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Gidget Foundation Australia

Gidget Foundation Australia

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Gidget Foundation Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that exists to support the emotional wellbeing of expectant and new parents, to ensure they receive timely, appropriate and specialist care. GFA provides a range of clinical treatment programs including individual psychological consultations via face-to-face or telehealth and a peer support group.

Vision and mission

Vision: A community that values the emotional wellbeing of expectant and new parents by providing specialist care, connection and support.

Mission: Gidget Foundation Australia exists to support the emotional wellbeing of expectant and new parents to ensure they receive timely, appropriate and specialist care.

How Gidget Foundation Australia can help

Gidget Foundation Australia (Opens in new tab) provides clinical treatment programs for expectant and new parents:

Gidget House (Opens in new tab) provides free individual psychological counselling sessions (a maximum of 10 sessions) for expectant and new parents, delivered face-to-face from various locations in NSW, QLD, VIC, TAS and WA.

Start Talking (Opens in new tab) is a national service providing free telehealth psychological counselling services (a maximum of 10 sessions) for expectant and new parents delivered via a video call service.

Gidget Virtual Village (Opens in new tab) is a private, moderated Facebook peer support group, connecting expectant and new parents with Gidget Foundation Australia and each other.

Information lines / help lines

  • Call 1300 851 758 Mon to Fri 9am – 5pm AEST

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  • About PNDA (Opens in new tab)
  • Gidget House (Opens in new tab)
  • Start Talking (Opens in new tab)
  • Gidget Virtual Village (Opens in new tab)

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