Deborah to Plunge into Great North Swim

What lurks in Lake Windemere?

Deborah Page, Clinical Team Leader of Perinatal Mental Health at Leeds MBU, will find out in June as she braves the Great North Swim to raise money for APP!

Please support Deborah by sponsoring her via this JustGiving page. 

She says 'Women with lived experience of this cruel illness, give their time to support other mothers and we professionals hand out leaflets provided by APP offering advice and support to supplement the work we do. APP have supported and advised on policy and service development to improve access to services for families. They continue to support us in trying to increase awareness and reduce the stigma of post natal mental illness. Stigma and guilt are the biggest barriers to women accessing support. Please give what little you can. It all helps. Thank you so much. Deborah'

APP's Regional Rep Coordinator, Hannah, has worked with Deborah at Leeds MBU and says:

"My visit to the unit was the first meeting I had as a Regional Rep and I got a really warm welcome.  I saw the APP Insider Guides and posters I had taken along were put out and displayed as one of the Doctors showed me around.  It was great to hear that they felt they'd soon be taken by patients and families, as some other copies had long since gone!

Chatting about my experiences, especially around my 2nd pregnancy, it really struck me that general and maternity professionals weren't as aware of the service as they might be. I didn't know at the time, but they would have seen me if only my care team had known to refer me! It was such an honour to be asked by Deborah to speak at the launch of the new Yorkshire and Humber Perinatal Mental Health Outreach service in March 2016 and to share my story with over 100 attendees."