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Perinatal Mental Health Helpline - Kent

advice and helplines

Monday - Sunday :
See below for details

WHAT IS PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH? - You might feel sad, hopeless or unable to cope. Many people experience this before or during pregnancy, or in the first 2 years after becoming a parent. But if these feelings last longer than 2 weeks or have a big impact on your day-to day life then you could need help with your perinatal mental health.

WHO IS THE HELPLINE FOR? - Anyone can experience perinatal mental health problems. This includes mums, dads, partners and carers in Kent and Medway. So, if things don't feel quite right, talk to us.

HOW DO I GET IN TOUCH - Call 0800 107 0160 and press Option 2, or send us a webchat by clicking on the purple webchat box on the right hand side of your screen, this will only be visible when we are open.

HOW OFTEN CAN I CALL? - You can call or webchat the helpline for a maximum of 20 minutes per day. If you need more frequent support than this, then we will be able to signpost you to other forms of support.

WHEN ARE YOU OPEN? - Our perinatal helpline team will be available to support you on the following hours: Tuesday's 12noon– 5pm, Friday's 4pm – 9pm and Sunday's- 5pm – 9pm.

You can still receive support outside of these hours, through our Main helpline, by selecting option 1.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? - The helpline phone number is free to call from landlines and mobiles and webchat is free to use from any laptop, tablet or mobile.