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 is deeply personal and painful — COPE offers gentle support, guidance, and understanding to help you navigate this difficult time.
Navigate your pregnancy with confidence using COPE’s expert advice, emotional support, and reliable information tailored for every step of the journey.
Providing you with evidence based information to help prepare and nurture yourself before, during and following birth
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.
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.
COPE provides guidance and resources to help workplaces support the emotional wellbeing of expecting and new parents with care and understanding.
COPE offers tools, training, and resources to support health professionals in providing compassionate, evidence-based care to expecting and new parents.
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
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.
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.
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.
Becoming a parent is a major life event for fathers and partners, often accompanied by many different emotions.
Becoming a parent is one of the most significant life events that fathers and partners will experience. It brings with it a wide range of emotions and feelings as you adjust to the concept and reality of having a new person to care for and a new sense of responsibility. The range and degree of adjustment will depend on many factors – your own outlook and expectations, your priorities, relationships, financial position and access to support.
Regardless of your situation, becoming a parent is likely to encompass highs and lows. There will no doubt be times of great joy, excitement and pride, but there may also be times when you are likely to feel stressed, anxious, overwhelmed and exhausted.
Gain insights and strategies to help you to look after yourself as well as your partner and baby.
Becoming a parent leaves many feeling quite different about themselves, their priorities and place in the world as they begin adjusting to parenthood.
Whether struggling or managing well with a new addition to your family, there are a range of ways you can support your partner.
For many fathers, the birth of their baby marks the official 'beginning' of fatherhood - when reality really hits and you see the impact on your life.
The big adjustments that parenthood brings means that you may be on a steep learning curve, so managing stress is another skill to master.
Mental health problems in dads or in partners of birthing mothers is important, as their risk of stress and becoming distressed increases in the months following becoming parent.
Getting help early is very important for you and/or your partner if things seem to be getting stressful.
If you are concerned about your partner, feel they are not coping, here are a some strategies for helping your partner get the support and help they need.
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