How to get involved with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
We're proud once again to support Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (5 - 11 May) – an important campaign founded by the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership.
The theme for this year's campaign is “Your Voice, Your Strength” – something that resonates deeply with us at APP, reinforcing the work we already do to amplify the voices of women and families affected by PP.
During the week you'll see us sharing stories and further highlighting the information and support we have available so no one has to go through this alone.
There are plenty of ways you can get involved, too, so we've outlined some of the activities we'll be taking part in on social media below:
- Just prior to the main week, on Friday 2nd May, we have Pregnancy and Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day (#PPPAwarenessDay). We’re also opening bookings for FREE training for health professionals.
- On Monday 5th May, the theme is “Conversations That Matter” – so we’ll be having open and honest discussions around maternal mental health, and launching new resources to support families.
- On Thursday 8th May from 7.30pm, we're hosting an online creativity session that you're welcome to join. It will be a relaxed online session where you can share your creative work (art, poetry, or something else) related to postpartum psychosis, and chat about what it means to you.
- On Friday 9th May, it’s the ‘Perinatal Positivity Pot’ day where we'll be focusing on stories of hope and recovery and, at 10am, we're excited to be going live on Instagram with Eve from the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership and Shaheda and Sally from the APP team.
- Plus, on the same day at 12.30, we're thrilled that author and APP ambassador, Laura Dockrill, is going to be running another online creative writing session for our lived experience community. No experience is required - all you need is something to write with and on, and to book ahead!
Remember, to get involved and be kept up to date with further information:
- Follow @ActionOnPP on social media (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Threads and BlueSky). Every like, comment and share helps spread awareness.
- Share your story or your thoughts and tag us.
- Book ahead for the Thursday evening creativity session and the Friday lunchtime writing session.
- Join our free APP Network to connect with others and get regular updates, just visit our website and tap ‘Get involved’.
- Sign up for our Miles for Mums and Babies challenge this May to help raise awareness and support families affected by postpartum psychosis.