Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
As we approach Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (4th–10th May), Talking Therapies would like to reconnect with local partners and services to highlight the free mental health support available through NHS Hertfordshire & Mid Essex Talking Therapies.
We know that the perinatal period can be a time of significant change and vulnerability. That’s why we prioritise all parents—whether biological or adoptive—for timely assessment and compassionate, evidence-based treatment.
You can download a leaflet outlining our perinatal support offer. Please feel free to share this with the families you work alongside. If printed copies would be helpful, we’d be very happy to arrange delivery—just let us know.
Throughout the week, we’ll also be releasing three short videos across our YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@HPFTTalkingTherapies) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/hpfttalkingtherapies). Each video explores an important aspect of early parenthood, from the transition into becoming a parent or caregiver, to understanding baby blues, and the emotional side of motherhood. We’d really appreciate your support in helping these messages reach a wider audience, so please feel free to share the videos across your own channels and networks.
FREE NHS Mental Health Awareness Training – register today!
Working together to improve mental health
Join Hertfordshire Talking Therapies for a free online Mental Health Awareness Training session during Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, taking place on Wednesday, 13th May (10-11am). This session will help raise awareness of common mental health challenges and equip you with practical tools and techniques to support colleagues struggling with pressures at work, service users navigating challenging lives, and friends or family members in need.
Improving your understanding of mental health problems could benefit many people around you. Click here to register.
In addition, we are hosting a programme of free live and interactive webinars throughout the week. Please see the attached poster which you are welcome to print, display, and share with your colleagues to help spread the word.
For more information, please visit: www.hpft-talkingtherapies.nhs.uk/mental-health-awareness-week
Together, we can help ensure that no parent feels they have to navigate this time alone.
If there’s anything more we can do to support you or your team, please don’t hesitate to get in touch—we’re always here to help. Contact: hpft.talkingtherapiescomms@nhs.net