Beyond the bump: Leveraging social media to build positive perinatal mental health in regional, rural and remote North Queensland women
Role
Chief Investigator
Description
This project aims to codesign, develop, and evaluate a preventative intervention to address mental health among perinatal women in regional, rural, and remote (RRR) areas. Co-designed with RRR perinatal parents and mental health professionals, the intervention will deliver a established psychotherapeutic techniques that are effective for preventing perinatal depression and anxiety (psychoeducation and behavior change on health literacy, interpersonal therapy) at-scale, tailored to the unique needs of the RRR maternity and mental health system. The evaluation will assess the feasibility, reach, engagement, and acceptability of the intervention, enabling a future larger-scale efficacy and implementation trial.
Date
13 Jan 2025 - 12 Jan 2027
Project Type
N/A
Keywords
perinatal;mental health;intervention;social media;regional, rural, remote;pregnancy;prenatal;postnatal;postpartum
Funding Body
Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre Limited
Amount
49959.53
Project Team
Jessica Muller;Adrian Shatte;Gisele Rossini;Kendall George;James Dimmock