Mothers Urged to Speak up About Depression
New and expectant mothers are being encouraged to speak to their doctors about depression and anxiety as part of a national media campaign targeting the prevention and early treatment of perinatal depression.
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16 November 2010
New and expectant mothers are being encouraged to speak to their doctors about depression and anxiety as part of a national media campaign targeting the prevention and early treatment of perinatal depression.
beyondblue: the national depression initiative has today launched the “Just speak up” campaign to help prevent and treat antenatal and postnatal depression, and provide better care, support and treatment for mothers living with these conditions.
“More than one in six Australian women is affected by perinatal depression, yet only half receive the help they need,” Minister Butler said.
“The “Just speak up" campaign gives women and their families who have gone through perinatal depression the opportunity to share their experiences with others, including how they dealt with the stigma that is often associated with these conditions.
“It is important that the people featured in the campaign are not actors and their stories about perinatal depression are very real. Hopefully their words of wisdom will be the encouragement that new and expectant mothers need to know they aren’t alone, and that help is available if they need it,” he said.
The “Just speak up” campaign forms an important part of the national effort to prevent and treat prenatal and postnatal depression.
The Gillard Labor Government is contributing $55 million over five years to the National Perinatal Depression Initiative (NPDI), with $5 million provided to beyondblue for expert advice and awareness raising activities such as the “Just speak up” campaign.
Over the next four years to 2014, the Labor Government will provide almost $37 million to support the broader work of beyondblue.
For more information on perinatal depression and on the “Just speak up” campaign, please visit the Beyond Blue, Just Speak Up website
For more information, please contact Mr Butler’s office on 02 6277 7280
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