Perinatal mental health services in Durham and Darlington - information for loved-ones - Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lanchester Road Hospital
Lanchester Road
Durham
DH1 5RD

Service opening hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm

What is the perinatal mental health team?

The County Durham and Darlington perinatal community mental health team provides a community service to support women who are experiencing mental health difficulties during pregnancy or in the first year after they have had their baby.

Who we are

The team is made up of specialist community psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, specialist community nursery nurses, support workers, team manager and administrative staff.

How we can help

We understand that it can be very challenging if a loved one experiences mental health difficulties, particularly during pregnancy and after having a new baby and this can be difficult for partners and families to deal with.

This is where our service can help, as well as us providing support to your partner or family member, we can also support you. We can refer you for a carers assessment, which will explore your individual needs and support you to get the help that you need.

If we decide that the perinatal service is the best service to support your partner or family member, they will be allocated to one of the clinicians within the team. The team will then work with your partner or family member to agree a care plan to help meet their individual needs and find solutions to support them on their road to recovery.

This can include:

Individual work
Group work
Talking therapies
Parent/child interactions

We are happy for you to be involved in all of this, with you partners or family member’s permission. You can contact us at any time if you are concerned about your partner or family member and baby. Tel: 0191 451 0400 between 9am and 5pm.

Out of hours support

If you or your partner need help outside of the perinatal team’s normal working hours, you can contact the crisis team on 0800 0516 171

Further support information

More information is available via the below websites:

General information and advice
Help with accessing and completing benefit and grant forms
Carer breaks
Carer support groups
Counselling
Training
Mental health problems
Drugs and treatments

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Perinatal mental health services in Durham and Darlington – information for loved-ones