❓ Hon Stephen Dawson questions the Minister for Mental Health regarding federal funding cuts to perinatal mental health services in WA, the affected services, and the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression. The Minister acknowledges the question and provides details on funding received and affected services.
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PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 448. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the minister representing the Minister for Mental Health: I refer to funding for perinatal mental health services in Western Australia. (1) What is the value of funding withdrawn by the federal government in Western Australia from the national perinatal depression initiative? (2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
448. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the minister representing the Minister for Mental Health: I refer to funding for perinatal mental health services in Western Australia. (1) What is the value of funding withdrawn by the federal government in Western Australia from the national perinatal depression initiative? (2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
I refer to funding for perinatal mental health services in Western Australia. (1) What is the value of funding withdrawn by the federal government in Western Australia from the national perinatal depression initiative? (2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(1) What is the value of funding withdrawn by the federal government in Western Australia from the national perinatal depression initiative? (2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
448. Hon STEPHEN DAWSON to the minister representing the Minister for Mental Health: I refer to funding for perinatal mental health services in Western Australia. (1) What is the value of funding withdrawn by the federal government in Western Australia from the national perinatal depression initiative? (2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
I refer to funding for perinatal mental health services in Western Australia. (1) What is the value of funding withdrawn by the federal government in Western Australia from the national perinatal depression initiative? (2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(1) What is the value of funding withdrawn by the federal government in Western Australia from the national perinatal depression initiative? (2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(2) What services have been affected by this funding decision? (3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(3) What is the estimated number of women affected by perinatal depression in Western Australia each year? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(1) Since the expiration of the 2008–09 to 2012–13 national perinatal depression initiative project agreement, the state has received two additional, one-year funding packages of $1.008 million from the commonwealth government through year-long NPDI agreements. (2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(2) The following services and initiatives have been affected by the decision to not continue the national perinatal depression initiative. Mr President, I have a table to that effect and I seek leave to have that incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
The following material was incorporated — Project name Organisation Strength to Strength Support Group Program Ishar Multicultural Women’s Health Centre It Takes a Village Program Save the Children Red Cross Practical Support Program Australian Red Cross Making Sense of Motherhood’ and ‘Nurture’ Programs Women's Health and Family Services (WHFS) Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) program South Coastal Women’s Health Port Kennedy Supported Playgroup. Playgroup WA Babe Ease WA Country Health Service, Goldfields Population Health (WACHS) Aboriginal Circle of Security St John of God (SJOG), Outreach Services (3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
(3) Data from the 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey showed that one in five mothers of children aged 24 months or less had been diagnosed with depression. More than half of these mothers reported that their diagnosed depression was perinatal—that is, the depression was diagnosed from pregnancy until the child’s first birthday.
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