POST-NATAL DEPRESSION

The Family Wellbeing Program is a free confidential Maternal and Child Health Service available to families in the Ballarat area. The clinic specialises in support for families affected by:

• antenatal or postnatal depression
• substance abuse
• domestic violence
• anxiety disorders
• traumatic birth experience

Women can self-refer, or be referred by maternal and child health nurses, or by other health professionals. Groups are also conducted for women with postnatal depression by a maternal and child health nurse and a family therapist.