Thank you!
Your incredible generosity has helped us raise $135,052 to support expectant and new parents.
This support is vital because the first years before and after birth are crucial, especially with the increased risk of mental ill health.
If you'd like to support us regularly and ensure no parent faces their journey alone, please click the button below:
This support is vital because the first years before and after birth are crucial, especially with the increased risk of mental ill health.
If you'd like to support us regularly and ensure no parent faces their journey alone, please click the button below:
Sophie Slater just donated $520- Spark Financial Group just donated $52.75
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Today's the day! Every donation is matched for 24 hrs – doubling your gift.
These past few years have been tough. Many of us have faced challenges that have taken a toll on our mental wellbeing. Families, especially, have felt the strain more than ever.
Gidget Foundation Australia has seen a surge in new families seeking support, and this demand shows no signs of slowing down.
Sadly, too many new parents are still struggling alone – with perinatal depression and anxiety (PNDA) affecting 1 in 5 mothers and 1 in 10 fathers each year in Australia.
Sadly, too many new parents are still struggling alone – with perinatal depression and anxiety (PNDA) affecting 1 in 5 mothers and 1 in 10 fathers each year in Australia.
Maternal suicide is a leading cause of death among expectant and new mothers.
We need to change that. And we can start by making sure that every new parent feels heard, seen and supported during the perinatal period.
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Sometimes, all we need is to start talking to realise we're not alone and there is hope.
Lisa's story
Lisa’s last pregnancy should have been easy, but amid the sudden grief of losing her beloved Nanna and COVID-19 isolation, she spiralled into despair. Despite her outward appearance, Lisa was falling apart inside. Thoughts of self-harm and panic attacks besieged her.
“I felt completely empty. I started having intrusive thoughts about hurting myself. Fleeting thoughts, but scary, nonetheless."
“I felt completely empty. I started having intrusive thoughts about hurting myself. Fleeting thoughts, but scary, nonetheless."
The turning point came when Lisa confided in her GP and found support at Gidget House. She poured her heart out, and through counselling, therapy and love, Lisa learned ways to look after her mental health.
Lisa now wants expectant and new parents to know they "are not alone” and urges anyone who needs support to start talking, remove the stigma surrounding PNDA and find help.
TODAY, we can make mental health support accessible to more parents like Lisa.
Every donation will be doubled for 24 hours, thanks to the generosity of our Giving Day Matchers. Your gift will help us keep pace with the escalating demand for perinatal mental health services and ensure vulnerable new parents can get help without delay.
Your support will enable our vital initiatives, such as the Gidget Training Institute and our Workforce Development Program. By addressing the shortage of specialist perinatal mental health Clinicians, we can ensure that more of the 100,000 new parents impacted by PNDA each year will receive the support they need to survive and thrive.
Your support will enable our vital initiatives, such as the Gidget Training Institute and our Workforce Development Program. By addressing the shortage of specialist perinatal mental health Clinicians, we can ensure that more of the 100,000 new parents impacted by PNDA each year will receive the support they need to survive and thrive.
There's no better time to give, with every donation matched. Help us support parents in their most vulnerable moments.
A big thank you to our Gidget Giving Day supporters
Your generosity on this special day helps us keep pace with the escalating demand for perinatal mental health services and ensure vulnerable new parents can get help without delay.
Sophie Slater
$520
Spark Financial Group
178d ago
$53
Lisa Smith
181d ago
$520
Kerry T
183d ago
$100
Pam McDougall
Our daughter has suffered too and it is so hard we know....
183d ago
$52
Jena Lucas
To all the mothers, new, expectant, or suffering a loss, or struggling with anxiety or depression in a pregnancy after a loss, you are SEEN. Gidget is there for you.
184d ago
$52
Anonymous
185d ago
$31
Anonymous
185d ago
$53
Shub Kapoor
185d ago
$50
Anonymous
185d ago
$106
With eternal gratitude