Together with Baby

A specialist parent and infant mental health service.

How it can help

The service offer a safe and non- judgemental space to help parents further understand difficulties faced. 

The service provides support for parents that have not bonded with their baby or may have some difficult feelings around parenting.

They offer:

  • individual intervention
  • group intervention
  • teaching and consultation to healthcare professionals working in early years settings

Age

0 to 2

Location

Essex wide

How to access

Parents can self refer or involved staff such as a GP, mental health worker, Health Visitor or Midwife can refer on behalf of families.

Criteria exclusions:

  • the parent and infant does not live within Essex
  • the referral is not for the primary carer
  • the infant is over 24 months of age
  • the infant is not in contact with the parent
  • the parent is not available to attend the assessment and interventions appointments
  • the relationship with the infant is not under stress