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Victoria’s response to the National Perinatal Depression Initiative December 2008

Victoria’s response to the National Perinatal Depression Initiative December 2008. Nicola Quin Program Manager Perinatal Depression Initiative, Victoria. Overview of presentation . Background to National Perinatal Depression Initiative Work to date in Victoria Available services

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Victoria’s response to the National Perinatal Depression Initiative December 2008

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  1. Victoria’s response to the National Perinatal Depression Initiative December 2008 Nicola Quin Program Manager Perinatal Depression Initiative, Victoria

  2. Overview of presentation • Background to National Perinatal Depression Initiative • Work to date in Victoria • Available services • Internal views on potential response to Initiative • Comments/feedback on presentation

  3. National Perinatal Depression Initiative (1) • Election commitment of Commonwealth Government • $85 million committed (includes $30 million from States and Territories) over 5 years. • Aims to improve prevention, early detection of antenatal and postnatal depression, provide better support and treatment.

  4. Key elements to National Perinatal Depression Initiative (1) • Routine and universal screening for perinatal depression • Follow up support and care for women assessed as being at risk of or experiencing perinatal depression • Workforce training and development for health professionals • Research and data collection • National guidelines for screening for perinatal depression • Community awareness

  5. National Perinatal Depression Initiative (1) Funding • $7.016 million over five years from the Commonwealth Government. • Commitment to match funding from the State Government.

  6. Work to date in VictoriaInternal Advisory Group • In August 2008 an internal advisory group was convened with relevant representatives across Government • Mental Health (chair) • Primary Health (general practitioners, community health) • Maternity Services (midwives, obstetricians) • Maternal and Child Health (maternal and child health nurses) • Early Parenting Centres (Tweddle etc)

  7. Available services in Victoria(3) • General Practitioners • Maternity services • Maternal and Child Health • Enhanced Maternal and Child Health • Primary Mental Health • Counselling • Early Parenting Centres • Psychiatric Counselling and Liaison • Aboriginal Health Workers • Mother baby inpatient beds

  8. Specific initiatives that relate to Perinatal Depression (3) • PANDA – peer support phone line • Parent Infant Mental Health Initiative • Post Natal Depression Mental Health Initiative • Healthy mothers, healthy babies • ANEW

  9. Internal Government views – potential response to Initiative (4) • Utilise maternity services for prenatal screening • Utilise maternal and child health services for postnatal screening

  10. Internal Government views – potential response to Initiative (4) • Training of other services to screen clients if concerned (e.g. early parenting centres, counselling, Aboriginal Health workers) • Improve communication between service providers • Improve pathways to care for women at risk of depression and other mental health issues • Consider undertaking further research to validate Victorian response.

  11. Victoria’s response to the National Perinatal Depression Initiative • Comments/questions?

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