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Perinatal mental health peer support groups for expectant or new mothers

We are offering grants of up to £11,000 to local organisations who deliver or can deliver targeted perinatal mental health support groups for new or expectant mothers who fall under the following protected characteristics:

  • Age (young parents)
  • Disability
  • Gender reassignment
  • Race
  • Religion or belief
  • Sexual orientation

Applicants are welcome from all 12 districts in Kent. Applications from multiple districts are also welcome.

It is expected that the programme will meet the following outcomes for expectant or new mothers:

  • feeling safer when interacting with the health system more widely
  • awareness of services that are available to them, particularly with regards to their mental health
  • feeling more confident to access support, knowing when and how to access support and knowing who to ask if they are not sure
  • building strong relationships with other mothers
  • measure change in mental health and wellbeing in mothers who access the group by collecting outcome data using the GAD7 Anxiety Test Questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), or Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scales (WEMWBS).

Email public.health@kent.gov.uk if you have any questions about the grant.

Eligibility

To apply for this grant your organisation must:

  • be a legally registered organisation, such as a charity or a business
  • be based in the administrative area of Kent County Council
  • deliver your services either partly or in full with volunteers
  • be planning a project that is not already complete or underway.

Before any application, we suggest you read our grant prospectus (PDF, 248.8 KB)

Apply

Applications close at midnight on 31 December 2024.

Apply for a perinatal mental health peer support group grant

Assessment

All applications will be reviewed by a small panel and judged according to fixed criteria.

The panel will be looking for:

  • value for money
  • sustainability
  • effectiveness of suggested projects.

We will contact you by 8 January 2025 to tell you if your application was successful.

If successful, you must complete your project by 31 March 2025 and provide us with a project report.