Perinatal and infant mental health services: update

Health Board Service Updates (August 2022)

The information contained within these Service Updates describes progress up to August 2022 to reflect the fact that the information within these reports was gathered across Summer 2022. We recognise that there has been significant development since this point, and we also want to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that is happening across Scotland to continue to push this forward.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) New Service

• Perinatal Mental Health Service in place since November 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology, Occupational Therapy)
• Provides specialist advice and care to support mental health for parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.
• Separate maternity liaison service and perinatal community psychiatric nursing service in North Ayrshire.
• Agreement in place with the Leverndale Mother and Baby Unit for admissions if required.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 5 days.

Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

More information on NHS Ayrshire & Arran Community Perinatal Mental Health Team

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) In Development

• Service under development and will provide assessment and consultation to families and professionals once established.
• Recruitment of Clinical Psychologist, Administrative Staff and Team Leader completed.
• Base and clinic space secured.

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) New Service

• Service in place since October 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology, Counselling).
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 10 days.

More information on NHS Ayrshire & Arran Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Local peer support networks involved in development of pathways of care for community perinatal mental health and maternity and neonatal psychological intervention services.
• Active engagement with women with lived experience through local third sector partners and peer support charities.
• Working with local recovery college to explore possible peer support roles.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Links made with Fathers Network Scotland and Children 1^st
• Dads Rock providing support to fathers
• NHS Ayrshire & Arran is supported by the national 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health, listed in Annex 1.

NHS Borders

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) New Service

• Service in place since February 2021.
• Multidisciplinary dispersed team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Agreement in place with the regional Mother and Baby Unit for admissions if required.
• Maximum time from referral to assessment: 21 days. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) New Service

• Service in place since February 2021.
• Single discipline (Medical)
• Provides consultation, advice, supervision and training to other professionals.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Local peer support networks involved in identifying barriers to accessing care.
• Plan to arrange focus groups of patients and families to inform Infant Mental Health service development.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Third sector represented on service development groups.
• Close links developed with Nurture the Borders and Children 1^st.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Held in Our Hearts, Nurture the Borders, PND Borders.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) New Service

• Service in place since September 2021.
• Multidisciplinary dispersed team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology, Occupational Therapy)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy, in collaboration with community mental health teams.
• Agreement in place with the regional Mother and Baby Unit for admissions if required.
• Time from referral to assessment: 10-42 days. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) In Development

• Service under development.
• Embedded single-discipline (Clinical Psychology).
• Currently providing specialist advice to professionals with aim to provide direct assessment and care to infants and parents.

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) In Development

• Service under development.
• Embedded single-discipline service (Clinical Psychology)
• Limited service currently provided through perinatal psychologist offering specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Women with lived experience are members of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Steering Group.
• Feedback sessions arranged for those who have used the service.
• Developing a participation project for women with lived experience.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Third sector represented on the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Steering Group.
• Team has good relationships with Aberlour, Action for Children, Baby Bump and Beyond, Dads Rock, Home-Start, SANDS, Support in Mind and Women's Aid.
• Training offered to Third Sector partners.
• NHS Dumfries & Galloway is supported by the national 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health, listed in Annex 1.

NHS Fife

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) New Service

• Service in place since August 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Agreement in place with the regional Mother and Baby Unit for admissions if required.
• Time from referral to assessment: 19 days. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

More information on NHS Fife Community Perinatal Mental Health Team

Infant Mental Health Team (IMH) New Service

• Service in place since April 2020.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Psychotherapy, Nursery Nursing, Health Visiting, Speech & Language Therapy)
• Provides specialist parent-infant input with families
• Supports professionals through consultancy when required.
• Average time from referral to consultation with involved professional(s): 18 days Average time to direct assessment: 65 days

More information on NHS Fife Infant Mental Health Team

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) New Service

• Service in place since February 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology, Perinatal Mental Health Midwifery)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.
• Time from referral to assessment: 26 days.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Team working with Fathers Network Scotland on inclusion of partners in service developments.
• Working on improving engagement with refugee families.
• Evaluation forms sent to all women before and after engagement with service.
• Rolling out use of the 'Voice of the Infant' tool.
• Support from Fife Voluntary Action to create links and support shared language around respectful engagement.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Links made with between third sector and Project Management Board.
• Close working with Fathers Network Scotland to plan a dads' mental health event.
• Service links made with local Home-Start, Cedar Project, Cottage Family Nurture Centre, Starcatchers and Art at the Start.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Held in Our Hearts, Home-Start Dunfermline, Home-Start Levenmouth, Starcatchers.

