Media Releases
TELEHEALTH EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR
DECEMBER 2021
Gidget Foundation Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s commitment to fund Better Access
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PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
NOVEMBER 2021
Impacts of Covid-19 on perinatal mental health focus for National Awareness Week
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GFA SUCCESSFUL IN FUNDING
OCTOBER 2021
GFA was successful in being funded $2.6mil by the NSW Government.
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NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THE IMPACT OF PANDEMIC
SEPTEMBER, 2021
43% of expectant parents have really struggled with limited access to their support networks during the pandemic
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APPOINTMENT OF DR ALICE DWYER TO THE GIDGET BOARD
JULY, 2021
Gidget Foundation Australia has announced the appointment of a new Non-Executive Director, Dr Alice Dwyer, to the Board .
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UNDERSTANDING PERINATAL DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY FOR DADS
JUNE, 2021
New video resource to support dads experiencing PNDA.
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GIDGET HOUSE WESTMEAD PRIVATE HOSPITAL LAUNCH
MAY, 2021
Vital support for new parents opens in Western Sydney.
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GIDGET HOUSE AT STOCKLAND SHELLHARBOUR LAUNCH
MAY, 2021
Vital support for new parents arrives in Shellharbour.
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VITAL SUPPORT FOR NEW PARENTS IN VICTORIA
MAY, 2021
Gidget House Clayton at Jean Hailes officially open.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA ADVOCATES FOR TELEHEALTH EXTENSION
SEPTEMBER, 2020
Expectant and new parents set to miss out on vital telehealth services.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA AND JEAN HAILES FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH
28 JULY, 2020
Gidget Foundation Australia and Jean Hailes for Women’s Health urge women to put their health first.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, GIDGET HOUSE WAGGA WAGGA NOW OPEN
20 JULY, 2020
Gidget Foundation Australia opens Gidget House Wagga Wagga at Tresillian in Murrumbidgee Family Care Centre.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, GIDGET HOUSE MANLY NOW OPEN
7 JULY, 2020
Gidget House in Manly (NSW) is now open! Free perinatal mental health support for expectant and new parents.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, GIDGET HOUSE CLAYTON, VIC
6 MAY, 2020
Gidget Foundation Australia opens new service in Clayton, Victoria offering free perinatal mental health support for new parents.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, COVID-19 SUPPORT
30 MARCH, 2020
Gidget Foundation Australia more connected than ever. COVID-19 support and resources for expectant and new parents.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, OPEN OF GIDGET HOUSE DUBBO
18 NOVEMBER, 2019
Gidget Foundation Australia announces the launch of new health service in Dubbo.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, PMHW 2019 RESEARCH REPORT
10- 16 NOVEMBER, 2019
Gidget Foundation Australia announces the $877 million annual cost of perinatal depression and anxiety in Australia.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, PMHW 2019 RESEARCH REPORT
7 NOVEMBER, 2019
Gidget Foundation Australia announces the $877 million annual cost of perinatal depression and anxiety in Australia.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, NEW PATRONS ANNOUNCED
11 SEPTEMBER, 2019
The Governer-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Her Excellency, Mrs Linda Hurley appointed as Joint Patrons of Gidget Foundation Australia.
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GIDGET HOUSE OPENS AT TRESILLIAN IN SOUTHERN, QUEANBEYAN
14 JUNE, 2019
Gidget Foundation Australia opens Gidget House at Tresillian in Southern, Queanbeyan providing free perinatal mental health support.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, PNDA WEEK 2018
16 NOVEMBER 2018
Gidget Foundation Australia urges all Australians, especially new and expectant parents, to Start Talking this November in an effort to break down the stigma surrounding perinatal depression and anxiety.
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GFA & THM BUN IN THE OVEN MEDIA RELEASE
30 OCTOBER 2018
The Healthy Mummy partners with Gidget Foundation Australia for their annual Bun In The Oven initiative.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, TELEHEALTH POLICY IMPROVEMENT
20 SEPTEMBER 2018
Gidget Foundation Australia Telehealth Policy improvement is a ‘game-changer’ for mental health in the bush.
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GIDGET HOUSE OPENS AT NORTH SHORE PRIVATE HOSPITAL
1 AUGUST 2018
North Shore Private (NSP) and Gidget Foundation Australia collaborate to open Gidget House at NSP to further support of its existing Emotional Wellbeing Program.
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GIDGET HOUSE MERRYLANDS
1 AUGUST 2018
Free psychological counselling for parents dealing with perinatal depression and anxiety to open in Western Sydney.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA START TALKING
18 APRIL 2018
Gidget Foundation Australia launches free national telehealth program for families experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety.
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NSW GOVERNMENT – THE HON. JOHN BARILARO MP & THE HON. TANYA DAVIES MP
18 APRIL 2018
Expectant and new parents living in rural and remote areas of NSW will have better access to perinatal psychological counselling.
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GIDGET HOUSE OPENS AT THE MATER HOSPITAL
21 AUGUST 2017
Gidget Foundation Australia opens its third Gidget House at the Mater Hospital in North Sydney.
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GIDGET GOES EAST WITH KARITANE
26 APRIL 2017
Gidget Foundation Australia announces the opening of Gidget House, Randwick.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA APPOINTS NEW CEO
12 FEBRUARY 2017
Gidget Foundation Australia has appointed Arabella Gibson, a former corporate leader, and mother of twins, as its new CEO.
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GIDGET FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA, LADIES LUNCH
10 OCTOBER 2002
Gidget Foundation Australia, Ladies Lunch to launch the foundation and promote the emotional wellbeing of expectant and new parents.
