About us
From idea to action: The story behind IFMHD.
The concept of IFMHD was founded by paternal postpartum depression campaigner Mark Williams and fatherhood mental health expert and PSI board member Dr Daniel Singley. They recognised that fathers are often overlooked in mental health discussions, even though they face many of the same challenges as mothers, including depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues.
IFMHD started in the UK in 2016 to change policies worldwide. In 2017, Dr Singley brought it to the international level with his expertise in this area.
Meet the minds behind the movement
We are a group of advocates, researchers and leaders in the field of perinatal mental health who are passionate about making real change.
Founders
Team
Dr Jane Hanley is the CEO Perinatal MH Training CIC, working in partnership with experts to deliver high quality training to health professionals and practitioners who are concerned with families affected by perinatal mental health conditions and disorders. Jane has been involved with PMH for over 40 years. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer on PMH at Swansea University and remains actively involved in research with both national and international universities
David Levine, MD, is a paediatrician at Summit Medical Group in Westfield, NJ, and has been featured in the New Jersey Family magazine’s “New Jersey’s Favourite Kids’ Docs” for the last 4 years, as well as on the Charlie Rose show, discussing his own experience with paternal postpartum mental health. He graduated with high honours from Rutgers University, as well as AOA Medical Honors Society from NYU School of Medicine. David did his paediatric internship and residency at Yale Children’s Hospital in New Haven, CT.
Dr Bronwyn Leigh is a clinical psychologist and Director, Centre for Perinatal Psychology – an Australia-wide network of psychologists specialising in parent and infant wellbeing. Bronwyn is dedicated to helping mothers, fathers, infants, couples and families as they journey intoparenthood. She is a co-author of the self-help book Towards Parenthood.
Maternal, Paternal & Child Parental Mental Health Advocate, The Secretary & Chief Talent Team Leader in Zimbabwe. Society for Pre and Post-Natal Services (SPANS) works in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care of the Republic of Zimbabwe (ROZ). A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the 9th of February 2016 concerning the implementation of programmes aimed at. supporting the National Health Strategy (NHS) through the provision of education, on-going supportive family therapy and counselling and psychological support services to the reproductive age group and the entire community.
Campaign delivery team
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