Perinatal Mental Health

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-03-26

Description

Description (EN):

Develop, test & implement new perinatal co-created services supporting families that promote prepared parenting & reduce PMI, its associated stigma, the damaging effect on society & the individuals concerned; create new opportunities for social interaction & support women in their return to the workplace. Provide an evidence base that demonstrates the effectiveness of these community-based, technology-underpinned services in addressing this unresolved societal challenge.

Achievements (EN):

PATH is tackling perinatal mental health issues: the stigma surrounding them, the lack of knowledge about them and the lack of resources available to both parents and professionals. 2020 created extra challenges for pregnant women and new parents that no one could ever have imagined. The perinatal mental health struggles facing new mums and dads were exasperated by lockdowns, restricted conditions in hospitals and lack of access to support from family and friends. The PATH partners reacted quickly at the start of the pandemic to create COVID support pages in all four countries for expectant and new parents, as well as providing information for professionals. Communication attention was also turned to creating short clips to destigmatise perinatal mental health issues, particularly during this challenging time, and signpost to the resources provided on the path-perinatal.eu page. The French World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health also joined the project as a new partner, providing invaluable knowledge to support the mental health of PATH's target groups at this time. Although the decision was taken to delay the original PATH multimedia campaign in light of COVID-19, work on this campaign has continued and has been adapted to ensure that it will provide important information on destigmatisation, increased awareness and prepared parenting. The campaign has been rescheduled for May 2021 in order to coincide with Maternal Health Month for maximum impact. Excellent work has also continued on the online support hub, providing resources for families, as well as healthcare professionals and employers.Face to face work has undoubtedly been challenged and much of the support that is provided to parents during the perinatal period cannot simply be replicated virtually, however partners have worked hard to continue to develop face to face training for healthcare professionals via virtual sessions, as well as exploring new ways of supporting parents in their prepared parenting journeys and creating intergenerational peer support networks. Leading by example, as the project's prepared parenting expert, the Masstaad Hospital in Rotterdam has acquired a new location called "the PATH Huis" that will be able to host new parents on their journey from conception to birth and beyond. PATH was also recognised as one of the top 10 most influential Twitter actors in Maternal Mental Health Week 2020.

Website: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

600,000 relevant people accessing PATH services giving them increased knowledge of/confidence to discuss PMI, better preparation for parenthood & a positive increase in mental wellbeing. 50% improvement in PMH against baseline averages of PMI ensuring more secure & stable families. €1.1 billion saving via 15,000 mums not suffering PMI (average cost to society = €74k per mum & child). Increased societal support for new families via new inter-generational, community & employer services.

Expected Outputs (EN):

PATH will create: - a new multi-media international support hub, including gaming/avatars, to help families develop parental awareness & recognise, prevent & overcome PMI. This will benefit all parents in the partner areas, addressing the stereotype of everybody possessing natural parenting skills. - scientifically evaluated modular prepared parenting & PMI training (building on existing best practice) to increase knowledge & upskill healthcare professionals/employers/parents. - a multi-media campaign to raise awareness of & destigmatise PMI. This can be suffered by either parent, so raising awareness will also help fathers, recognising & treating symptoms among them early - community support groups for new families, increasing self-resilience via the wider community & social networks. PATH will create a new norm of preparing parents & recognising PMI & by providing community care & digital tools in monitoring PMI, send out an early warning message to people & a pathway to help

Thematic information

Health and social services New products and services

Specific Objective: Increase the development of social innovation applications in order to make more efficient and effective local services to address the key societal challenges in the 2 Seas area

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (13)

Lead Partner: The Health and Europe Centre

Department: n/a

Address: Farm Villa Hermitage Lane, ME16 9PH Maidstone, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 293 366.60

ERDF budget: EUR 176 019.96

Devon Mind

Name: Devon Mind

Department: n/a

Address: 8 Woodside, PL4 8QE Plymouth, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 545 107.35

ERDF budget: EUR 327 064.41

Southampton City Council

Name: Southampton City Council

Department: Employment, Skills & Business Engagement

Address: Civic Centre, SO14 7LY Southampton, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 401 433.05

ERDF budget: EUR 240 859.83

Kent County Council

Name: Kent County Council

Department: Public Health

Address: Sessions House, ME14 1XQ Maidstone, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 139 053.25

ERDF budget: EUR 83 431.95

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Name: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Department: n/a

Address: KMPT HQ Farm Villa, Hermitage Lane, ME16 9PH Maidstone, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 134 890.35

ERDF budget: EUR 680 934.21

Bournemouth University

Name: Bournemouth University

Department: Department of Creative Technology and Department of Social Work and Social Scienc

Address: Fern Barrow, BH12 5BB Poole, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 768 873.95

ERDF budget: EUR 461 324.37

Maasstad Ziekenhuis

Name: Maasstad Ziekenhuis

Department: n/a

Address: Maasstadweg 21, 3079 DZ Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 981 967.35

ERDF budget: EUR 1 189 180.41

Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen

Name: Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen

Department: Department Health & Social work/ School of Health & Wellbeing/ Midwifery

Address: Noorderplaats 2, BE-2000 Antwerp, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 613 517.70

ERDF budget: EUR 368 110.62

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Name: Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology/ Women’s Health

Address: Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 870 172.50

ERDF budget: EUR 522 103.50

Odisee Hogeschool

Name: Odisee Hogeschool

Department: Department of Health, Nursing and Midwifery

Address: Hospitaalstraat 23 , 9100 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 97 484.50

ERDF budget: EUR 58 490.70

Vzw GiO Gehechtheid in Ontwikkeling

Name: Vzw GiO Gehechtheid in Ontwikkeling

Department: Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology

Address: Tentoonstellingslaan 31, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 209 558.00

ERDF budget: EUR 125 734.80

Institute of Health Visiting

Name: Institute of Health Visiting

Department: n/a

Address: Unit 12 E, the Wren Centre, Westbourne Road, PO10 7SU Emsworth, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 434 536.10

ERDF budget: EUR 260 721.66

Centre Hospitalier de Douai (CHD)

Name: Centre Hospitalier de Douai (CHD)

Department: n/a

Address: Road of Cambrai, BP 10740 Douai, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 047 996.00

ERDF budget: EUR 628 797.60

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The Health and Europe Centre

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Devon Mind

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Southampton City Council

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Kent County Council

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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

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Bournemouth University

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Maasstad Ziekenhuis

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Artesis Plantijn University College Antwerp

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

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Odisee Hogeschool

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Vzw GiO Gehechtheid in Ontwikkeling

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Institute of Health Visiting

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Centre Hospitalier de Douai (CHD)

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Summary

Project name (EN): Perinatal Mental Health

Project acronym: PATH 2

Project start date: 2019-02-01

Project end date: 2022-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 8 537 956.70

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 5 122 774.02

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 60.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 5 122 774.02.

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PATH project

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2019-08-13

Languages: en

PATH Mark

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-12-02

Languages: en

PATH Sandra

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Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-12-02

Languages: en

Reports

Support hub for families 2021 Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

PATH – reducing the stigma in perinatal mental health Campaign overview and report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-03-31

Languages: en

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2020-06-18

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82 / 82 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

857 / 857 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.interreg2seas.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-09 and 2024-03-08.

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