Mothers for Mothers

31/07/2026

Huge congratulations to our wonderful supporter Emma Louise James BCAc who has won a People’s Honours British Citizen Award.

Emma received her award at the Palace of Westminster last week with her nomination being read by Matt Allright.

Emma has written many books, one of which is Jo’s Hidden Secrets which talks about her experience of domestic abuse and mental health challenges.

Emma uses her experience as a catalyst to raise awareness and funds for many charities and we are thrilled to see her recognised in this way.

Congratulations Emma!

31/07/2026

Mothers for Mothers will be closing for our Summer Break at 9pm today.

We will reopen on Monday 17th August at 10am.

If you need support during this time please contact:

📞Bristol Mindline on 0117 203 4419
📞The Samaritans on 116 123
📞Womankind on 0117 916 6461
or
📞NHS Mental Health Support on 111 press 2

We hope you have a peaceful and restful break.

29/07/2026

⏰ Just 3 days left to register your interest.

If your organisation is led by and working alongside racialised communities, this could be your opportunity to access funding to strengthen your work.
Foundation for Future London are delivering grant schemes with the NHS Race & Health Observatory including the following Perinatal Mental Health Grants Pilot 👇

💜 Perinatal Mental Health Grants Pilot
• £10,000–£15,000
• For organisations supporting racialised communities during pregnancy and the early years of parenthood
• West Midlands, South West, Yorkshire and Humber

⏰ Just 3 days left to register your interest.

If your organisation is led by and working alongside racialised communities, this could be your opportunity to access funding to strengthen your work.

We're delivering two grant schemes with the NHS Race & Health Observatory:

💜 Perinatal Mental Health Grants Pilot
• £10,000–£15,000
• For organisations supporting racialised communities during pregnancy and the early years of parenthood
• West Midlands, South West, Yorkshire and Humber

🤝 Communities Small Grants Pilot
• £5,000–£10,000
• For organisations improving health and wellbeing through community-led action
• East London, the Midlands and the North East

This pilot is about more than funding. Successful organisations will also take part in a shared learning programme to help shape future approaches to tackling ethnic and racial health inequalities.

📅 Register your interest by midnight on Friday 31 July.

🔗 Find out more and apply: https://future.london/programme/nhs-race-health-observatory-community-grant-programme-pilot/

29/07/2026

☀️☀️Summer Support Groups ☀️☀️
Over the summer holidays there will be a few changes to our peer support groups.
💜Mothers for Mothers will be closed for our Summer Break for the first two weeks of August (reopening at 10am on Monday 17th August).
👉South Gloucestershire
Join us for a Walk and Talk on Monday 17th and Monday 24th Aug in Page Park at 10am (meet under the clock tower)
👉Bristol
Join us for a Walk and Talk on Thursday 20th and 27th Aug in Greville Smyth Park at 1pm (meet in play park)
👉North Somerset
Join us for a Wellbeing Walk on Monday 24th August in Clevedon (meet at Osborne Community Cafe) and Tuesday 25th August (meet in Clarence Park)
👀See posters for more information.
💜Unless stated above all other groups are running as normal after our two-week closure.

28/07/2026

Our SEND Peer support worker recently attended the information session on the Neurodivergent Needs Analysis delivered by Sirona care & health .

Visit our SEND Padlet, under 'New Things Happening' to read more about this change. 🔗 Link in comments.

This new analysis can also be used for children post diagnosis and home educated children.

There is also a support email which will answer questions on behalf of the Autism Assessment Service and/or Community Paediatric service: [email protected]

27/07/2026

We've been asked to share the following. If you would like to be involved please get in touch with Emma, the researcher direct.

Emma is doing a study exploring the ways that different women experience, talk about and understand their poor perinatal mental health experiences. She wants to try and identify how and if this has been helpful in their recovery to better understand perinatal mental health.

More information in on the image below and if you would like to be involved Emma can be contacted at [email protected]

26/07/2026

☀️☀️Summer Support Groups ☀️☀️

Over the summer holidays there will be a few changes to our peer support groups.

💜Mothers for Mothers will be closed for our Summer Break for the first two weeks of August (reopening at 10am on Monday 17th August).

👉South Gloucestershire
Join us for a Walk and Talk on Monday 17th and Monday 24th Aug in Page Park at 10am (meet under the clock tower)

👉Bristol
Join us for a Walk and Talk on Thursday 20th and 27th Aug in Greville Smyth Park at 1pm (meet in play park)

👉North Somerset
Join us for a Wellbeing Walk on Monday 24th August in Clevedon (meet at Osborne Community Cafe) and Tuesday 25th August (meet in Clarence Park)

👀See posters for more information.

💜Unless stated above all other groups are running as normal after our two-week closure.

23/07/2026

Sign up to our monthly newsletter, Mothers Mail. You'll hear about new services, supporter stories and other news and events.

Simply complete the sign up form on the Contact Us page of our website. 🔗 Link in the comments 💜

22/07/2026

Perinatal VCSEs in West Midlands, South West, Yorkshire and Humber who are led by and for racialised communities, take a look at the opportunity for a perinatal Mental Health Grant of £10,000-£15,000.

Every day, community organisations help women, birthing people and families through pregnancy and the first years of parenthood.

That support might look like peer support, family activities, practical help, advocacy, community groups or faith-based support. Whatever you call it, it helps people feel connected, supported and part of their community.

The Perinatal Mental Health Grants Pilot is here to support organisations already doing this important work.

If you support racialised communities in the English regions of West Midlands, South West or Yorkshire and Humber, you could register for £10,000–£15,000.

📍 Total funding available: £250,000

More than a grant
✔ Flexible funding
✔ Shared learning
✔ Influence future funding
✔ Help shape more equitable approaches to tackling health inequalities

Part of the NHS Race & Health Observatory Community Grant Programme Pilot, commissioned by the NHS Race & Health Observatory and delivered by Foundation for Future London.

🗓️ Register your interest by Friday 31 July 2026 (midnight).

Find out more and register now: https://future.london/grant/perinatal-mental-health-grants-pilot/

21/07/2026

Our SEND Peer Support worker has created a new hub for you to access all things SEND!

It is like a digital wall of organised sticky notes containing info we want to share with you, such as the SEND glossary, holiday survival guides and links to other services.

This will be updated weekly with links on relevant SEND topics.

The resources can be viewed on your mobile as well as a computer.

Link for the padlet is in the comments - you could save it in your phone so you can check for updates regularly.