Having had personal experience of postnatal depression, I wholeheartedly support the work The Parent Rooms do to help parents across Northern Ireland. Sadly, current estimates suggest postnatal depression affects around 1 in 9/10 mums and dads after the birth of their baby. Without proper support it can be such a lonely time and feelings of complete helplessness can take over. I would be so grateful for any contribution you can make, big or small, to spur me on to complete my first half marathon (yikes!) and help my chosen charity support even more parents. 

The Parent Rooms: Our ultimate goal is to ensure that every parent across Northern Ireland can access timely and appropriate care to help them recover from mental illness. We aim to do this through a range of projects including growing a province-wide peer support network, hosting training and education events, campaigning for better services, and providing support to our colleagues who work with parents with mental health issues. We want to create a collaboration with parents at its centre so that as a community we can ensure that no parent is left behind.