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Role of counselling
Information for refugee and migrant men about mental health.
If you think your partner may be experiencing depression, how can you help?
Around 15% of women develop postnatal depression after the birth of their babies. If your partner demonstrates significant changes to her emotions, thinking or behaviour, this may be a sign that something is not going well for her.
Some of the changes you may see in your partner are:
- crying or feeling sad very often
- being in a low mood or very irritable a lot of the time
- thinking “I can’t do this”
- fearing being alone or going out
- thinking about hurting herself or the baby
- your partner finds it difficult to be affectionate with you, the baby, or others.
A critical part of helping someone is being aware of the signs and symptoms of a mental illness.
- Organisation:
- The Social Policy Group
- Target audience:
- Men, New arrivals
- Service area:
- National
- Published:
- February 2024
- Last reviewed:
- February 2025
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