Helping Mums and Families adjust to the challenges of parenthood

​NICE guidelines indicate that peer support throughout the perinatal period can help to enhance and progress recovery in mothers suffering with perinatal mental health issues.  Our vision is to provide affordable and accessible peer support to mums and their families across Essex and the UK, via our up front and non judgemental support programme, one to one, group and virtual support in a safe and welcoming environment.
Our unique and innovative programme for Mums and Families of children aged 0 - 5 is completely FREE to all!

Claire's Story

Now Founder & CEO of Mums & Families (M&F) UK, life for Claire and her family had a far less brighter outlook not even 2 years ago.  Claire had been diagnosed with Postnatal Anxiety, Postnatal Depression and Maternal OCD.

They say a picture speaks a thousand words - this looks like a happy family photo, but in actual fact, on the day this picture was taken,  Claire was feeling desperate and on the brink of taking her own life - behind her smile was so much pain and was terrified at the thought that she would never get better.  She DID!  And so can YOU! 

Sharing her experiences with others who were suffering from similar challenges was the catalyst to Claire's recovery. This is the foundation for M&F (UK) - bringing mums and families together in a supportive, empowering and non judgemental environment. 
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Read more about Claire's story

Welcome

Who are Mums & Families (UK)?
Claire and her husband Pete have co-founded Mums and Families (UK) - a non profit organisation providing perinatal emotional wellbeing peer support and information. Together with access to professional services, M&F (UK) provide ongoing group, one to one and virtual peer support to mums and their families across Essex and the UK and are proud to be the only place that offers a unique and proven programme written, developed and delivered by Claire herself.
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News

Families Included Prize Winners!

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We are excited to announce that Mums & Families (UK) was announced winners of the Families Included Prize 2017 at a prize ceremony on the evening of Wednesday 8th February. The Families Included Prize is a challenge prize that was launched in May 2016 by Essex County Council and Nesta where they were looking for ideas to tackle the issues of loneliness and social isolation in families with children aged 0-5.  We are all immensely proud to have been awarded with such an accolade. We plan to use the prize fund to accelerate our growth plans within Essex.

Website Launch
We're live! After a few hard weeks in creation, one of our dedicated Trustees has revisited their limited web design skills to put together our first website.  This provides M&F (UK) with a vital web presence to communicate our mission, vision and message to all who are curious or have a vested interested in what we do. We hope that in time we will build an online platform to support our work in your local community.

Charity Status
Mums and Families (UK) have initiated the process of applying with the UK Government Charity Registration Service.  As a registered charity in the UK, M&F (UK) will be under the same regulation and governance as any other charitable organisation in the UK.  We hope that this will help provide our users with the confidence that they are gaining advice and support from a service that is as serious about the care we provide as they are.  This will also open doors to us for obtaining services and funding to further our cause - exciting times!