Members in Parents 1st

Hi  I'm Laura, a peer support link worker for the peer to parent networking covering Basildon. My role is to support families who are pregnant or have babies up to 1 year old that may be struggling with things such as emotional wellbeing or soc ... 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

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

I am a qualified Early Years Teacher and assessor in Early Years/SEN education and development. I am a self-motivated individual qualified with a great deal of valuable experience in teaching, management, and leadership skills. I have more than 10 y ... Read more

My name is Iain Ledgerwood, and I am the Partner Peer Support Worker (PPSW) working with the Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) team in Gloucestershire.  My role is to support Dads and non-birthing partners involved in supporting women struggling wi ... 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

Hi, I'm Nicola. I'm a Peer Support worker in the Thurrock West locality (Aveley, Ockendon Purfleet area) My role is to support families through pregnancy and beyond with their emotional wellbeing and practical support. I am Mum to two Children and ... Read more

We offer smoke free support to women and household members throughout their pregnancy and up to 6 weeks postnatally.  We offer up to date information about smoking in pregnancy and can offer FREE Nicotine Replacement Products, Vapes and behavio ... Read more

I'm Laura and I am a Perintal Peer Support Link Worker for the Peer to Parent network. I cover the Harlow and West Essex area. My role is to support families who are curerently expecting or have babies up to the age of 1 years old. I can provide peer ... Read more

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Hi! I'm Keri, I have been with parents first since 2022 as a perinatal peer support link worker, covering Basildon and Chelmsford for the peer to parent network. i am a mum of 3 and have experienced the canny highs and lows of parenting. I love to b ... Read more

Hi everyone, I'm Nicole CEO of B3-Bumps Birth and Belonging CIC. We are A grassroots organisation based in Thurrock who provide support for Black, African and Caribbean women and families in the perinatal period. Our focus is on improving the overal ... Read more

Hi,    I am a peer support worker at Light support. We offer pre and postnatal peer support via groups and one to one support from pregnancy upto baby being 2 years old. We cover yorkshire, rotherham and doncaster.  ... Read more

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Im Kirsty, i Joined Parents 1st in 2022 as part of the Pan Essex project and the peer to parent network. i am a peer support link worker, working with parents who are pregnant and those with babies under a year old. I cover the North East Essex area. ... Read more

I have been volunteering with Parent's 1st as a peer supporter since 2019. I've found my role to be extremely rewarding - for both, me, and the parents who have utilised the support Parents 1st offers. 

I currently lead an infant mental health service called Wee Minds Matter, in Glasgow and Clyde NHS. We have set up the service over the past year and in the autumn I will be returning to work in a perinatal service in South West Yorkshire as a Parent ... Read more

I have 20 years working with children in the early years, some of this has been in Hong Kong. I am looking for work in a different field where I can support families in my local area and help them with their individual needs. I am currently studying ... Read more

Beelotus is dedicated to empowering Black families to access support, achieve positive outcomes, and to prevent the escalation of their needs.”   Mission  To provide Early Help services to Black parents experiencing mental health p ... 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

Our mission is to strengthen relationships for couples, families, communities and workplaces using evidence based training and digital resources.Relationship skills can be learned at any time of life and we work with individuals, couples and families ... Read more

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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.

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

Hi I'm Alice full time mum from Brentwood having the baby in Basildon hospital and due in September and my first 2 are 10,12 don't have any friends who pregant this y iv joined and maybe also make friends who also pregnant. 

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Hello, I am co-Director of a small CIC in Worcestershire providing a range of educational and support services across the transition to parenthood.

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