PANDA’s East Leeds

What is PANDAS?

There are two PANDAs charities in the UK. Our PANDAS charity stands for pre and postnatal depression advice and support. We support mums, dads and carers when they expecting a baby or fostering/adopting a child and at any stage in their children’s lives. We welcome all parents, and we would love to reach out to parents whose children have SEND and complex medical needs to provide a safe space for them to talk. https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/

PND is a common abbreviation for Pre &/Or Postnatal Depression. Pre & Postnatal depression are mental health conditions that effect pregnant and new mothers within the first year of their babies life.

In 2012 when our charity was set up PND was and remains to be the most common mental health condition to affect a pregnant and new mum. However, has time has progressed Research has shown that there are other common mental health illnesses that can affect both parents during and after pregnancy. These include Anxiety, Postpartum Psychosis, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Tokophobia, Birth Trauma, with or without Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Perinatal Mental Health is now commonly used to encompass the emotional and psychological wellbeing of parents from conception, through pregnancy and up to the child’s first Birthday.

Our services support the whole family unit effected by a perinatal mental illness and support parents beyond their babies first birthday.

It is important to reach out to a healthcare professional for help and support if you think that you or someone you know may be struggling with their mental health.

We support all parents who are finding parenting challenging in a safe non-judgmental space and they are very welcome to come along to our monthly group.

Garforth now has a Support Group which is for parents and parents-to-be who want a chance to talk openly about the challenges that parenting brings in a safe, non-judgmental space. I

Our Support group takes place on the last Sunday of each month at The Holiday Inn, Garforth from 7:30pm until 8:30pm. There’s free parking and babies are welcome.

We support all parents who are finding parenting challenging in a safe non-judgmental space and they are very welcome to come along to our monthly group.