A maternal support organization in Frome is struggling financially and may need to restrict its services if it cannot secure emergency funding in the coming days. The charity provided counseling to more than 155 mothers during the current year and has issued an urgent appeal for £10,000 to continue operations.
Charity leadership attributes the funding crisis to declining grant money despite strong applications and shrinking resources across the charitable sector. The director noted that approximately 50% of the organization’s funding typically comes from grants, but these have not materialized as expected. In response, the organization has launched a crowdfunding campaign with a deadline of Sunday.
One beneficiary of the charity’s services credited the organization with having transformative impact on her wellbeing. After experiencing a traumatic birth and subsequent mental health decline, including postpartum depression and symptoms of paranoia, she sought support from the charity roughly a year after giving birth. She described the counseling as essential to her recovery and attributed it with preventing serious harm.
According to the Royal College of Midwives, approximately one in four new mothers experience mental health issues following childbirth. The Royal United Hospitals Bath indicated that additional support services exist for women in the region, including an NHS pathway that provides referrals to a perinatal mental health team. NHS England was approached for comment on the situation.
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