Members in Parents 1st

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

I have been part of the Parents 1st team for over 10 years and train lots of lovely volunteers to become a pregnancy pal's or birth buddy's. I am also one of the programmes assessors and support volunteers and peer supporters to complete their CASCHE ... 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

Role involves: Training and consultation role; close liaison with Specialist Perinatal Mental Health (SPMH) team: facilitaing groups including: Mellow Bumps antenatal / Time for Me postnatal support groups and Family Foundations parental relatio ... Read more