NHS Forth Valley

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) New Service

• Service in place since 2013 and recently expanded.
• Multidisciplinary dispersed team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology, Occupational Therapy)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy, in collaboration with local community mental health teams.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 28 days. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) New Service

• Service in place since May 2021.
• Multidisciplinary embedded service (Medical, Clinical Psychology)
• Referrals currently accepted via CPMHT with aim to expand further to provide assessment and consultation to families and professionals once fully established.
• Average time from referral to direct assessment: 14 days

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) New Service

• Service in place since November 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology, Psychological Therapy)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 21 days

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Experts by experience are part of the local Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Forum.
• Active involvement with women with lived experience to develop engagement with women who have given birth.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Third sector organisations are part of the local Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Forum.
• MNPI team has developed links made with Fathers Network Scotland. Teams have good relationships with Dads Rock, Coorie Creative, Held in our Hearts, local Home-Starts across Fife and Forth Valley and Aberlour.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Aberlour, Held in Our Hearts.

NHS Grampian

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) New Service

• Service in place since March 2022.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology, Health Visiting, Occupational Therapy)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Time from referral to assessment: 6 weeks. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

More information on NHS Grampian Community Perinatal Mental Health Service

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) In Development

• Service under development and will provide assessment and consultation to families and professionals once established.

More information on NHS Grampian Infant Mental Health Service

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) New Service

• Service in place since August 2022.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology, Perinatal Mental Health Midwifery)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.
• No information on time from referral to assessment.

More information on NHS Grampian Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Service

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Community Engagement Manager appointed in collaboration with maternity services.
• Women with lived experience co-chair the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Steering Group.
• Those with lived experience have contributed to team training.
• A dedicated 'Involving You' webpage has been launched which signposts opportunities for women, partners and extended families to get involved to help shape and deliver services. More information on the 'Involving You' service

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Links established with LATNEM and members are part of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Steering Group.
• Links made with Home-Start Aberdeen, CrossReach, and training from Fathers Network Scotland.
• Service leads have attended Maternity Voices Partnership to develop links.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: CrossReach, Home-Start Aberdeen, LATNEM.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) Expanded Service

• Service in place since 2004 and recently expanded.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology, Nursery Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Parent-Infant Therapy, Social Work)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Closely aligned with the regional Mother and Baby Unit for admissions if required.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 32 days. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

More information on NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Community Perinatal Mental Health Service

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) New Service

• Service in place since November 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Medical, Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Family/Systemic Psychotherapy, Social Work, Speech & Language Therapy)
• Provides specialist parent-infant advice and consultation to families and professionals.
• Average time from referral to direct assessment: 26 days.

More information on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Infant Mental Health Service

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) Expanded Service

• Service expanded in March 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology, Perinatal Mental Health Midwifery)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 26 days.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Consultation workshops have included women with lived experience.
• Workstream developed for hard to reach groups.
• Plan to involve lived experience in staff recruitment process.
• Families involved in developing Infant Mental Health leaflets and team name.
• Active Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Network with service user involvement supported by the Health Board.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• CPMHT has hosted conversation workshops with local third sector organisations.
• Fathers Network Scotland provided training to staff.
• Close links developed with local Home-Start and Art at the Start.
• Third sector organisations are members of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Network.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Aberlour, Action for Children, Amma Birth Companions, Barnardo's, CrossReach, Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire, Home-Start Glasgow South, Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde, Mosaic Counselling and Therapy, Quarriers, With Kids, 3D Drumchapel.

