Smile Groups supports new parents with their emotional health across Cheshire East. We were set up in 2011 by two local mums who had first hand experience of perinatal mental health challenges and who identified a gap in local community support. 

Our service offering has been shaped around the parents we support, with compassion and kindness at its roots. Our premise was to create safe, non-judgmental spaces in which parents can connect with peers and benefit from a combination of services at a vulnerable time in their lives.

Smile’s team has grown organically over the years, combining lived experience with professional insight. Our team is the lifeblood of the organisation and brings a blend of expertise with first-hand understanding of the reality of living through perinatal mental health challenges.