Resources for parents
PANDA
Website: panda.org.au
Services: Information sheets, phone counselling
Birth Trauma Australia
Website: birthtrauma.org.au
Services: Information sheets, training opportunities for consumers and professionals
COPE
Website: cope.org.au
Services: Information/resources, referral network
Lifeline
Crisis Support/Suicide Prevention
Phone: 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis phone support)
Centre for Perinatal Psychology
Website: centreforperinatalpsychology.com.au
Services: Information, counselling, referral network
Birchtree Centre
Website: birchtreecentre.com.au
Services: Support and healing for trauma and mental health challenges
Red Nose
Website: rednose.org.au
Services: Bereavement support, Hospital to Home program, 24-hour support
Phone: 1300 308 307
Pink Elephants Support Network
Website: pinkelephants.org.au
Services: Resources, information, and peer support for early pregnancy loss
Roses in the Ocean
Website: rosesintheocean.com.au
Services: Suicide prevention, emotional distress reduction, peer-led
Peachtree
Website: peachtree.org.au
Services: Peer-led support for emotional wellbeing during pregnancy and early parenthood
Tresillian
Website: tresillian.org.au
Services: Parenting guides, advice, and support (including inpatient)
Karitane
Website: karitane.com.au
Services: Parenting resources, virtual support, community services
Black Dog Institute
Website: blackdoginstitute.org.au
Services: Mental health resources and support
Rural Minds
Website: rrmh.com.au
Services: Information for rural and remote residents
Gidget Foundation Australia
Website: gidgetfoundation.org.au
Services: Counselling and information for parents
Motherland
Website: motherlandaustralia.com.au
Services: Support network for rural mums
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support for Expectant Parents
Website: babycomingyouready.org.au/mums
Services: Early intervention for Indigenous parents
NSW Mental Health Crisis Line
Phone: 1800 011 511
Services: Mental health crisis support
Suicide Call Back Service
Phone: 1800 659 467
Services: Suicide prevention support
ForWhen
Phone: 1300 24 23 22 (9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday)
Services: Care-navigation phone service connecting parents to perinatal mental health services