Alliance Tunisienne de Santé Mentale Périnatale (ATSMPN) Tunisian Alliance for Perinatal Mental Health
About AAMMH's Tunisia Chapter
Objectives
Promote perinatal mental health advocacy
Strengthen healthcare providers’ competencies
Develop research and community-based actions
Raise public awareness
Build international partnerships
Outcomes
Training for healthcare providers
The ATSMPN successfully produced a PMH guideline for midwives and are currently producing a guideline focused on newborns and babies. The alliance has also held training events such as a masterclass with the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis and a national workshop involving midwives from all regions in December 2025.
Advocacy for the integration of perinatal mental health into routine maternal care
On the first National Maternal Health Day, organized by the Ministry of Health in May 2026, the ATSMPN integrated maternal mental health into the essential package of services to be offered to pregnant women. This included the integration of suicidal ideation as a risk factor to be investigated in the perinatal phase alongside organic risk factors. Notably, perinatal mental health was also integrated as a thematic area in the Competency Framework for Midwives and the University of Tunis’ midwifery training curriculum.
Awareness campaigns through social media and regional activities:
The ATSMPN has leveraged social media for raising awareness through its Facebook page. It has also organized events and also had a booth at the closing ceremony of the national maternal health campaign on 31 May 2026.
Resources
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Country Representatives
Dr. Hela Ouennich
Contact alliancetunisiennesmpn@outlook.com for more information.
Members of AAMMH in Tunisia
If your organisation runs perinatal mental health programs or initiatives in Tunisia, contact africanalliancemmh@gmail.com today to become a member of the Tunisian Alliance for Perinatal Mental Health.