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Maternal Mental Health Alliance
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Maternal Mental Health Alliance
@MMHAlliance
A charity and network of over 130 organisations working together with clinicians and experts by experience to make perinatal mental health #EveryonesBusiness.
- We are sending our thoughts and best wishes for a speedy and smooth recovery to our Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales.
- Great to see @KensingtonRoyal @earlychildhood launch of the #ShapingUs campaign. And proud to see many @MMHAlliance members listed as support resources centreforearlychildhood.org/find-help-and-…Meet Layla 👋 @Earlychildhood Our earliest years shape the rest of our lives. From pregnancy to the age of five, the world around us, the people we meet, and the experiences we have are all #ShapingUs
00:00 - Maternal or perinatal mental health problems are really common, impacting around 1 in 5 mums in the UK. But with the right care at the right time, it is possible to recover and thrive! For information and support, visit maternalmentalhealthalliance.org. #MMHAW23 #TogetherInAChangingWorld
00:00 - Wishing HRH The Princess of Wales a very happy birthday. We are most grateful to The Princess for her royal patronage of the MMHA and her commitment to help women, babies and families access support for their mental health. #shapingus @KensingtonRoyal youtube.com/watch?v=T64MIf…
- We are honoured and delighted to announce Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge as Royal Patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance and look forward to working together to ensure the needs of all women, babies, and families continue to be heard and met. @KensingtonRoyalThis #MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek is about the power and importance of connection. We all know that pregnancy, childbirth and the first months and years of a child’s life can be hugely demanding.
00:00 - We welcome today’s @Earlychildhood Business Taskforce report and its recognition that supporting parents and caregivers is crucial to the next generation's wellbeing. We hope more will follow in their footsteps and take action for working parents, caregivers and their families.Today, The Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood is delighted to announce the publication of a report setting out the business case for prioritising early childhood. …inesscase.centreforearlychildhood.org #CaseforEarlyChildhood
00:00 - Really pleased that our president Dr Gregoire and representatives of MMHA members are among the experts appointed to advise The Princess of Wales on her @Earlychildhood work, making sure the needs of mums, babies and families impacted by #PerinatalMentalHealth problems are heard.An insightful first meeting with our @Earlychildhood Advisory Group, discussing a shared passion for the extraordinary impact of the first five years of life and its role in shaping us. Very exciting things ahead…!
- Replying to @MMHAllianceAnd thank you to our patron, HRH The Princess of Wales, and the team at @KensingtonRoyal for their tireless work in raising awareness of #PerinatalMentalHealth problems, and the needs of women, babies and families impacted by them. #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD23
- The Maternal Mental Health Alliance sends heartfelt condolences to our Patron, @KensingtonRoyal HRH The Duchess of Cambridge and the entire Royal Family following the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Our deepest sympathies at this time of loss.
- We were delighted to invite our Royal Patron, The Princess of Wales, to Colham Manor Children's Centre this morning to showcase the life-changing work happening in @Hillingdon to support mums, babies and families impacted by #PerinatalMentalHealth problems.A wonderful first visit with the Maternal Mental Health Alliance this morning, seeing its work and the benefit a holistic approach brings to so many mothers and families.
- We are hugely grateful to MMHA Lived Experience Champions Emma and Sapna for sharing their stories with @KensingtonRoyal to help new and expectant mums experiencing #PerinatalMentalHealth problems feel less alone this #WorldMentalHealthDay. #MakeAllCareCountAround 1 in 5 women will experience mental health problems during or after pregnancy and 70% will hide or underplay the severity of their illness. Ahead of #WorldMentalHealthDay, @MMHAlliance Lived Experience Champions Emma and Sapna generously shared their stories. Watch the
00:00 - The highly anticipated @louistheroux doc Mothers on the Edge airs on 12/05 @ 9pm. “I hope this film will go some way to helping normalise postpartum mental illness and stimulate a discussion on how we can best care for mothers at the time they need it the most.” We hope so too!
- Around 1 in 5 women will develop a mental illness during pregnancy or within the 1st postnatal year. The human and economic cost of not treating perinatal mental illness is significant, which is why we want to make maternal mental health #everyonesbusiness. #WorldMentalHealthDay