NHS Highland

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) In Development

• Service in place since January 2022.
• Multidisciplinary dispersed team in place (Nursing, Midwifery)
• Specialist perinatal mental health advice and consultation provided to women in Argyll and Bute, in collaboration with community mental health services, and soon to be extended to North Highland.
• Agreement in place with the regional Mother and Baby Unit for admissions if required.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 7 days (Argyll and Bute). Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) In Development

• Service under development since April 2022.
• Will provide assessment and consultation to families and professionals once established.

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) In Development

• Service under development in North Highland since April 2022.
• Multidisciplinary embedded service (Clinical Psychology, Midwifery)
• Will provide specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties once established.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Active engagement with women with lived experience through feedback meetings.
• Team have linked with third sector to ask women about their experiences of maternity care during the pandemic.
• Team are co-producing service information with local third sector organisations representing women with lived experience.
• Development of a reference group of women with lived experience who will input to service development meetings and discussions.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Third sector forum established.
• Links made with Fathers Network Scotland, Children 1^st, local Home-Start, Bliss, Held in our Hearts, Highland Maternity Voices, Art at the Start and Let's Grow Kids. Dads Rock providing training to team.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Held in Our Hearts, Home-Start East Highland in partnership with Home-Start Caithness.

NHS Lanarkshire

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) Expanded Service

• Existing service expanded in September 2020.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team in place (Medical, Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursery Nursing, Parent Infant Therapy)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Agreement in place with the regional Mother and Baby Unit for admissions if required.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 28 days. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

More information on NHS Lanarkshire Community Perinatal Mental Health Team

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) New Service

• Service in place since September 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Medical, Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Early Years Worker)
• Provides specialist parent-infant advice and consultation to families and professionals.
• Average time from referral to direct assessment: 22 days.

More information on NHS Lanarkshire Infant Mental Health Team

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) New Service

• Service in place since August 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology, Psychological Therapy, Perinatal Mental Health Midwifery)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 28 days.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Active engagement with women with lived experience through service user evaluation, focus groups and attendance at a stakeholder event workshop.
• Women with lived experience attend service development group.
• Reaching out to marginalised groups to seek raise awareness of services and to invite participation in service development group.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Third sector included in membership of multi-agency service development groups.
• IMH team providing training to third sector organisations including Healthy Valleys, Barnardos, local Home-Start, Families Like Us, Hope Hub and Blameless.
• Links made with Fathers Network Scotland and Dads Rock.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Amma Birth Companions, CrossReach, Healthy Valleys, Home Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire.

NHS Lothian

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) Expanded Service

• Service in place since 2007 and recently expanded.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology, Nursery Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Parent-Infant Therapy, Art Therapy, Social Work)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Closely aligned with the Regional inpatient Mother and Baby Unit based at St John's Hospital for patients who required admission.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 21 days. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

More information on NHS Lothian Perinatal Mental Health Service

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) In Development

• Service in place since May 2022 and expanded in August 2022, piloting in South Edinburgh and Midlothian.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology, Health Visiting, Child Psychotherapy, Social Work, Nursery Nurse, Occupational Therapy, Assistant Psychology, and Medical)
• Provides specialist parent-infant advice and consultation to families and professionals.
• Average time to consultation with involved professional(s): 20 days

More information on NHS Lothian Infant Mental Health Service

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) New Service

• Service in place since September 2020 and expanded in May 2022.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology, Perinatal Mental Health Midwifery)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.
• Average time from referral to assessment: 8 days.

