Alice's Inquest

Our thoughts and hearts are with the Gibson-Watt family through this dreadful time.

Postpartum Psychosis is a shocking and severe illness and much more must be done to prevent such tragedies. More research is needed to understand the causes; more must be done to inform and support families; more awareness, high quality training and compassion is needed.
 
We thank Alice’s closest friend Katie, Alice’s family, Sotheby's and the Antiques Roadshow for their support of APP in memory of Alice, raising funds to help us provide information, peer support, conduct research, campaign for better awareness, understanding, and specialist services for all that need it.
 
We wish things for Alice’s daughter could be different. Our volunteers feel this loss terribly. Many know that this story could have been theirs. We are passionately committed to working in all the areas needed to prevent tragedies occurring caused by this severe, distressing, but treatable postpartum mental illness, which affects around 1-2 in every 1000 families after childbirth. For most women and families, the outcome is positive and families recover, but the reality is that mental illness and suicide are still a leading cause of maternal death. 

If you would like to support APP, please donate to support Katie in her London Marathon attempt in memory of Alice - you can read her story here.

We are grateful that the BBC News report on Alice's inquest links to APP