Publish date: 14 January 2022
Mersey Care has secured funding from Sefton Council for a 12-month pilot of the Building Attachments and Bonds Service (BABS) to enhance its early years support for children and families.
BABS is a new Parent Infant Mental Health Service in Sefton supporting vulnerable families while mum is pregnant and in the early weeks after the baby is born. It will offer specialist, therapeutic support to families in Sefton to help them build good bonds and attachment with their baby.
GPs, midwives, health visitors and any other multi-agency professional, can refer through to BABS and in addition to the clinical support provided to families, specialist parent infant mental health training and consultation can also be provided to other agencies.
Parents can call the service on 07787 277 524 or email mcn-tr