working to improve perinatal and infant mental health and parent-infant relationships. views are my own.
Yorkshire and The Humber
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children’s needs and mothers’ needs are devalued theguardian.com/society/2023…
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Today’s climate activist ‘criminals’ are tomorrow’s heroes: silencing them in court is immoral | George Monbiot | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Sanah Ahsan | The Guardian’s article rings true for infant mental health. If we really are committed to mental health, eliminating poverty would be prioritised. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Listening to women share their mental health stories today, was reminded of the quote “Courage calls to courage everywhere” - through sharing our stories with families, communities, workplaces we change the story from stigma and shame to hope and recovery #maternalmentalhealth
Feeling extremely privileged to be on a panel with such wonderful women and feeling v. emotional hearing from women about their experiences of mental illness during pregnancy. Great discussions on vaccines in pregnancy too-busting myths one at a time! Thanks @MiahRukeya ❤️
Grateful for today. It was extremely moving listening to women’s stories about their mental health experiences. Only though listening will services develop to offer the best care. @MiahRukeya looking forward to another event - thank you
A great event @jassij1984 courageous women shared powerful experiences with us so to learn from them and support others. Nothing could be more humbling!
Thank you for helping to organise and being on the panel. You were amazing!❤💙💜
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Perinatal mental health services provides care preconception, antenatally and postnatally and this includes supporting the parent-infant relationship - early intervention and prevention. Investment saves
This week is Children’s mental health week. A child’s mental health development starts at the point of conception. It is essential we fund services and prioritise reinstating face to face contact with families babiesinlockdown.info/no-one…
Son accident: A&E, quick triage, 2 X-rays, 2 clinicians reviewed, explaining all to my son, treatment provided. Whilst there, a man appeared v distressed/volatile, nurse soothed and comforted him, making sense of his behaviour with compassion: ❤️ NHS free at point of use
Great to have you attend. Always makes training richer when training is multidisciplinary and attended by people who really care. Thanks for coming
Brilliant informative training on Perinatal Mental Health today with Dr Lian Chua & @ooooma @BDCFT #SMABS service
#ParentInfantRelationship
#identifySignsEarly
#collaboration
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Perinatal mental health services need to provide care that supports the mother, the parent-infant relationship and infant mental health as well as the whole family system to be effective and care must be trauma informed
An interesting paper highlighting again why the 'worlds' of Infant/Maternal/Perinatal Mental Health need to work more closely together to get the best outcomes for both infant and mum
#strongerfromthestart
@BarnardosNI
@MMHAlliance
Enjoyed meeting with @CommunityChild7 @BDCFT 0-19 service clinical lead - passionate about families getting compassionate trauma informed care that makes a difference. Together looking at families’ journeys in services and at how to ensure our care gives families the best start
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Positive feedback from @CommunityChild7 @BDCFT 0-19 practitioners attending perinatal mental health training - understanding pathways, importance of communication, risk and perinatal mental health care must be trauma informed care.
Many good meetings today: delivered parent-infant relationship training to new practitioners in @BDCFT 0-19 service - feedback that they will use the training to improve practice- to share information with families - babies are amazing & born communicators. @Dickens0Dickens
Many good meetings today: improving perinatal mental health pathway between MWB IAPT Bradford and health visiting, met the new perinatal IAPT practitioner, HVing perinatal mental mental practitioner starting soon - improving care @NaomiHoldswort2 @BDCFT @CommunityChild7
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The Specialist Mother and Baby Service @BDCFT has produced a new resource to support conversations with young children about mum’s mental health including visiting in psychiatric hospital bdct.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploa… at website bdct.nhs.uk/services/special…
Interesting article. I spend a lot of time with babies and that finding disturbs me.
What do consciousness scientists believe about animal consciousness (and babies)? @PsyArXiv doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/8mbs…… @theASSC @24Assc #ASSC24 @lolabeerendonk @jjfahrenfort @anilkseth
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