National Perinatal Mental Health Check - Perinatal Mental Health Awareness and Resources

Overview

The purpose of this closed non-competitive grant opportunity is to raise awareness of perinatal mental health in Australia, and provide information and resources to support expecting and new parents, including fathers and second parents. The National Perinatal Mental Health Check was announced as part of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2019-20 (MYEFO) Budget Measure ‘Election Commitment – National Perinatal Mental Health Check’. The objectives of this grant opportunity are to:• deliver a national multi-language campaign to raise awareness and understanding of perinatal mental health among expecting and new parents, targeting both men and women;• translate and adapt resources for expecting and new fathers in culturally and linguistically diverse populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fathers; and• provide information and resources to support expecting and new parents. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:• improved national awareness and stigma reduction associated with perinatal mental health issues; and• improved access to culturally appropriate information and resources for vulnerable and underserviced groups, including fathers and second parents.