How to improve young women’s mental health EventOn 5th March 2020, 12 of our brilliant YouthWatch volunteers chaired and facilitated table discussions at this event. Before the event, they had worked with Leeds City Council colleagues to plan and share their ideas for how it would run. It was attended by around 120 people, of whom 51 were young people. … Read More
Maternity and Mental Services in Leeds
As part of this Healthwatch Leeds was commissioned by Healthwatch England to carry out some focused work around maternity and mental health. The project comprised of an online and face to face survey and focus groups targeted at parents with experience of mental ill health before, during and/or after pregnancy. It also involved an Enter and View visit to the Yorkshire and Humber Mother and baby unit which provides inpatient support for mothers experiencing severe mental health difficulties.