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Gidget Foundation Twenty-First Anniversary

Published on: October 2022

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-127687

Gidget Foundation Twenty-First Anniversary

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore) (21:03:02):

I congratulate Gidget Foundation on its twenty‑first anniversary. In those 21 years it has touched 47,000 lives through individual specialist sessions to support vulnerable families and individuals and change the conversation around perinatal mental health. I acknowledge in particular CEO Arabella Gibson, the Gidget family and entire team for their commitment and passion. In 2018 it reached 7,000 people. Now, only four years later, 47,000 conversations and support sessions have been held. The Gidget Foundation is committed to raising awareness of perinatal depression and anxiety amongst women and their families and providing a range of support services and specialist care for expectant and new parents. Gidget House in North Sydney is the home of the Gidget Foundation, even though it has spread its services across New South Wales and Australia. Yesterday I was proud to join with them on Mental Health Day. We launched the new Gidget Regenerative Garden Space to support more and more people as they embark on this mental wellbeing journey.