More information on NHS Lothian Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Service

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Women with lived experience consulted about barriers to accessing group work.
• Feedback sought from women and families by questionnaire and interviews.
• Member of local peer support group involved in recruitment process for team.
• Work closely with Experts by Experience within local Maternity Voices Partnership.
• IMH team surveyed parents, through third sector organisations, exploring views on accessing parent-infant support.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Third sector organisations are members of the Perinatal Collaborative steering group
• MNPI collaboration with Dads Rock to establish a peer support group for neonatal dads, and with Aberlour perinatal befriending to support neonatal families.
• CPMHT working with CrossReach perinatal counselling service
• Links made with Aberlour, Andy's Man Club, BLISS, Circle, Crossreach, Dean and Cauvin, Families Outside, Held in Our Hearts, Home-Start Leith & North East Edinburgh, Home Link Family Support, Juno, Kindred, La Leche League, LGBT Health and Wellbeing, Midlothian Sure Start, Multi-Cultural Family Base, NCT - Breast Feeding Support, PANDAS, Pregnancy and Parents Centre, Rainbow Families, Saheliya, SIMBA, Space and Broomhouse Hub, TAMBA Tommys, Women's Aid.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Held in Our Hearts, Home-Start East Lothian, Midlothian Sure Start, Multi-Cultural Family Base, Pregnancy Counselling and Care, Starcatchers, Stepping Stones North Edinburgh.

NHS Orkney

Community Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Team (CPMHT + IMH) New Combined Service

• Service in place since December 2021.
• Small team providing combined service (Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Health Visiting, Midwifery)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and consultation to those caring for pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Plans under development for regional support from NHS Grampian where required.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Use of social media to encourage women with lived experience to volunteer to support service developments.
• Plan to have women with lived experience on local steering group.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Close links developed with Home-Start.
• NHS Orkney is supported by the national 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health, listed on Annex 1.

NHS Shetland

Community Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Team (CPMHT + IMH) New Combined Service

• Service in place since April 2022.
• Small team providing combined service (Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Health Visiting, Midwifery)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and consultation to those caring for pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Plans under development for regional support from NHS Grampian where required.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Use of semi structured interviews with women with lived experience to inform service developments.
• Plan to have women with lived experience on local steering group.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Planning to have third sector representation on local steering group.
• Close links with Mind Your Head.
• NHS Shetland is supported by the national 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health, listed in Annex 1.

NHS Tayside

Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (CPMHT) New Service

• Service in place since November 2021.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Nursing, Medical, Clinical Psychology, work collaboratively with Perinatal Mental Health Midwifery)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy.
• Agreement in place with the regional Mother and Baby Unit for admissions if required.
• Time from referral to assessment: 4 weeks. Wait times may be shorter depending on clinical need and urgency.

More information on NHS Tayside Community Perinatal Mental Health Team

Infant Mental Health Service (IMH) In Development

• Service under development and will provide assessment and consultation to families and professionals once established

Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team (MNPI) New Service

• Service in place since May 2022.
• Multidisciplinary stand-alone team (Clinical Psychology)
• Provides specialist mental health advice and care to parents where there are maternity or neonatal difficulties.

More information on NHS Tayside Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Expert by experience formally engaged to support perinatal and infant mental health implementation. Actively involved in gathering service user views through a questionnaire. Feedback provided on development work via leading small focus group and public facing webpage development.
• Recruiting Peer Support Recovery Workers for 18 month pilot in Dundee.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Plan to develop a perinatal collaborative including 3^rd sector, lived experience and statutory services.
• Links made with Aberlour, Alternatives Dundee, Art at the Start, Barnardos, Bliss, Dundee International Women's Centre, Dundee Volunteer & Voluntary Action Peer Service, Home-Start Dundee and Perth, Parent to Parent.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Home-Start Dundee.

NHS Western Isles

Community Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Team (CPMHT + IMH) In Development

• Team to be established but steering group in place from July 2022.
• Will provide specialist mental health advice and consultation to those caring for pregnant and postnatal women, and to women with pre-existing mental ill health who are planning a pregnancy once established.
• Plans under development for regional support from NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde where required.

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Plan to have women with lived experience on local steering group.

Third Sector Engagement and Funding Highlights

• Third sector representation on local steering group.
• Close links with Action for Children.
• In addition to the national 3^rd sector organisations (see Annex 1), local 3^rd sector organisations funded through Scottish Government Main and Small Grant Funds for perinatal and infant mental health include: Action for Children