Resources
Here are a number of perinatal websites that have further information about anxiety and depression during pregnancy and after birth and offer support in this area.
Wanting further information and support around various mental health concerns please see useful websites below.
Anxiety and Recovery Centre
www.arcvic.com.au
Australian Psychological Society
http://www.psychology.org.au/
Centre for Perinatal Psychology
https://www.centreforperinatalpsychology.com.au/
BeyondBlue
Phone (24 hours a day, 7 days a week): 1300 224636
Chat online (3pm 12am)
www.beyondblue.org.au
Black Dog Institute
www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
Health Share
https://www.healthshare.com.au/
Human Services Directory
http://humanservicesdirectory.vic.gov.au/Home.aspx
Lifeline
www.lifeline.org.au
Mind Health Connect
http://www.mindhealthconnect.org.au
Reachout
http://au.reachout.com/
Respect
https://www.respect.gov.au/
Sane
www.sane.org.au
If concerned about the safety of yourself or your loved one, please contact your GP, 000 or one of
the following contact numbers:
CATT team
North east CATT: 1300 859 789
Northern CATT: 1300 650 295
Austin Hospital: 9496 5000
For further information around parenting and specific concerns, please check out the followinguseful websites.
Zero to three
www.zerotothree.org
What were we thinking:
www.whatwerewethinking.org.au
Family Relationships Centre
www.familyrelationships.gov.au
Advice line: 1800 050321
Raising Children
www.raisingchildren.net.au
Relationships Australia
http://www.relationships.org.au/
If you need to chat to someone, please find phone numbers for various Helplines below.
Lifeline: 131114
Suicide Helpline: 1300 651 251
Parentline: 13 22 89
Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800
Maternal & Child Helpline : 13 22 29
Pregnancy Birth and Baby Helpline : 1800 882 436
National Breastfeeding helpline : 1800 686 686
Mensline : 1300 789 978
Nurse on Call : 1300 606024
Mind the Bump
Smiling Mind
Headspace
Calm
Mindgauge
Reachout Breathe
Reachout Worry Time
Recharge
LastPass
Medicare
Centrelink
Written and created by Dr Bronwyn Leigh with illustrations by Jess Racklyeft for the Centre for Perinatal Psychology