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The Service

Catherine’s House for Mothers, Babies and Families is Queensland’s first integrated perinatal mental health service, featuring a dedicated In-patient Unit with 10 rooms.

There are eight rooms for public patients and two for private patients where parents can stay with their babies while receiving treatment and care.

The In-patient Unit delivers specialist support for parents experiencing severe depression, anxiety and other mental health diagnoses in the first year of their baby’s arrival.

Co-designed by parents with lived experience and a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, the In-patient Unit offers parents and families a safe space for healing, recovery and connection while improving their mental health and relationship with their baby.

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Our services

  • In-patient Unit where 10 parents can stay with their babies while receiving treatment and care
  • Parent Support Centre for mothers and babies up to six months after birth
  • Parent Aide Unit delivering a home visiting service to help improve infant-parent relationships
  • Day Programs including a wide range of individual and group therapy treatments for public and private patients
  • Individual Consultation with public and private practitioners. Register your interest for a specialist suite here. 

Eligibility criteria

Catherine’s House In-patient Unit is available to eligible Queensland parents who meet the following criteria:

  • mental healthcare needs that cannot be adequately met by community care;
  • a diagnosis of:
    • severe depression;
    • severe anxiety;
    • schizophrenia;
    • psychosis including postpartum psychosis;
    • bipolar affective disorder; or
    • complex mental health problems which may include a history of trauma, personality disorder or (past but not current) substance misuse in remission that is impacting significantly on parenting;
  • being the primary carer of a baby / babies under the age of 12 months; 
  • willing to focus on parenting confidence or attachment relationship in the context of mental health symptoms.

Referrals

Parents can be referred to Catherine’s House In-patient  Unit by:

  • Mental health clinicians
  • General Practitioners
  • Psychiatrists
  • Obstetricians

Referrals can be made from the following catchments*: 

  • Metro North 
  • Metro South 
  • West Moreton 
  • Wide Bay
  • Sunshine Coast 
  • Mackay
  • Townsville
  • North West
  • Children's Health Queensland 

​*All other Queensland catchments can refer to Lavender Mother and Baby Unit. 

Click here for information on how to refer patients to Catherine's House

For more information

For further information about Catherine’s House, please email CH.MBF@mater.org.au or call 07 3163 2299.

Catherine’s House for Mothers, Babies and Families is at Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane QLD 4101

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