Support includes:

• Peer-led support facilitated by trained leaders with lived experience
• Trauma-informed, culturally safe environments
• Small groups to ensure a safe, sensitive and non-overwhelming setting
• Support alongside or while waiting for clinical care
• Navigation and referral to appropriate clinical and specialist services

Low intensity service

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General mental health peer support groups offered:

• Perinatal Mental Health Peer Support
• Village Art for Perinatal Mental Health (creative, gentle soft-entry support option)

Specialised mental health peer support groups offered:

• Neurodiverse Mothers (GCPHN commissioned)
• CALD & Expat Mothers (GCPHN commissioned)
• Mothers recovering from acute perinatal mental illness or stay at Lavender or Mother Baby Unit (PPP, OCD, Severe Depression/Anxiety)
• Pregnancy loss, infant loss and grief (co-facilitated with Red Nose)
• Medical & health professionals experiencing perinatal mental health
• Antenatal and early parenting support
• Mental Health support for Dads (co-facilitated with The Fathering Project)
• Petals Perinatal psychoeducational session with peer support post group discussion (co-facilitated with a Perinatal Psychologist)

Selected groups are supported by Resident Grandma volunteers, who assist with babies and young children to enable parent participation.

Pregnant and postpartum mothers & parents through to 5 years post birth who are experiencing or at risk of perinatal mental health challenges.
This can include (but is not limited to) parents who:

• feel overwhelmed, isolated or lacking support
• are experiencing anxiety, depression or birth trauma
• are recovering from acute perinatal mental illness or MBU admission
• are neurodivergent or parenting a neurodivergent child
• are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• have experienced pregnancy or infant loss
• are health professionals navigating perinatal mental health
• are waiting for, or unable to access timely psychological or psychiatric care

Formal diagnosis is not required.

Any source including GP or self-referrals.

• GPs can refer via the website: Clinical Specialist Referral Form
• Self-Referrals via the website: Self-Referral Form

If you are unsure if this service is right for your patient, you can refer to Medicare Mental Health on 1800 595 212 between Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5pm (except public holidays). For more information visit Medicare Mental Health Phone Service.