1	"Young Mums Rock!" Young Mums Rock! Action research promoting mental health Women and Depression Conference 2006
2	Key areas of presentation Action research 2. Peer support 3. Self advocacy “Having opportunities to have a voice, to know that someone is listening and that your opinions are valuable is so important.”
3	1. Action research Women as health experts Reflect on lived experiences Plan, action & review “It’s about finding out who we are, not just I’m a young mum and I’m stuck in this situation and there’s nothing I can do...”
4	Action research & depression Individual → community Medical → social model Professional → lived wisdom “Being a mum is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Being a young mum puts extra pressure on…you lose your sense of self…you’re not a person anymore….”
5	Young Mums Rock! action research stages Lit review & networking Reference group Community workshops Actions & review “When you’re nineteen, you’ve got a million people telling you what to do…it’s good to be able to sit down with people your own age and talk...”
6	Workshops with Young Mothers ‘The hard stuff’ Isolation Discrimination Family conflict Lack of support “It’s very overwhelming….you don’t know when to leave the house because you don’t know if people are going to judge you…I was scared that I may look like a bad mother.”
7	Workshops with Young Mothers
8	2. Peer Support
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10	Young Mum’s Rock! Event
11	Young Mums Rock! Event
12	3. Self-Advocacy
13	Self-Advocacy
14	Phase 2: ALL Mums Rock!
15	Community art workshops
16	Experiences of mothering
17	All Mums Rock! Event
18	All Mums Rock! Event
19	Artwork Exhibition
20	Get Help! Fridge Magnet
21	Action Resource Sheets
22	"Peer connections" Peer connections Service access Self-advocacy PHD research: Women’s perceptions of their experiences of depression within a human rights framework.
23	Thanking You