Gidget Foundation Australia is not able to provide crisis support.
Please refer to the below support options:
If you need urgent medical help please call 000
The PANDA National Helpline is available
Mon-Fri 9am-7:30pm 1300 726 306
For 24 hour crisis support please call Lifeline 13 11 14
3KND: Raising awareness of PNDA
As research reveals almost 100,000 expectant and new parents, suffer from depression and anxiety, with a rise particularly amongst millennial parents.
The story in brief:
• Perinatal depression and anxiety on the rise amongst millennial parents
• 100,000 Australian expectant and new parents experience perinatal depression and anxiety each year
• Blooms The Chemist commits to supporting parents experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety in partnership with Gidget Foundation Australia
• Anxiety and depression in parents in the lead up to the birth of a child and shortly after, has significant impacts within families and the community, many of whom do not seek support and are confronted with overwhelming worries, concerns and anxiety .
Read more and listen to a recording of the 3KND broadcast…