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Father's Day Guest Post by Matt Chisholm TV host and author Matt Chisholm shares his experience of supporting his wife through her postnatal depression and sends a message of support out to kiwi dads on Father's Day.   It was a pretty full on time having a brand...

Pasifika Educator Tāmaki Makaurau /Auckland   Following on from the success of our Hine Tu Hine Ora programme, run by our Maori Educator Joanne Rama, PADA is excited to announce we are looking for a Pasifika Educator based in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland to join our...

As spaces are filling up fast to attend our second PADA Māori Perinatal Mental Health Hui, 'Whakamana Te Whare Tangata' ~ Decolonising birth and restoring traditional knowledge, (Ōtautahi Christchurch in Noema November - full details here), we are excited to announce...

Let’s Raise the Red Flag on the need for better perinatal health care together.   Mothers Matter is a lobbying group taking action to demand better perinatal care for all our māmā here in Aotearoa New Zealand.   They report:   If Aotearoa is serious...

Our Board of Trustees were delighted to be the 'runners up' in the governance award section in Te Puna Tautoko Volunteer Wellington Aroha Mahi Awards held last week.   The event was held at the KPMG offices in central Wellington and was attended by over 100...

PADA's online shop is now live!   You can now shop online at the PADA website using your credit card, and by buying our products you are helping fund our mahi of education and training to support new parents in their mental health journey in the perinatal period...

Māori Perinatal Mental Health Hui 2021   Our focus for the Māori Perinatal Mental Health Hui 2021 is ‘Whakamana Te Whare Tangata’ ~ Decolonising birth and restoring traditional knowledge. We are delighted to introduce to you our Keynote Speaker and Presenters...

Our first Asian Perinatal Mental Health Seminar in five years was held last month in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, facilitated by PADA General Manager Treena Cooper. The focus was on the perinatal wellbeing of our Asian community, in particular, the unique challenges and...

One woman, Rosie Smith, saw a gap and had a vision. There was no national organisation for perinatal mental health in Aotearoa New Zealand. A brainstorming day was held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington in June 2009. This was attended by 30 representatives connected...

Earlier this month, PADA General Manager Treena Cooper flew down to Whakatū Nelson for the second of 2021’s PADA Seminar Series. These seminars provide professional development for those supporting families affected by mental illness related to pregnancy, childbirth...

This morning, PADA had the honour of attending the Mothers Matter launch at Parliament on 10 Poutū-te-rangi | March 2021. 'Who Holds Our Mothers?' is a short film that marks the start of a national campaign to demand Government takes action to prevent maternal suicide...