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Trying to conceive

At COPE, we’re here for you from the very beginning. Access trusted guidance, expert information, and compassionate support as you navigate the journey of trying to conceive.

Coping with loss

Coping with loss is deeply personal and painful — COPE offers gentle support, guidance, and understanding to help you navigate this difficult time.

Pregnancy

Navigate your pregnancy with confidence using COPE’s expert advice, emotional support, and reliable information tailored for every step of the journey.

Birth

Providing you with evidence based information to help prepare and nurture yourself before, during and following birth

New parents

Early parenthood can be joyful, challenging and everything in between. COPE provides you with expert guidance and real insights to help you feel seen and supported every step of the way.

Family, Friends & Community

Whether you're a partner, friend, or family member, COPE provides guidance and support to help you care for your loved one and yourself through every stage of parenthood.

Workplace support

COPE provides guidance and resources to help workplaces support the emotional wellbeing of expecting and new parents with care and understanding.

COPE Directory

If you're going through a tough time, you're not alone. The COPE Directory is a supportive first step toward finding the right help, close to home and tailored to your needs

About us

At COPE, we believe every parent deserves access to compassionate support and reliable information. Our mission is to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and empower families facing perinatal mental health challenges.

Get involved

Your support can make a lasting impact. By donating to COPE, you help to provide vital support, resources, and research for families facing perinatal mental health challenges. Together, we can make sure no parent is alone.

Getting help

Understand when to seek help, how to take the first step of talking to someone, types of support available, plus how to find specialised perinatal mental health support near you.

The goals of COPE are represented through our six corporate, strategic objectives.

1. Support and advise

 Through working with Governments and services to support the implementation of policy and practice in perinatal mental health.

2. Support best practice

Through the development and dissemination of the National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline and free accredited COPE online training and resources for health professionals to ensure the implementation of best practice.

3. Universal routine screening and National data collection

Through the development of innovative screening and data management systems, COPE is working to facilitate national data collection to inform the outcomes of screening and advise policy and service delivery.

4. Community awareness

COPE works with others to raise awareness of emotional and mental health through innovative campaigns and strategies.  Importantly, we also address the observed high rates of stigma that currently prevent disclosure and early help-seeking.

5. Integration with support services

COPE is committed to working with support services at a local, state and national level to educate, identify and respond to support women and families in need.

6. Research and advocacy

Through working with world-leading experts, COPE will support the much-needed research required to build knowledge and bridge the gaps that currently exist in the provision of evidence-based screening and treatment practices.

Further detail on our goals, objectives and strategic direction can be found in our Prospectus.

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