State-wide Outreach Perinatal Service for Mental Health – response to natural disasters

19 March 2020

State-wide Outreach Perinatal Service for Mental Health (SwOPS-MH) is part of the wider NSW Health Perinatal and Infant Mental Health services.

It prioritises perinatal psychiatry and maternal-infant-family mental health outreach to rural, remote and regional Local Health Districts.

In response to the bushfires and other natural disasters, SwOPS-MH has extended services to GPs and other healthcare providers. For more details and to find out how to request a consultation involving a perinatal patient, view this factsheet.

Consider checking the suite of Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental Health pathways on Illawarra Shoalhaven HealthPathways for localised mental health.

Mental health, Quality in general practice, Vulnerable groups