Availability : Edinburgh Wide
Who is this for?
Women and families affected by Postpartum Psychosis.
Description
Action on Postpartum Psychosis is the national charity for women and families affected by postpartum psychosis (PP). PP is a severe mental illness that begins suddenly following childbirth. Symptoms include hallucinations and delusions, often with mania, depression or confusion. More than 1400 women experience PP each year in the UK (1 to 2 in every 1,000 mothers). An episode of PP can be very frightening for women and their families. Most women go on to make a full recovery, however the journey can be long and difficult.
APP runs an award-winning peer support service, connecting women and families throughout the UK to recovered volunteers, via: an online peer support forum; one to one email support; meeting a volunteer programme (video and in person); social groups and creative workshops.
We develop patient information for women who have experienced PP and their families, co-produced by women, families, specialist clinicians and leading academic experts.
We offer training in postpartum psychosis, co-produced and co-delivered by academics, clinicians, and women and families with lived experience.
We facilitate ground-breaking research into the causes of PP, treatments and what helps families to recover. We work with members to identify the most important areas of research for them and we report research results back.
We promote greater public awareness of PP in the general public, work to address stigma and misinformation, and campaign for improved perinatal mental health services.
Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) is a registered charity. We are a collaborative project run by women who have experienced PP, specialist health professionals and academic experts.
For information about how to support us, please click here.
Opening times
APP’s office is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. APP provides cafe groups outside of these hours including evenings and weekends. APP also runs an online forum accessible 24/7.
For more information visit: https://www.app-network.org/get-help/peer-support-for-postpartum-psychosis/
