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Specialist Health Visitors for Perinatal Mental Health

Specialist Health Visitors for Perinatal Mental Health

Specialist Health Visitors for Perinatal Mental Health

The Specialist Health Visitors for Perinatal Mental Health support families in Southend during the perinatal period, from pregnancy to your child’s second birthday. They work alongside the health visiting service across the City of Southend to provide assistance with emotional adjustment to parenthood and can support mental health concerns.

 

What the service offers

  • Support for parents who are emotionally adjusting to parenthood
  • Assistance with low to moderate mental health needs
  • Coordination with your Health Visiting team and other community practitioners
  • Access to additional support networks and services as needed

How to access/contact the Specialist Health Visiting Service for Perinatal Mental Health

If at any time antenatally through to your child’s second birthday, you feel low in mood, anxious or worried, or have other worries about your emotional health and adjustment to parenting, you can contact the Specialist Health Visitors directly or via your named Health Visitor. The team offers joint visits, group support, and links to other services including the Essex-wide Perinatal Mental Health Team, who have a more specialist service for women with moderate to severe difficulties.

Contact Details

For more information or to access the service, contact Jo: 07816965420, Kerry: 07977177237 or Dominique: 07866609752

NHS Talking therapies:  the service can offer a range of therapies and online resources. You can self-refer or with assistance of your GP/ Health care professional.

South Essex Mind

Community Wellbeing Services

Trust Links: a service that is run through projects across Southend and at their wellbeing community gardens in Westcliff, Shoeburyness. Kursaal and Rochford. Services include Growing Together, REACH Recovery College and Wellness Hub.

Everyone Health : a service providing healthy lifestyle and wellbeing support such as support in getting more active, weight management and social prescribing.

Active Southend

Wellbeing at Garon Park

Parenting Support / Groups and Activities

Southend On Sea 0-19 Public Health Service- call 01702 534911

Livewell Southend: Health Visiting

Southend Family Centre

City Family

Parents 1st

National Breastfeeding Helpline or telephone 0300 100 0212

Apps:  Every Mind matters, Smiling Minds, Headspace, Calm, Kooth, The self compassion app 

Something for Dads’: Fatherhood institute, Dads pad, Dads Matter, Andys Man Club 

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