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Our Organisation At A Glance

  • History

    heart_in_sandThe support group was formed in 1997 by a group of women committed to helping other mums get through and overcome postnatal depression.

  • Our Aims

    heart_in_sandProvide support for women, partners and families affected by depression and stress related to pregnancy, childbirth, and bringing a new child into your family.

  • What We Do

    heart_in_sandFrom the Heart WA provides support, understanding and information to women, partners and families who are affected by depression, anxiety and stress related to pregnancy, childbirth, or the addition of a child into the family.

  • Who We Are

    heart_in_sandWe are all women who have suffered from perinatal depression, perinatal anxiety, or other mental health issues surrounding pregnancy and birth. We are all volunteers, committed to helping others survive perinatal depression.

  • Write from the Heart

    rotator_wfthWe have just produced our third edition of our popular Write From The Heart book.

    Download a copy or to have one mailed to you simply download an order form, fill in your details and send to the address on the form.

Indigenous representation of logo and explanation of meaning by From the Heart WA volunteer and artist Amanda O’Connor.

Mandy with Indigenous logoThe hands represent the community and the dots symbolise the people in the community. The dots are all different shapes and sizes as they are all unique in their own way.

The little hands – in the middle the dots symbolise the women who are strong enough and walk their journey – most of the time these women are not alone – but the help comes from the female relatives.

The big hands – in the middle the dots symbolise women who need support, guidance and nurturing to walk their journey. The two lines side by side represent the women and FTHWA walking the journey together.

Our Achievements

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  • State winner in the National Australia Bank National Volunteer Awards 2003 and 2006
  • 2006 Mental Health Good Outcomes Awards Winner - Consumer Group
  • 2006 Community Service Industry Awards Finalist for the Postnatal Depression Support Groups
  • Continuation of our current services which included facilitating over 100 support groups and providing information to over 500 callers
  • A dedicated recruitment campaign including media releases in The West Australian and local newspapers, posters in local council libraries and child health centres, was done at the start of the year. Many health professionals also devoted resources to assisting us in gaining more volunteers
  • Introduced a three-step recruitment process
  • Distributed in excess of 25,000 brochures on postnatal depression and related topics
  • Strong consumer representation over a number of local and national projects and initiatives
  • Underwent an extensive external appraisal aimed at identifying areas and methods of improving the associations operation. We have adopted recommendations that are enhancing the effectiveness of our service provision
  • Successfully acquired funding to continue existing services, start new projects and participate in relevant events such as the Australasian Marcé Society Conference