Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 #IMHAW2021 A Letter from Dr. Pauline Lee, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and GM Lead in Parent Infant Mental Health... Dear All Since lockdown began a year ago, about 35,000 babies have been born in Greater Manchester. For babies this age across the UK, the first few months of
DAD is a deeply moving and inspiring collection of stories that represent the diversity of modern fatherhood "We are published! We've done it! I am so so proud to say that our new book, DAD, is out TODAY! DAD is available from all the major book retailers, including Waterstones, WH Smith and Amazon. When I
Kieran, Dad Matters Operations Manager, tells us about his Journey into Fatherhood... This article contains information about and references to perinatal loss, so please look after yourself. Hey, it’s kieran... I’d like to share some of my dad story with you, if you’ll bear with me. I was 19 years old when I became a
Stockport Dad, Alex, talks to us about IVF, having twins and shared parental leave. My partner, Jenny, and I had twin girls in October through IVF. I took a month off when they were born (paternity plus annual leave) and as I write I am coming to the end of a five-month stint of Shared
Men’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing Thursday 25th March 2021 10am – 12pm https://bit.ly/3q8JTQZ Join Dad Matters' operations manager, Kieran, and a host of other Men's Mental Health advocates, services and organisations to hear about the amazing, collaborative work happening right now across the country... Why join? Why now? During the pandemic we have witnessed the
Help to shape the future of maternal mental health support across Greater Manchester! We are looking for “lived experience representatives” to join a maternal mental health services pilot project. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Greater Manchester’s transformation of maternal mental health support - help improve what is available and make it
Getting it Right from the Start We are refreshing the amazing "Getting it Right from the Start" video resource and need your support! - Watch the original here We are looking for diverse families in Greater Manchester to support us with capturing video footage of their baby and their
Bonding with your baby… Becoming a parent... You are soon to become a parent to a new baby, maybe for the first time or again. Whether you are a dad, a partner, or a parent-to-be, becoming a parent is an incredible milestone. You may be feeling a mixture of excitement and hope, but it is
We’re taking on a huge challenge to raise money for HomeStart Host and we need your help! Did you know there is another Home-Start HoST? They are a European scheme, based in the Czech republic, which is around 992 miles away from our own base at Ryecroft Hall in Audenshaw. Their website is here. their
10 years of findings on the importance of fathers’mental health in the perinatal periodMark Williams – September 2020 INTRODUCTION | Mark WilliamsLooking after an infant is often a challenge for both parents. It is increasingly recognised that postnatal depression and other perinatal mental illnesses and disorders can be experienced by men as well as women.
