❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks about perinatal mental health services funded by the WA State Government, including a breakdown of services and funding allocations for 2020-21 and 2021-22. The Minister provides a detailed list of services and associated funding.
AnsweredQoN 739Legislative Council
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(1) I refer to perinatal mental health services in Western Australia, and I ask, will the Minister provide a breakdown of perinatal mental health services that are currently provided by the State Government ? (2) For each service referenced in (1), what was the total amount of funding allocated to deliver the service in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 financial years?
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Answered
14 June 2022
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
8 days
(1) The Mental Health Commission funds a range of services for perinatal mental health including:
· 8 bed Mother and Baby unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS);
· 8 bed Mother and Baby at Fiona Stanley Hospital via South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS);
· New Beginnings Postnatal Depression Support Program via NMHS;
· Department of Psychological Medicine including the State Perinatal Mental Health Unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS;
· Maternity and Perinatal Specialist Support Programs via SMHS;
· Playgroup WA delivery of four Mother-Baby Nurture Groups via NMHS;
· Fremantle Women’s Health Centre Inc;
· Midland Women’s Health Care Place Inc;
· South Coastal Health and Community Services Inc;
· Women’s Health & Wellbeing Services; and
· Women’s Healthcare Association.
One off funding grants to pilot additional perinatal services were provided in 2021/22 and included:
· Fremantle Women’s Health Centre Inc;
· Australian Institute for Infant Mental Health;
· Midland Women’s Health Care Place Inc;
· Radiance Network South West;
· South Coastal Health and Community Services Inc; and
· Women’s Health & Wellbeing Services.
· Women’s Health and Family Services
(2) The total funding provided for perinatal mental health services was $12.3 million in 2020-21 and $16.6 million in 2021-22.
The funding for services that are recurrently funded is as below:
Service
Funding 2020-21
($m)
Funding 2021-22
($m)
Midland Women’s Healthcare Place
$0.260
$0.265
Fremantle Women’s Health Centre
$0.123
$0.125
Women’s Healthcare Assoc.
$0.219
$0.232
Women’s Health and Wellbeing Services
$0.228
$0.241
South Coastal Health and Community Services
$0.140
$0.149
8 bed Mother and Baby unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS
$3.329
$4.570
8 bed Mother and Baby at Fiona Stanley Hospital via SMHS
$2.925
$4.592
New Beginnings Postnatal Depression Support Program via NMHS
$0.287
$0.294
Department of Psychological Medicine including the State Perinatal Mental Health Unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS
$4.281
$4.378
Maternity and Perinatal Specialist Support Programs via SMHS
$0.374
$0.382
Playgroup WA delivery of four Mother-Baby Nurture Groups via NMHS
$0.184
$0.189
TOTAL
$12.350
$15.417
The funding for the one-off grants is as below:
Service
Funding 2021-22 ($m)
Radiance Network South West
$0.241
Midland Women’s Healthcare Place
$0.170
Fremantle Women’s Health Centre
$0.150
Gosnells Women’s Health Services t/a Women’s Health and Wellbeing Services
$0.178
Women’s Health and Family Services
$0.172
South Coastal Health and Community Services
$0.155
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health WA
$0.118
TOTAL
$1.184
· 8 bed Mother and Baby unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS);
· 8 bed Mother and Baby at Fiona Stanley Hospital via South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS);
· New Beginnings Postnatal Depression Support Program via NMHS;
· Department of Psychological Medicine including the State Perinatal Mental Health Unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS;
· Maternity and Perinatal Specialist Support Programs via SMHS;
· Playgroup WA delivery of four Mother-Baby Nurture Groups via NMHS;
· Fremantle Women’s Health Centre Inc;
· Midland Women’s Health Care Place Inc;
· South Coastal Health and Community Services Inc;
· Women’s Health & Wellbeing Services; and
· Women’s Healthcare Association.
One off funding grants to pilot additional perinatal services were provided in 2021/22 and included:
· Fremantle Women’s Health Centre Inc;
· Australian Institute for Infant Mental Health;
· Midland Women’s Health Care Place Inc;
· Radiance Network South West;
· South Coastal Health and Community Services Inc; and
· Women’s Health & Wellbeing Services.
· Women’s Health and Family Services
(2) The total funding provided for perinatal mental health services was $12.3 million in 2020-21 and $16.6 million in 2021-22.
The funding for services that are recurrently funded is as below:
Service
Funding 2020-21
($m)
Funding 2021-22
($m)
Midland Women’s Healthcare Place
$0.260
$0.265
Fremantle Women’s Health Centre
$0.123
$0.125
Women’s Healthcare Assoc.
$0.219
$0.232
Women’s Health and Wellbeing Services
$0.228
$0.241
South Coastal Health and Community Services
$0.140
$0.149
8 bed Mother and Baby unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS
$3.329
$4.570
8 bed Mother and Baby at Fiona Stanley Hospital via SMHS
$2.925
$4.592
New Beginnings Postnatal Depression Support Program via NMHS
$0.287
$0.294
Department of Psychological Medicine including the State Perinatal Mental Health Unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS
$4.281
$4.378
Maternity and Perinatal Specialist Support Programs via SMHS
$0.374
$0.382
Playgroup WA delivery of four Mother-Baby Nurture Groups via NMHS
$0.184
$0.189
TOTAL
$12.350
$15.417
The funding for the one-off grants is as below:
Service
Funding 2021-22 ($m)
Radiance Network South West
$0.241
Midland Women’s Healthcare Place
$0.170
Fremantle Women’s Health Centre
$0.150
Gosnells Women’s Health Services t/a Women’s Health and Wellbeing Services
$0.178
Women’s Health and Family Services
$0.172
South Coastal Health and Community Services
$0.155
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health WA
$0.118
TOTAL
$1.184
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