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Find out how you can refer someone to PANDA or get practice support as a health professional.

PANDA operates Australia’s only national specialist perinatal mental health helpline

PANDA provides risk assessment, telecounselling, peer support, service navigation and care coordination to people affected by perinatal mental health concerns during the transition to parenthood.

We also provide secondary consultations to health professionals supporting individuals and families during the perinatal period.

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PANDA REFERRAL PROCESS

Find out how you can refer someone to PANDA or get practice support as a health professional.

Your patient is welcome to call PANDA at any time for support. If a patient does choose to self-refer, we would still welcome a referral from you with any relevant supporting information.

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SUPPORT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

PANDA is the only organisation is Australia to offer a free, nationwide secondary consultation service for health professionals with a specialist focus on perinatal mental health.

We are committed to providing health professionals with the evidence and practice-based information and tools they need when caring for the mental health and wellbeing of expecting and new parents, their babies and support people.

If you are a health professional supporting someone experiencing mental health distress during pregnancy or while caring for a baby, PANDA can equip you with expert guidance and information about supporting your client’s perinatal mental health and wellbeing.

Intensive Care and Counselling Program

Support for families with higher care needs

PANDA’s Intensive Care and Counselling Program operates within our National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline. The program provides ongoing counselling, consultation, and service navigation for families with higher care needs.

This program is available in Queensland and Victoria.

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Mental health checklist

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Everyone’s experience of pregnancy, birth and parenting is unique and brings different rewards and challenges. Our mental health checklist can help you to see if what you’re experiencing or observing in a loved one could be reason to seek help.

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PANDA National Helpline

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Call 000 for police and ambulance if you or someone else are in immediate danger

Talk with friends or family

Consider talking about how you are feeling with someone you trust. This might be a friend or family member. Once you starting talking you might be surprised at how many others have had similar experiences and the support they can provide you.

Talk with your doctor

Talking with your doctor can be an important step to getting the help you need. They should be able to give you non-judgemental support, assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing care and treatment. They can also refer you to specialists such as a counsellor, psychologist or psychiatrist.

Get help now

If you are having suicidal thoughts or are feeling disorientated it’s important to get help immediately. PANDA is not a crisis service, if you need immediate support call Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7).

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Everyone’s experience of pregnancy, birth and parenting is unique and brings different rewards and challenges. Our mental health checklist can help you to see if what you’re experiencing or observing in a loved one could be a reason to seek help.