Resources

You don't have to hold it alone.

Tell Me Again is a listening service, not a clinical one. If you need more support, these organisations are here to help.

If it can't wait
Emergency999

If you or your baby are in danger

NHS 111 · Option 2111

Urgent mental health support, any time

Samaritans · Free116 123

Someone to talk to, day or night

Pregnancy & early parenthood

Tommy's

Research, information and support around miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth

tommys.org

NCT

Courses, community and support through pregnancy and early parenthood

nct.org.uk

Maternal Mental Health Alliance

A UK-wide network dedicated to perinatal mental health care.

maternalmentalhealthalliance.org

PANDAS Foundation

Support for parents and families experiencing perinatal mental illness

pandasfoundation.org.uk0808 1961 776

Home-Start

Volunteer home-visiting support for families with young children

home-start.org.uk

Netmums

A maternal mental health drop-in clinic.

netmums.com

Postpartum psychosis

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

Support for mothers and families affected by postpartum psychosis

app-network.org

Baby & pregnancy loss

Sands

Support for anyone affected by stillbirth or neonatal death.

sands.org.uk0808 164 3332

Miscarriage Association

Support for miscarriage, molar pregnancy and ectopic pregnancy.

miscarriageassociation.org.uk01924 200799

Saying Goodbye

Support for loss at any stage of pregnancy or infancy.

sayinggoodbye.org0845 293 8027

Cruse Bereavement Support

Bereavement counselling, including after baby loss.

cruse.org.uk

Termination for medical reasons

Antenatal Results and Choices

Support before, during and after antenatal testing and termination for medical reasons.

arc-uk.org0845 077 2290

TFMR Stories

Community and peer support for termination for medical reasons.

tfmrstories.co.uk

Birth trauma

Birth Trauma Association

Support for women who have experienced a traumatic birth.

birthtraumaassociation.org.uk

Make Birth Better

Resources and support around birth trauma.

makebirthbetter.org

Non-birthing partners & dads

PANDAS Foundation

Includes dedicated support for fathers.

pandasfoundation.org.uk

Andy's Man Club

Peer support groups for men's mental health.

andysmanclub.co.uk

Sands

Includes support for partners and siblings.

sands.org.uk

Practical support

Breastfeeding Network

Support and information for feeding your baby

breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk0300 100 0212

Cry-sis

Support for parents with crying and sleepless babies.

cry-sis.org.uk0800 448 0737

Family Action

Practical and emotional support for families.

family-action.org.uk

Crisis & general mental health

Samaritans

Free, confidential support, 24 hours a day

samaritans.org116 123

CALM

Mental health support.

thecalmzone.net

SANE

Support for anyone affected by mental illness.

sane.org.uk

This list is not exhaustive. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact your GP or call the Samaritans on 116 123.

And if you'd like to talk

None of these replace each other. Many women see a counsellor and still want an hour simply to tell it, start to finish, to someone who won't interrupt.