https:\/\/www.gidgetfoundation.org.au\/support\/gidget-house<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\nQuotes attributable to Assistant Minister McBride:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Albanese Labor Government is delivering more mental health services in the heart of communities, backed by Medicare.<\/p>\n
\u201c1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men experience anxiety or depression when they are expecting or have just become new parents and accessing support can be difficult.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new Perinatal Mental Health Centres will give parents in Melbourne\u2019s Outer Suburbs a welcoming place to access free mental health support and care.<\/p>\n
Quotes attributable to Assistant Minister Hill:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new perinatal centre in the City of Casey will make sure local mums and dads get the support they need when preparing to welcome a new addition to their family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese perinatal centres build on Federal Labor\u2019s investments to deliver more bulk billing for all Australians, making it easier to see a doctors and get the care you need, and saving families hundreds of dollars a year in out-of-pocket medical expenses.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver 92% of GP visits are now fully bulk billed in our local community, and our local Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Narregate and Dandenong have now been made permanent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quotes attributable to Cassandra Fernando, Member for Holt:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a mother, I know that welcoming a new baby can bring enormous joy, but it can also be one of the most vulnerable times in a parent\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why I am proud to be part of an Albanese Labor Government that is delivering a new Perinatal Mental Health Centre for families in Holt and across Casey.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new centre will make a real difference for families across Melbourne\u2019s south-east by giving new and expectant parents access to free, professional mental health support close to home.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a growing community like Holt, where so many young families are building their lives, this is exactly the kind of care we need: local, accessible and backed by Medicare.”<\/p>\n
Quotes attributable to Jo Briskey, Member for Maribyrnong:\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Becoming a parent can be one of life’s greatest joys, but it can also be one of your hardest moments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new Gidget Foundation Centre means local families in our community will have somewhere to turn, with free, professional support right on their doorstep.”<\/p>\n
Quotes attributable to Basem Abdo, Member for Calwell:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExtending Medicare-backed mental health services during the perinatal period will help ensure new and expectant parents receive the timely support they need.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemoving barriers to mental health care helps more families access support during this critical stage of life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Media event date: 17 June 2026 Date published: 17 June 2026 Media type: Media release New and expectant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599554,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[64,63,137,514,515],"class_list":["post-741235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}