As a volunteer befriender with our perinatal support project you will provide listening and emotional support to parents who are suffering with low to moderate mental health issues or are identified as vulnerable to developing mental health issues in the perinatal period. This support may be through telephone calls, home visits, group work or support to access other local services. What will I be doing? Offer regular listening and emotional support to reduce social isolation and to help mum be more emotionally available for her baby and other family members. Observe how mum responds to her baby and offer guidance if required. Help mum take the baby and other children outside of the home so they can access services they need – i.e. health services, shops, parks and children’s centres. Give mum support with issues which concern them, for example by signposting to organisations that can help with benefits and housing.