Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51576

Mental Health Services: Fathers

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Kirith Entwistle

LabourBolton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) mental and (b) physical health of (i) fathers and (ii) their (A) partners and (B) families in the perinatal period.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government is committed to improving the support available to mothers, fathers, and partners who experience mental health difficulties, including postnatal depression, during the perinatal period.Fathers and partners of women accessing specialist peri...

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