Maternal Mental Health: Mothers Wellness | United Kingdom 2022 – present

Depression and anxiety are known to be the most common mental health problems
according to the NICE guidelines with around 12% of women experiencing depression and 13% experiencing anxiety at some point. Navigating motherhood can be difficult and therefore many mothers are susceptible to developing mental health problems and due to time constraints and lack of energy, they don’t have the time to understand what they feel which can lead to mental health problem going undetected.

We are working to support mothers mental well-being, and this has taken off with our first ‘Mothers Wellness Project’. The objective is to improve their mental well-being and build their confidence to help them to thrive in their communities. This will be a safe space for mothers to receive mental health support through psycho-education, resilience and confidence-building workshops, and peer-led and group activities. This will support them to also engage and build lasting connections in their communities to encourage social integration and minimise isolation and loneliness.