Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
May 4 @ 12:00 am - May 10 @ 12:00 am
About Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
What is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week?
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is a weeklong campaign dedicated to talking about mental illness while pregnant or after having a baby. The Perinatal Mental Health Partnership are dedicated to signposting to support for all mums and families and focus on advocating for those affected by Maternal Mental Health, to access the information and help they require to enable recovery.
Who is it organised by?
In 2014 a small group of 11 individuals including women with lived experience, came together with the dream of creating an awareness campaign for maternal mental health. We formed and created the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership (PMHP) and in 2017, falling within the week that World Maternal Mental Health Day ran, we launched the first ever UK Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week.
We recently welcomed three new members – The Motherhood Group, Prosperity’s and Roshni 2 Project.
What is this year’s theme?
We are delighted to announce the theme for this year’s Awareness Week is ‘Rediscovering you’, which is about connecting communities, virtual and real life support, and focusing on working together for all families at what is for many, a difficult time.
The Perinatal Mental Health Partnership are dedicated to signposting support for all parents and families and focus on advocating for those affected by Perinatal Mental Health, to enable families to access the information and help they require to enable recovery.
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week will provide a supportive platform to reassure families and signpost them to vital resources and safe support, which is what people need most at this time.
Energies will be focussed on ensuring that parents feel well informed & supported when anxieties are heightened for so many, and all the resources created and provided during the week will be available afterwards for people to pick up when they need it.
How to get involved in Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
You can get involved in this year’s Maternal Mental health Awareness Week online using the following platforms. The official hashtag for the week will be; #rediscoveringyou
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