Dad Space

17/11/2025

SAVE THE DATE: Perinatal Mental Health Week 2025 (23–29 November)

The journey into parenthood is profound, yet 1 in 5 Australian mothers and 1 in 10 fathers experience perinatal anxiety or depression annually. This critical issue affects over 100,000 parents, many of whom struggle in silence.

Perinatal Mental Health Week is fast approaching! This national campaign is a powerful collaboration of 67 organisations committed to reducing stigma and ensuring expectant and new parents get the support they need.

Join us from November 23rd to 29th as we focus on what you need, when you need it.

You can help by: sharing information during the week and encouraging others to check in with the parents in their lives. A single conversation can be the first step that changes everything.

Post to your community, share resources, and help spread the message:
Official Website: https://www.pmhweek.org.au/
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Together, we can ensure every family receives the support they deserve in the first years that matter most.

➡️ Read our full post to learn more about PIRI's evidence-based programs like MumSpace and DadSpace and how PIRI is investing in the earliest years to build a brighter future: https://www.piri.org.au/perinatal-mental-health-week-2025/

Perinatal Mental Health Week 2025 (Nov 23-29). Learn why investing in early support for new parents matters & find free, evidence-based PIRI resources.

30/10/2025

Your Emotional Wellbeing, Supported Every Step of the Way

Navigating the journey of parenthood, from pregnancy to life with a new baby, can bring its own challenges. Know that you are not alone. The Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) is dedicated to supporting perinatal mental health with a suite of free, nationally accredited digital programs, ensuring parents have access to trusted help whenever and wherever they need it.

👩🏻‍🍼 For mums, our main programs include MumMoodBooster for postnatal depression and anxiety, and Mum2BMoodBooster for antenatal depression and anxiety. Both are self-guided, confidential, and designed to provide effective treatment. For support for all new parents, there’s Baby Steps, while the MindMum App offers quick, practical tips for daily emotional wellbeing.

🤦‍♂️ For dads, DadSpace is your go-to hub for expert information, strategies, and tools to build confidence in fatherhood. And for those experiencing depression or anxiety, DadBooster is Australia’s first free online treatment program designed specifically for fathers.

All programs meet the rigorous National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care.

Support for your emotional wellbeing is available anytime, anywhere. Take your first step today at MumSpace (www.mumspace.com.au) or DadSpace (www.dadspace.com.au).

09/10/2025

10 October is World Mental Health Day

October is also Mental Health Month, a time to pause, reflect, and connect with our communities.

This year’s theme reminds us that wellbeing isn’t a destination, it’s a journey. Every step we take, big or small, towards better mental health matters.

At home, work, school, or in the community, let’s start conversations, reduce stigma, and support one another.

The Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) is proud to contribute to this journey, offering evidence-based programs that support mental health during pregnancy and early parenthood through a stepped-care model of support.

💚 Learn more about PIRI’s treatment programs and digital tools for mums and dads: 👉 https://www.piri.org.au/piris-treatment-programs/

04/10/2025

Parenthood is a time of transition requiring both mothers and fathers to adapt to new roles, demands and responsibilities. Parents need to continue to make changes to their life to accommodate their own changing needs, those of their baby and partner. This constant demand for adaptation can be draining on energy and resources and leave both mother and father exhausted and, in some cases, depressed and anxious.

Visit the DadSpace website and find out more.

https://www.dadspace.com.au/

02/10/2025

Your Emotional Wellbeing, Supported Every Step of the Way

Navigating the journey of parenthood, from pregnancy to life with a new baby, can bring its own challenges. Know that you are not alone. The Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) is dedicated to supporting perinatal mental health with a suite of free, nationally accredited digital programs, ensuring parents have access to trusted help whenever and wherever they need it.

For mums, our main programs include MumMoodBooster for postnatal depression and anxiety, and Mum2BMoodBooster for antenatal depression and anxiety. Both are self-guided, confidential, and designed to provide effective treatment. For support for all new parents, there’s Baby Steps, while the MindMum App offers quick, practical tips for daily emotional wellbeing.

For dads, DadSpace is your go-to hub for expert information, strategies, and tools to build confidence in fatherhood. And for those experiencing depression or anxiety, DadBooster is Australia’s first free online treatment program designed specifically for fathers.

All programs meet the rigorous National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care.

Support for your emotional wellbeing is available anytime, anywhere. Take your first step today at MumSpace (www.mumspace.com.au) or DadSpace (www.dadspace.com.au).

01/10/2025

Becoming a dad doesn’t happen overnight and doesn’t happen without a fair amount of upheaval and challenges. Many Dads have spoken about the mix of feelings they have had as they plan for and take home their new baby on their journey to parenthood.

It may surprise you that men may also experience symptoms of depression when expecting a new baby or becoming a new parent. 1 in 10 new or expectant dads experience perinatal anxiety or depression in Australia.

Visit the DadSpace website and find out more.

https://www.dadspace.com.au/

29/09/2025

Having a baby leads to major life changes: financial, emotional, and social, and the sheer number and magnitude of these changes can be overwhelming. Dads commonly feel stressed as they try to balance performing at work while sleep deprived and trying to support their partner and baby when they return home. Here’s a few tools that can help.

Visit the DadSpace website and find out more.

https://www.dadspace.com.au/

27/09/2025

It’s not always easy to adjust to the new role of being a dad but not many dads recognise how they feel or ask for help!

When providing support to your partner and baby, don’t forget about yourself. You need to be looked after too. Use whatever support is available and take time to work out ways to grow your support network so you can share your experiences and ask for advice. This might involve family, friends, and other dads with new babies.

Visit the DadSpace website and find out more

https://www.dadspace.com.au

25/09/2025

Sometimes you need a resource you can hold in your hand, stick on the fridge, or share with a friend. We get that.

That's why we've put together a collection of practical, downloadable resources for you. All materials are developed by the Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) to support you and your family.

From helpful tip sheets to program brochures, you can easily view or download these resources right here: https://www.dadspace.com.au/resources/