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PANDAS Foundation UK – Perinatal Mental Health Support - Free emotional and peer support

PANDAS Foundation UK provides free, confidential emotional and peer support for parents experiencing anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties during pregnancy or after childbirth. Trained volunteers offer compassionate listening, reassurance and practical resources. Through individual conversations, support groups and wellbeing programmes, PANDAS helps families feel understood, connected and supported.

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Rainbow Trust Children's Charity – Support for Families with Seriously Ill Children - Free practical and emotional family support

Rainbow Trust Children's Charity provides free practical and emotional support to families caring for a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness. Dedicated Family Support Workers help parents, children and siblings manage everyday challenges, hospital visits and emotional distress, offering personalised assistance from diagnosis through treatment, bereavement and beyond.

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Samaritans

• Free, confidential emotional support, day or night. • Call 116 123 if you feel overwhelmed, distressed or need someone to listen. • You do not need to be suicidal to contact Samaritans. • For immediate danger, call 999. Samaritans provides listening support, not emergency treatment.

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The Lullaby Trust – Safer Sleep and Bereavement Support - Free baby safety and family support

The Lullaby Trust is a UK charity providing free, evidence-based safer sleep guidance to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It also offers specialist emotional and bereavement support to families affected by the sudden death of a baby or young child, helping parents feel informed and supported.

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