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Perinatal mental health peer support groups for expectant or new mothers

We are offering grants of £5,000 to £10,000 to fund local organisations who deliver, or could deliver, targeted perinatal mental health support groups for new or expectant mothers who fall under the following protected characteristics:

  • Age (young parents)
  • Disability
  • Gender reassignment
  • Race
  • Religion or belief
  • Sexual orientation.

Applicants are welcome from all 12 districts in Kent.

Your programme will meet the following outcomes for expectant or new mothers:

  • Feel safer when interacting with the health system more widely.
  • Report being more aware of services available to them, particularly with regards to their mental health.
  • Feel more confident to access support, knowing when and how to access support and knowing who to ask if they are not sure.
  • Feel they have made strong relationships with other mothers.
  • Collect outcome data GAD7 Anxiety Test Questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) or WEMWBS) to measure change in mental health and wellbeing in mothers who access the group .

Email public.health@kent.gov.uk if you have any questions about the grant.

Eligibility

To apply for this grant your organisation must:

  • be a legally registered organisation, such as a charity or a business
  • be based in the administrative area of Kent County Council
  • deliver your services either partly or in full with volunteers
  • be planning a project that is not already complete or underway.

Before you apply, we suggest you read our grant prospectus (PDF, 352.5 KB).

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Applications close at midnight on Monday 8 September 2025.

Organisations with ideas which could contribute to our ambition, but cost less than £5,000, should email public.health@kent.gov.uk.

Assessment

All applications will be reviewed by a small panel and judged according to fixed criteria.

The panel will be looking for:

  • value for money
  • sustainability
  • effectiveness of suggested projects.

We will contact successful applicants by 16 September 2025.

If successful, you must complete your project by 31 March 2026 and provided us with a mid-way project report and an end-of project report.