Question On Notice No. 739 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 May 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Mental Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) I refer to perinatal mental health services in Western Australia, and I ask, will the Minister provide a breakdown of perinatal mental health services that are currently provided by the State Government
?
(2) For each service referenced in (1), what was the total amount of funding allocated to deliver the service in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 financial years?
Answered on 14 June 2022
(1) The Mental Health Commission funds a range of services for perinatal mental health including:
· 8 bed Mother and Baby unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS);
· 8 bed Mother and Baby at Fiona Stanley Hospital via South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS);
· New Beginnings Postnatal Depression Support Program via NMHS;
· Department of Psychological Medicine including the State Perinatal Mental Health Unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS;
· Maternity and Perinatal Specialist Support Programs via SMHS;
· Playgroup WA delivery of four Mother-Baby Nurture Groups via NMHS;
· Fremantle Women’s Health Centre Inc;
· Midland Women’s Health Care Place Inc;
· South Coastal Health and Community Services Inc;
· Women’s Health & Wellbeing Services; and
· Women’s Healthcare Association.
One off funding grants to pilot additional perinatal services were provided in 2021/22 and included:
· Fremantle Women’s Health Centre Inc;
· Australian Institute for Infant Mental Health;
· Midland Women’s Health Care Place Inc;
· Radiance Network South West;
· South Coastal Health and Community Services Inc; and
· Women’s Health & Wellbeing Services.
· Women’s Health and Family Services
(2) The total funding provided for perinatal mental health services was $12.3 million in 2020-21 and $16.6 million in 2021-22.
The funding for services that are recurrently funded is as below:
|
Service
|
Funding 2020-21
($m)
|
Funding 2021-22
($m)
|
|
Midland Women’s Healthcare Place
|
$0.260
|
$0.265
|
|
Fremantle Women’s Health Centre
|
$0.123
|
$0.125
|
|
Women’s Healthcare Assoc.
|
$0.219
|
$0.232
|
|
Women’s Health and Wellbeing Services
|
$0.228
|
$0.241
|
|
South Coastal Health and Community Services
|
$0.140
|
$0.149
|
|
8 bed Mother and Baby unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS
|
$3.329
|
$4.570
|
|
8 bed Mother and Baby at Fiona Stanley Hospital via SMHS
|
$2.925
|
$4.592
|
|
New Beginnings Postnatal Depression Support Program via NMHS
|
$0.287
|
$0.294
|
|
Department of Psychological Medicine including the State Perinatal Mental Health Unit at King Edward Memorial Hospital via NMHS
|
$4.281
|
$4.378
|
|
Maternity and Perinatal Specialist Support Programs via SMHS
|
$0.374
|
$0.382
|
|
Playgroup WA delivery of four Mother-Baby Nurture Groups via NMHS
|
$0.184
|
$0.189
|
|
TOTAL
|
$12.350
|
$15.417
|
The funding for the one-off grants is as below:
|
Service
|
Funding 2021-22 ($m)
|
|
Radiance Network South West
|
$0.241
|
|
Midland Women’s Healthcare Place
|
$0.170
|
|
Fremantle Women’s Health Centre
|
$0.150
|
|
Gosnells Women’s Health Services t/a Women’s Health and Wellbeing Services
|
$0.178
|
|
Women’s Health and Family Services
|
$0.172
|
|
South Coastal Health and Community Services
|
$0.155
|
|
Australian Association for Infant Mental Health WA
|
$0.118
|
|
TOTAL
|
$1.184
|