Our new service has improved access to mental health care and support for hundreds of people who have experienced loss, distress or trauma during pregnancy and birth.
In its first year the service has contributed to perinatal mental health access of nearly 2,500 people receiving the specialist help and care they needed.
Made up of therapists, psychologists, assistant psychologists, specialist midwives and peer support workers, our service takes a multi-agency holistic approach to supporting women and birthing people.
Our service is called Silver Birch Hubs and was named by our patient ‘experts by experience’. They also helped design the new service and their ongoing involvement will contribute to future developments.
Already, there has been national attention for the services engagement work and excellent service user feedback.
“The service has been life changing for me. The positive impact it has had on my life and outlook on life is something I never thought was possible. The care and support received by X and the team was second to none and I can’t thank them enough.”
“Thank you so much to the team… who supported me throughout my journey with the service. From our first encounter I knew I was in the right hands. I was able to talk about my traumas in a very safe place with no judgement and validation of how I feel.”
“I felt the support I had was like wrap around care, that consistently helped me process my anxiety and fears through each stage of pregnancy in a safe place I felt listened to and seen…”
The service is also helping to establish better connections and working relationships across all sectors involved in perinatal care including voluntary, community and faith (VCF) organisations. This approach is also helping to raise awareness of perinatal services with the aim of ensuring more people across all our communities get access to the services they need.
