As you may be aware, the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) has been funded by the Commonwealth Government to implement a national perinatal mental health awareness campaign (2021-2023). As part of this program of work, COPE is keen to work with organisations to raise the profile of emotional and mental health issues in the community, and direct people to timely, and appropriate supports and services.
Perinatal emotional and mental health is a broad area, covering many stages, challenges and conditions.
In order to inform the scope of the campaign, we are keen to hear from our stakeholders from the outset, about what you believe should be the
key areas of focus of the campaign, which will be disseminated over a two-year period. We are also keen to understand
who you believe should be the
target audiences for such a campaign, and any
key messages you believe need to be communicated.
You can save your responses and return to complete the survey at a later time (top right) if you choose to not undertake the survey in one sitting. Here an email with a link can be sent to you.
Your contribution to this important research will help us to inform the campaign from the outset. This is likely to include working with partner organisations to educate those directly and indirectly affected by the issues, health professionals and the broader community, so that they are better informed and equipped to support expectant and new parents at this time.
We would also like to offer you the opportunity (at the end of the survey) to remain actively involved in the campaign as part of our campaign reference group, by providing feedback of the research findings relative to your areas of expertise, and throughout the dissemination process. We can also arrange for your feedback to be collected via phone interview. If you would prefer this to completing online, please let us know via this
email address.
Following, we will also be undertaking research with consumers and health professionals, and invite you to offer the opportunity for your members to inform the campaign in due course.
We thank you for your interest and valued contribution.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at
nicole.highet@cope.org.au.
Dr. Nicole Highet
Founder & Executive Director