Perinatal Mental Health

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-12-17

Description

Description (EN):

Develop, test & implement new perinatal co-created services supporting families that promote prepared parenting & reduce PMI, its associated stigma, the damaging effect on society & the individuals concerned; create new opportunities for social interaction & support women in their return to the workplace. Provide an evidence base that demonstrates the effectiveness of these community-based, technology-underpinned services in addressing this unresolved societal challenge.

Achievements (EN):

PATH has worked since 2019 to tackle perinatal mental health issues: the stigma surrounding them, the lack of knowledge about them and the lack of resources available to both parents and professionals. 2020 created extra challenges for pregnant women and new parents that no one could ever have imagined. The perinatal mental health struggles facing new mums and dads were exasperated by lockdowns, restricted conditions in hospitals and lack of access to support from family and friends. The PATH partners reacted quickly at the start of the pandemic to create COVID support pages in all four countries for expectant and new parents, as well as providing information for professionals. Communication attention was also turned to creating short clips to destigmatise perinatal mental health issues, particularly during this challenging time, and signpost to the resources provided on the path-perinatal.eu page. Although the decision was taken to delay the original PATH multimedia campaign in light of COVID-19, work on this campaign has continued and has been adapted to ensure that it will provide important information on destigmatisation, increased awareness and prepared parenting. The campaign has been rescheduled for May 2021 to coincide with Maternal Health Month for maximum impact. Excellent work has also continued on the online support hub, providing resources for families, as well as healthcare professionals and employers. Face to face work has undoubtedly been challenged and much of the support that is provided to parents during the perinatal period cannot simply be replicated virtually, however partners have worked hard to continue to develop face to face training for healthcare professionals via virtual sessions, as well as exploring new ways of supporting parents in their prepared parenting journeys and creating intergenerational peer support networks. Leading by example, as the project's prepared parenting expert, the Masstaad Hospital in Rotterdam has acquired a new location called "the PATH Huis" that will be able to host new parents on their journey from conception to birth and beyond. PATH was also recognised as one of the top 10 most influential Twitter actors in Maternal Mental Health Week 2020.

Website: http://path-perinatal.eu/

Delivered Outputs (EN):

PATH worked to prevent & reduce PMI in a new holistic way, creating a combined medical-social system that will have multiple points of access for women & families which is currently completely lacking. Whilst each country has its own methods of supporting new families, these focus on strictly medically driven needs & do not allow access to PMI services by non-medicalised routes. PATH also integrated advanced gaming technology (eg avatars) as a very new development within healthcare; without PATH PMI services would not have access to it. Furthermore, PATH provided materials/training for employers to use with pregnant employees; a currently missed opportunity to raise awareness of PMI & enable the employer to consider how they will support the woman’s return to work. Additionally, PATH provided services to dads, recognising that at present there is no specific PMI support for this crucial member of the family who has profound influence on the child’s psychosocial & cognitive development. The project outputs are as follows: ● A multi-media campaign to raise awareness of & de-stigmatise PMI & promote prepared parenting. ● A suite of online resources (training videos, toolkits, forums, regulatory guidance, interactive workshops) for health professionals & employers. ● New online multi-media international support hub to help new families develop parental awareness & recognise, prevent & overcome PMI. ● A course of support sessions for 4000 new families in mixed groups of pre-pregnant/pregnant/parenthood following them continuously for 1 year post birth. ● A face-to-face training course for healthcare professionals. ● A Ground-breaking new model of holistic family support: Peer supporter training & network of intergenerational community support groups. Check the “Outputs” section below to download related material and see “Main Achievements” section for further information about the achieved results.

Thematic information

Health and social services New products and services

Specific Objective: Increase the development of social innovation applications in order to make more efficient and effective local services to address the key societal challenges in the 2 Seas area

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (15)

Lead Partner: The Health and Europe Centre

Address: Farm Villa Hermitage Lane, ME16 9PH Maidstone, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 206 235.26

ERDF budget: EUR 123 741.16

Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen vzw

Name: Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen vzw

Department: Centre of Expertise The Cycle of Care

Address: Brusselstraat 45, , 2018 Antwerp, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 83 993.94

ERDF budget: EUR 50 396.37

EPSM Lille Métropole – Centre Collaborateur OMS (CCOMS) - recherche & la formation en santé mentale

Name: EPSM Lille Métropole – Centre Collaborateur OMS (CCOMS) - recherche & la formation en santé mentale

Department: WHO Collaborating Centre for research and training in mental health of Lille

Address: 211 rue Roger Salengro , 59 260 Hellemmes, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 571 573.36

ERDF budget: EUR 342 944.02

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Name: Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology/ Women’s Health

Address: Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 79 673.06

ERDF budget: EUR 47 803.84

Maasstad Ziekenhuis

Name: Maasstad Ziekenhuis

Address: Maasstadweg 21, 3079 DZ Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 2 455 566.64

ERDF budget: EUR 1 473 339.98

Vzw GiO Gehechtheid in Ontwikkeling

Name: Vzw GiO Gehechtheid in Ontwikkeling

Department: Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology

Address: Tentoonstellingslaan 31, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 233 175.14

ERDF budget: EUR 139 905.08

Bournemouth University

Name: Bournemouth University

Department: Department of Creative Technology and Department of Social Work and Social Scienc

Address: Fern Barrow, BH12 5BB Poole, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 768 781.42

ERDF budget: EUR 461 268.86

Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen

Name: Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen

Department: Department Health & Social work/ School of Health & Wellbeing/ Midwifery

Address: Lange Nieuwstraat 101, BE-2000 Antwerp, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 648 558.77

ERDF budget: EUR 389 135.26

Centre Hospitalier de Douai (CHD)

Name: Centre Hospitalier de Douai (CHD)

Address: Road of Cambrai, BP 10740 Douai, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 88 698.75

ERDF budget: EUR 53 219.25

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Name: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Address: KMPT HQ Farm Villa, Hermitage Lane, ME16 9PH Maidstone, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 196 508.17

ERDF budget: EUR 717 904.90

Institute of Health Visiting

Name: Institute of Health Visiting

Address: Unit 12 E, the Wren Centre, Westbourne Road, PO10 7SU Emsworth, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 597 359.57

ERDF budget: EUR 358 415.74

Kent County Council

Name: Kent County Council

Department: Public Health

Address: Sessions House, ME14 1XQ Maidstone, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 139 052.47

ERDF budget: EUR 83 431.48

Odisee Hogeschool

Name: Odisee Hogeschool

Department: Department of Health, Nursing and Midwifery

Address: Hospitaalstraat 23 , 9100 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 121 937.96

ERDF budget: EUR 73 162.78

Southampton City Council

Name: Southampton City Council

Department: Employment, Skills & Business Engagement

Address: Civic Centre, SO14 7LY Southampton, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 258 106.85

ERDF budget: EUR 154 864.11

Devon Mind

Name: Devon Mind

Address: 156 Mannamead Road, PL3 5QL Plymouth, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 313 481.52

ERDF budget: EUR 188 088.91

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Perinatal Mental Health

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