Aberlour, is a national charity for  children, young people and families across Scotland, helping transform lives for the better. Supporting challenges such as  living with a disability, growing up in and leaving care and the impact of drugs and alcohol on families. Aberlour is one of the 13 charities in the intandem portfolio.  More information
Read MoreAction for Children delivers services aimed at young people who are unemployed and who may have other issues restricting their ability to access the job market. OFN investment supports a number of important programmes that improve young people’s ability to move into a positive destination such as Youthbuild, Hospitality, Aiming High and STAY. CashBack for
Read MoreAmma Birth Companions supports vulnerable women who are facing significant adversity on their journey towards motherhood. This includes mothers who are refugees, asylum seekers and living in poverty. Amma’s birth and mother companions support women before, during and after birth, providing trauma-informed emotional and practical support. Currently operating in Glasgow—with the aim to expand across
Read MoreOne of the UK’s largest children’s charities, Barnardo’s provide a number of services which include family support, befriending, mentoring, parenting groups and many more. Barnardo’s is supported by CashBack for Communities.  More information is available on the CashBack.scot Barnardo’s East Ayrshire is one of the 13 charities in the Intandem portfolio. For more information see
Read MorePerinatal and Infant Mental Health: CrossReach provide direct counselling support to parents affected by mental health illness in the perinatal period. CrossReach will build on their existing counselling service in Moray to meet increased demand. Their Perinatal Services have been providing specialist perinatal support to parents and families for over 30 years. Counselling sessions are
Read MoreHealthy Valleys is a community led health initiative, established in 2003 by community members, voluntary and public sector agencies. Our vision is to reduce health inequalities, promote positive lifestyles and improve health and wellbeing in rural South Lanarkshire communities. Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Healthy Valleys promote positive health and wellbeing, and support isolated families
Read MoreHome-Start Dunfermline offer one-to-one, personalised support for parents with infants and young children who may be lonely, struggling to cope with day to day routines, or at risk of social exclusion. Services include baby massage and family group sessions and a new baby café that has been successfully piloted in other areas. During these group
Read MoreHome-Start East Highland, in partnership with Home-Start Caithness, deliver peer and parenting support services to socially and geographically isolated families in the Highland region. A range of support is available for families in the perinatal period and up to age three, including one-to-one personalised support delivered by staff and volunteers, parenting groups, a Baby Cafe,
Read MoreHome-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire support families in North Glasgow and North Lanarkshire in the perinatal period through a range of services. Intensive one-to-one support for families is provided by a perinatal family support worker and home-visiting peer supporters. Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire also facilitates successful peer support groups, including a drop-in
Read MoreHome-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde (HSRI) supports families with young children during pregnancy and up to 5 years of age. PIMH funding will contribute to the costs of perinatal services including the weekly Stork Café peer support group and train the trainer sessions for the Blank Canvas Perinatal Peer Support Programme.
Read MoreHuman Development Scotland aim to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing through professional training, CPD and provision of counselling and psychotherapy. Funding from the PIMH Fund will contribute to the development and delivery of observational infant mental health training for staff of third sector organisations working closely with families and infants. The training aim is
Read MoreMaternal Mental Health Scotland is a membership body that aims to improve the provision of perinatal mental health services throughout Scotland. The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund will support a series of six art sessions to garner from women their experience of the care they received. The artwork produced will be exhibited in public
Read MoreMellow Parenting is a small registered charity with a global reach; researching, developing and implementing parenting programmes for the more vulnerable families in our society, and training / supporting others to deliver directly to families. PIMH funding will enable the delivery of online Mellow Groups by Mellow Parenting – Mellow Bumps and Mellow Babies –
Read MoreMidlothian Sure Start’s ‘A Good Start’ (AGS) prevention programme has been developed in co-production with parents over 15 years, providing valuable peer and parenting support to vulnerable families in Midlothian. In partnership with East Lothian Council, the programme will be expanded to provide support to new families in East Lothian, training local voluntereers, health and
Read MoreMulti-Cultural Family Base (MCFB) aims to promote the well-being and life opportunities of vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalised children, young people and their families. MCFB specifically focuses on the needs of families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in the City of Edinburgh. PIMH funding will enable the delivery of the Chinese Flower Group,
Read MoreNurture The Borders aims to promote and protect the physical and mental health of women, their infants and families affected by or at threat of developing a perinatal mental health condition. PIMH funding will support The Cherish Project – a community outreach project that provides support, education and advocacy to women during pregnancy and up
Read MorePND Borders provide a therapeutic service that reaches out to families affected by ante and post-natal depression and anxiety across the Scottish Borders to improve outcomes for mothers, babies and the family as a whole. Counsellors provide long-term Person Centred and Psychodynamic Counselling and Art Therapy, as well as training in infant massage, among other
Read MoreQuarriers is one of Scotland’s largest social care charities, providing  practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. Quarriers challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives. Quarriers is one of the 13 charities involved in delivering intandem  www.intandem.scot Perinatal and Infant
Read MoreStepping Stones North Edinburgh support the wellbeing of women and families during pregnancy and the early post natal months. The Bump Start programme provides intensive one-to-one and group support to help establish the foundations for secure parent-infant relationships. Stepping Stones North Edinburgh will develop a new partnership with Juno (Perinatal Mental Health Support) to deliver
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