Mental wellbeing for adults
Get a free personalised mental health action plan.
Find mental health services in Plymouth on the Healthwatch website.
ChatHealth NHS provides online access to advice from health professionals on any health query.
Confidential help and advice on ChatHealth.
Support for your mental health from Devon Mind.
Advice on how to cope with crying babies can be found on the ICON website.
Helpful advice about safe sleeping arrangements for babies can be found on the Lullaby Trust website.
Mental wellbeing for children and young people
Kooth - Free, safe and anonymous support for young people.
Find help and support on the Young Minds website.
CAMHS Infant Mental Health Pathway.
Livewell South West 0-19 Health Hub on Facebook. Supporting the emotional wellbeing of babies and young children by caring for their most significant relationships – from conception to starting school.
The Mix provides free, confidential support for young people under 25.
Perinatal mental health
Some parents may feel low and worried about their own mental health during pregnancy and after the birth of their baby. This is not unusual.
The Perinatal Positivity website has videos you can watch.
Advice and support can be found through midwives and health visitors and through the Perinatal Mental Health Team at Livewell Southwest.
Find out more about perinatal mental health found on the NHS England website.
The MIND website has information about postnatal depression and perinatal mental health.
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