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What is PNDA?
What is PNDA?What is PNDA? OverviewAbout PNDASymptoms and Risk FactorsTreatments
Support
Support overviewWhere Do I Start?Emotional Wellbeing Screening ProgramGidget
House Face-To-FaceStart Talking Telehealth ServicesGidget Village Gidget Virtual
Village Bunny BooksSupport for DadCOVID Support
Workplace Program
Workplace Program overviewEmotional Wellbeing SessionsImpact of PNDA in the
WorkplaceSpeaker ProfilesThrive MasterclassWorkplace Resources
Other Support Services
Resources
Resources overviewFact SheetsPodcast: 1 in 5 mothers, 1 in 10 fathers
Becoming a Parent
Becoming a parent overviewPregnancy CarePregnancy for Partners & Non-Birth
ParentsManaging Expectations & FlexibilityFamily Violence During
PregnancyExpectant Parents from First Nations CommunitiesBody Image and
Restrictive EatingWorking During PregnancyTrauma Triggers During PregnancySleep
During PregnancyDepression in PregnancyAnxiety in PregnancyConception,
Infertility and Assisted ReproductionEmotional Wellbeing While Planning a Family
Adjusting to Parenthood
Adjusting to parenthood overviewManaging Social MediaManaging AdviceManaging
Birth TraumaLGBTQI Families and Same Sex ParentsBody ImageBuilding a Support
NetworkWhen to Seek HelpManaging Stress and Prioritising Emotional Wellbeing
Grief and Loss
Grief and Loss overviewBereavementBaby & Infant DeathStill birthMiscarriage
Parenting VideosFree Antenatal VideoFree Dads Video
Health Professionals
Health Professionals overviewHow to Refer a PatientPatient Eligibility
CriteriaScreening and Assessment for PNDANational Perinatal Mental Health
GuidelinePerinatal and Infant Mental Health Training and Development
InstituteWorking as a Gidget ClinicianThe Cost of PNDA
Real Stories
News
News overviewGidget NewsGidget in the MediaGidget MultimediaMedia
ReleasesNewsletter
Get Involved
Get involved overview
Donate
Health professionals overviewDonate NowBecome a Monthly DonorPurchase a Brick
for Gidget HouseDonate in LieuDonate in MemoryWorkplace GivingGift in your Will
Fundraise For Us
Health professionals overviewCreate your Own EventGet Active for UsIn
Celebration
Bun in the OvenGo Red for GidgetHave a Yarn for Gidget
Christmas AppealBunny’s Little Big ChristmasGidget EventsVolunteer
Workplace Support
Workplace Support overviewCorporate PartnershipsEmployee Engagement
About
About overviewAbout UsWhat We DoWork With UsGidget FoundersGidget Board of
DirectorsGidget CliniciansClinical Governance CommitteeGidget TeamGidget
PatronsGidget AmbassadorsGidget Guardians
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ADD A VIRTUAL GERBERA TO SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR A PARENT IN NEED THIS CHRISTMAS

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SUPPORTING THE EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF EXPECTANT AND NEW PARENTS

Through our services, we ensure that parents receive timely, appropriate and
specialist care.
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A podcast that tells the silent truth of PNDA
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PERINATAL AND INFANT MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Developed by Gidget Foundation Australia in an effort to address the nationwide
shortage of specialist perinatal mental health clinicians.
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SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR DADS AND NON-BIRTHING PARTNERS

Gidget Foundation Australia is here for expectant and new dads with a range of
supports.
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SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE

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PERINATAL DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IMPACTS AROUND 100,000 AUSTRALIANS EACH YEAR.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

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Gidget House Face-to-Face Services



Providing free individual psychological counselling services delivered
face-to-face.


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Providing free individual psychological counselling services delivered via
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Emotional Wellbeing Screening Program



Helping new parents recognise symptoms associated with PNDA.


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REAL STORIES

We are fortunate to have a dedicated group of parents who have generously shared
their stories to support us and others. In recognition of their commitment and
bravery, we call them our Gidget Angels.

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Nilu's Story
Ben and Sally's Story
Antoinette's Story
Naomi's Story
Kris' Story
Anita's Story
Anissa's Story
Sophie's Story
Lise's Story
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Edwina's Story
Amy's Story
Yvette's Story
Cathy's Story
Brigid's Story
Pieta's Story





OUR STORY STARTS
WITH GIDGET

Gidget was the nickname of  a vibrant young mother who tragically took her own
life while experiencing unrecognised postnatal depression.

In her honour, her family and friends created Gidget Foundation Australia, which
evokes Gidget’s warmth and lively spirit.

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OUR STORY STARTS WITH GIDGET

Gidget was the nickname of a vibrant young mother who tragically took her own
life while experiencing postnatal depression, a diagnosis that she kept to
herself.

In her honour, her family and friends created Gidget Foundation Australia, which
evokes Gidget’s warmth and lively spirit.

Learn More



GIDGET NEWS

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November 6, 2023
This Christmas, we're showing love for parents in need with a virtual gerbera.
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October 11, 2023
'Doing it for Daisy' and Gidget Foundation Australia
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September 18, 2023
Running a Marathon for Gidget Foundation Australia
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August 17, 2023
Gidget was there for me by Rebecca McMartin (Gidget Angel)
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OUR MISSION

Gidget Foundation Australia exists to support the emotional wellbeing of
expectant and new parents to ensure they receive timely, appropriate and
specialist care.

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HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR EXPECTANT AND NEW PARENTS

The parenthood journey is a time of great change and adjustment. Your emotional
health is just as important as your physical health.

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What is PNDA?


About PNDASymptoms and Risk FactorsTreatments
Support


Where Do I Start?Emotional Wellbeing Screening ProgramGidget House
Face-To-FaceStart Talking TelehealthGidget VillageGidget Virtual Village Bunny
BooksSupport for DadCOVID-19 SupportOther Support ServicesWorkplace Program
Resources


Fact Sheets Podcast: 1 in 5 mothers, 1 in 10 fathersBecoming a ParentAdjusting
to ParenthoodGrief and LossParenting VideosFree Antenatal VideoFree Dads Video
Health Professionals


How to Refer a PatientPatient Eligibility CriteriaScreening and Assessment for
PNDANational Perinatal Mental Health GuidelinePerinatal and Infant Mental Health
Training and Development InstituteWorking as a Gidget ClinicianThe Cost of PNDA
Get Involved


DonateFundraise For UsChristmas AppealBunny's Little Big ChristmasGidget
EventsVolunteerWorkplace Support
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About UsWhat We DoWork With UsGidget FoundersGidget Board of DirectorsGidget
CliniciansClinical Governance CommitteeGidget TeamGidget PatronsGidget
AmbassadorsGidget GuardiansOur SupportersFirst Nations Working GroupOur
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Acknowledgement of Country
Gidget Foundation Australia acknowledges the continuing connection to culture,
lands, waterways, and communities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Peoples, and we pay our respects to past and present Traditional Owners of
Country throughout Australia.

We pay our respects to the ancestors, elders and storytellers who have
maintained spiritual customs of Women’s Business and Men’s Business passing
ancestral knowledge through generations of kin. From kinship care, from aunty to
mother, to daughter, to sister. From uncle to father, to son, to brother.
Connecting Mother Earth and Father Sky for all generations and community to
thrive.
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