If you are in need of support urgently please:

• Go to your hospital emergency department

• Call 000 to obtain an ambulance to your home to take you to hospital

• Call your local Area Mental Health Service triage line (a mental health professional can be sent to see you at home)

  • Mid West Area Mental Health (Brimbank/Melton area) - 1300 874 243​

  • Mercy Mental Health (Wyndham area) - 1300 657 259

 

If you would like to see a Psychologist more quickly then we can provide please:

• Speak with your GP about other psychologists they can recommend

• Use the Australian Psychological Society 'Find a Psychologist' service to locate a psychologist in your location 

• You may also like to investigate services through The Gidget Foundation https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au/

• Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) e-Directory of Perinatal Providers www.cope.org.au

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If you require additional help with infant sleep and settling beyond what your Maternal & Child Health nurse or GP can offer you may consider contacting:

• Tweddle, an early parenting centre with day and residential stays.

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If you would like to join a support group for miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death, please:

• Contacts SANDS (Miscarriage, Stillborn and Newborn Death Support)

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If you are a young mother or have recently arrived to Australia and are seeking additional support during your pregnancy please:

• Visit Birth for HumanKind for doula support and education

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