Acacia Family Support - Support services for pre and postnatal depression and anxiety
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Culturally sensitive support 

Pre and postnatal depression and anxiety can affect anyone, but cultural differences can sometimes create unique barriers to seeking help. Acacia aims to provide culturally sensitive care that respects and understands your experiences.

We offer tailored resources and inclusive befriending support and groupwork, both in person or online.

We’re here to welcome all communities of any faith or none to ensure that every parent has access to the care and hope Acacia can provide.

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PHQ9 and GAD forms in other languages

PHQ forms in various languages are available for download here

GAD and some other PHQ forms can be selected and downloaded here

Medication fact sheets

For information sheets on medications (written in English) which may be used during pregnancy or in the postnatal period please click here to visit NHS24 and search for the factsheet you are looking for.

A range of printable medication information leaflets in many different languages are available by clicking here and then searching for the correct leaflet in your chosen language.

The Mothers Object Relations Scales (MORS)  The link will enable you to access/download the tool/form in various languages.  Unfortunately, it's not yet available in Urdu and several other common languages in our region.

Approachable Parenting offers a variety of support services for new parents, including recognized evidence based parenting courses, for the needs of Muslim families.  Click here to visit the website.

Raham Project A group for mothers and their partners of ethnic minority backgrounds.  This group is dedicated to all things related to pregnancy, childbirth and the post birth period - with an emphasis on maintaining and improving mental wellbeing.  Click here to visit the Facebook page

The Refugee Council provide crisis advice, mental health counselling and practical support to help people settle and integrate into their new community

The Bethel Doula service provides support to vulnerable and isolated pregnant women in Birmingham during their pregnancies, their childbirth and after their babies have been born. 

West Midlands Marriage and Honour Based Abuse 24 Hour Multi Lingual Helpline If you are worried about yourself, or someone you know being at risk of forced marriage or honour based abuse, the multi lingual helpline is here to support you.  You can call 24 hours, day or night.  If you would like to discuss your options, access immediate emergency refuge, or simply ask questions or tell us how you are feeling please ring 0800 953 9777 now.