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Our Organisation At A Glance
History
The support group was formed in 1997 by a group of women committed to helping other mums get through and overcome postnatal depression.
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We have recently produced Edition 3 of Write from the Heart, the first two editions of which were produced by SHE for PND Inc. These booklets have information about perinatal depression and personal stories of West Australian women recovering from post natal depression.
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Our Aims
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To provide support to women, partners and families affected by pregnancy and childbirth-related stress, depression and anxiety;
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To provide information and raise awareness in the general community about pregnancy and childbirth-related stress, depression and anxiety;
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To coordinate training of people interested in developing skills to facilitate self-help groups;
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What We Do
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From 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.
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Services provided by From the Heart WA include support groups for women, in partnership with various community centres.
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Who We Are
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Most of us are 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.
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Some of the volunteers who join us do so because they have a special interest in perinatal mental health.
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Write from the Heart
We have just produced our third edition of our popular Write From The Heart book.
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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.
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Indigenous representation and explanation of meaning
Explanation of meaning of our logo by From the Heart WA volunteer and artist Amanda O’Connor.
The 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.
Who We Are
Most of us are 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.
Some of the volunteers who join us do so because they have a special interest in perinatal mental health.
We work with the support of community groups and women’s and children’s health services, as well as similar community organisations around Australia, such as .
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Lifetime Members
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We need a new home
From the Heart WA is on the move!!!
Our not for profit organisation working in the health sector is about to lose it's home in Subiaco as space is to be absorbed for leasor's business. Our current arrangement has been free of rental and overheads, although we are responsible for insurance and are looking for a similar situation.
The organisation has all infrastructure required and 3 part-time employees. We desperately seek an office space of approximately 50sqm and storage for resources in a central Perth location, for up to 3 years.
If you have office space available please contact Tracey Parker on Mob: 0427 615 858 to discuss further.
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