Service to support the mental health and wellbeing of fathers/partners/co parents with lived experience of loss/birth trauma

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria - area of Fylde Coast - Service to support the mental health and wellbeing of fathers/partners/co parents with lived experience of loss/birth trauma NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are working on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria who wish to award a contract for a service to support the mental health and wellbeing of fathers/partners/co parents with lived experience of loss/birth trauma.

The delivery of service will be as follows: Scoping: - Linking in with key partner organisations to gain insight into what provisions & resources are already available to fathers - Record and analyse findings to share with the Lancashire and South Cumbria Reproductive Trauma Service Steering Group - Create/link-into existing databases to share what is currently available locally for fathers/partners and co-parents to access i.e. peer support, groups and one to ones Consultation: - Obtain insights of fathers/partners & co-parents with lived experiences of loss/birth trauma and what services would support their mental health & well-being Gap Analysis: - Identify and understand the gaps in provision across our communities for fathers/partners/co-parents Co-production and service design: - Work with partner organisations to establish provision for dads/partners and co-parents. - Support the design of an 'assessment document' which explores fathers/partners and co-parents mental health and wellbeing. - Support the design and development of community led resources & services based on the results from phase 1 Service delivery: - Collaborate with key partners to develop new groups - supporting them to increase their knowledge of what fathers/partners and co-parents want to see - providing feedback to support funding applications where appropriate. - Establish social media platform for fathers/partners/co-parents accessing the service to connect - share worries, ask questions and seek support - Develop digital & in-person support groups containing bespoke content for fathers / partners & co-workers who have experienced loss / birth trauma. - Support an event for sharing findings, development, and potential sustainability ideas.

Sustainability: - Explore opportunities for longer term sustainability delivery across Lancashire and South Cumbria which continue to meet the needs of the service - Support the Peer Support Co-ordinators to recruit volunteers into the service