Roles, Routines & Identity – An occupational perspective on perinatal mental health support

L﻿ifeboat Perinatal Mental Health CIC is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing support, training and awareness raising for parents and front line workers and those people supporting parents during pregnancy, birth and beyond. With around 1 in 5 women developing a mental health problem during this period, there are still many areas of the UK with little support for those experiencing mild to moderate symptoms. Lifeboat aims to train both statutory and voluntary sector staff to help deliver a more comprehensive and accessible service for parents and infants.However, we also believe that “prevention is better than cure”. There is increasing focus on the need to educate young adults around mental wellbeing to reduce the potential development of perinatal mental illness. So, as part of our community initiatives we are delivering seminars and workshops to early years staff, secondary school children, universities, colleges and workplaces.Why the name Lifeboat? During the final session of our Perinatal Comfort Zone programme, parents draw their mental health recovery journey. On many occasions we see images of people adrift in the sea at the start of their journey. However, by the end they have made it to a rescue boat. That boat is often someone who supports them along the way, offering hope and shelter in difficult times.W﻿atch out for more online events and training courses to help support you in your amazing work with families

Lifeboat Perinatal Mental Health CIC

Explore how our daily roles and routines shape our identity and impact perinatal mental health in this online event!

Perinatal Mental Health lunchtime seminars

Lifeboat has created a series of lunchtime seminars for peer support workers who are supporting parents with their mental health during pregnancy, birth and beyond. Come along and pick up some tips and share your own thoughts and experiences.

Roles, Routines &amp; Identity – An occupational perspective on perinatal mental health supportWelcome to the first in our series of lunch time seminars from Lifeboat Perinatal Mental Health CIC. As a peer support worker you will be familiar with the huge changes parents experience during pregnancy, birth and beyond. Those activities which are truly meaningful to parents are often lost among the demands of every-day life. It is common for parents to feel they have lost their identity and creating helpful routines can feel daunting. This in turn can lead to feelings of anxiety and depression. Occupational therapy tackles these issues by enabling people to balance their meaningful activities to support their physical and mental wellbeing. This lunchtime seminar is not designed to turn you into an occupational therapist but we do examine occupation and the lessons that can be drawn from holding an occupational frame of mind when supporting parents.Lifeboat’s series of lunchtime seminars are ideal for peer support workers and other practitioners supporting parents with their mental health during pregnancy, birth or beyond. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your understanding of perinatal mental health support and share your own thoughts and experiences!