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Box frame using stones and shells to create a representation of a family.

Thank You Lauren! MAs Volunteer Reflects on Project

As an art therapy student, I have a passion for advocating and working towards improved mental health and wellbeing and am particularly interested in the area of perinatal mental healthcare and the needs of mothers and their families in Northern…
The MAs project. Maternal advocacy and support.

OCN in Maternal Advocacy and Support Approved

The Mas project are delighted to deliver the OCN in Maternal Advocacy and Support to Mas project workers across the centres this summer.  The modules will be delivered over July and August and the OCN will also be delivered throughout the…
The MAs project. Maternal advocacy and support.

The MAs Project Looks Forward to Next Stage

The Mas project is providing peer support for women with maternal mental health problems across 8 women's centres in the Belfast, Lisburn and Derry/Londonderry area. Due to the pandemic we had to adapt to online delivery and are now all phasing…
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Swann publishes Mental Health Action Plan

This is a press release from the Department of Health. Health Minister Robin Swann has published the Mental Health Action Plan as part of his commitment to improve the mental health of the population in Northern Ireland. The Action Plan…
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Urgent Update on the Delivery of Perinatal Mental Health Services for Northern Ireland Requested

This week is Maternal Mental Health week and the Women’s Sector Lobbyist, Rachel Powell has written to the Minister for the Department of Health, Robin Swann to request an update from the Department on the delivery of perinatal mental health…