Resources
Idea #1 Mapping the family and support network
The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) have created a resource hub for local commissioners and practitioners to support the Reducing Parental Conflict programme, including evidence, tools and guidance on how to take action.
Idea #3 Providing information
Examples resources for providing information
Action on Postpartum Psychosis: A guide for partners
Examples videos which provide information about services
Yorkshire and Humber MBU YouTube clip
Sussex specialist perinatal mental health service video
Bluebells Perinatal Positivity video
Idea #4 Partners’ and other family members’ own mental health needs
Online support, including peer support
The Birth Trauma Association (BTA)
Resources for setting up peer support
McPin Foundation’s perinatal peer support principles
Idea #6 Needs as carers
Information about carer’s assessments
Idea #7 Relationship with the baby
Baby Buddy app: evidence-based information, tools and videos for parents both during pregnancy and after the baby is born.
Look Say Sing Play: ‘brain building’ tips for parents to add in to their daily routines with babies.
Big Little Moments: videos and suggestions for supporting relationships with babies through daily interactions.
Brazelton Centre UK: understanding baby behaviour & communication.
Parent Baby Foundation (formerly PIP-UK): information about PIP services and what they offer.
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust have developed a visual tool (the ‘Ready to Relate cards’) designed to facilitate understanding of and enhance the parent-infant relationship, and promote infant attachment and optimal infant development.
Idea #8 Other children in the family
Information and advice from Barnardo’s about identifying and supporting young carers
Resources for other children about parental mental health
“My mum has a dodgy brain” (Devon Partnership NHS Trust). This is a film for children who have a parent with a mental health disorder.
Leaflets for children of parents admitted to mental health wards (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust). These are age-appropriate stories and written information to support caregivers to start conversations with children.
“Mummy is poorly” (Zoe Robinson). This is a children’s story about a little girl whose mother has mental health difficulties, intended to help parents start up conversations with children and also to remind professionals of the need to engage with patients’ children.
“Someone in my family has a mental illness” (Lyne Brindamour). This is a workbook for children where a family member has a mental health difficulty, which can be completed with the support of parents or health professionals.
“My Mummy & Me: All about Perinatal Mental Health Problems” (RCPsych). This is a workbook for young children (around 3-9 years) to help them understand maternal mental health disorders around the time of a sibling’s birth. It can be purchased online.