgical centre for neonates.  I work with parents and staff ... Read more

I joined the parents 1st team in December 2022 to set up a new perinatal peer support programme in Jaywick and Tendring, I'm proud to have trained 8 wonderful parents to become Peer support volunteers in their local community. Our volunteers will sup ... Read more

I am CEO of a charity in Gateshead which is run by and for unpaid carers. I am particularly interested in connecting with parent carers of disabled children. Our experience in Gateshead is that parents with disabled children have difficulty accessi ... 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

Mindful Mums and Being Dad are two award-winning, free wellbeing groups that help pregnant women and new parents look after their mental and emotional wellbeing during pregnancy and their baby’s first year. Since the service began in 2016, we  ... Read more

I'm researching how peer support services for parents can be delivered digitally. This includes online support groups via video calls, social media groups, web chat, forums and more. If you have been involved with any way with a digital peer support ... 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

Hi  I work for a national charity Thrive at Five and lead the first pathfinder  in Stoke on Trent. We are working in areas where outcomes at five are varied and are using collective impact approaches to consider delivering differently and  ... Read more

Bright Futures is a registered charity (Charity Number: 1157578) supporting young mums across South Tyneside. The support available is either 1:1 or in a group setting depending on the needs of the young woman.  The service is available until t ... Read more

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I joined Strengths in Communities (trading as Parents 1st) in 2017, following my retirement from full time senior roles in the voluntary sector. My personal experience of becoming a mum and then a grandparent, raised my awareness of the need for diff ... Read more

Hello! I am co-director of a Birmingham and Black Country based CIC providing perinatal mental health and infant feeding support via volunteers

Spoons is a Greater Manchester charity that provides holistic support to families who experience neonatal care.  Wrapping care around the whole family we provide services to ensure families have access to support from admission to the neonatal  ... Read more

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Perinatal peer support facilitator for a perinatal mental health team

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

Vita works at The Australian Centre for Social Innovation as Director of Scaling Innovation.   One of these social innovations is Family by Family, which is a network of families supporting other families make change.  The model is co-desi ... Read more

I set up my own Maternal wellbeing group in january 2019 after experiencing Postnatal stress (2nd baby). The sessions focus on peer support and creating a safe space for mothers to get together and share experiences.  The sessions are called Cof ... Read more

I am a mother of 3, and have a background as a Community midwife, midwifery lecturer and Community development worker. I had the privilege of initiating the setting up of the Barkantine Birth Centre from 2014 to 2018, in my role as midwifery Lecturer ... Read more

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