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For Referring Professionals · MCHNs · GPs · Midwives

A clinical home for the presentations you can't place.

Perinatal men's mental health. Paternal PND. Father disengagement. Couple strain post-birth. These are presentations you identify and currently have few pathways for. No referral letter required. Warm handover available.

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MCH Nurses & Community Teams
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Referral indicators by profession

When to refer — and what to say.

MCH Nurses

Maternal & Child Health

Father peripheral or absent at 4-week or 4-month check
Edinburgh elevated — couple conflict as maintaining or contributing factor
Mother reporting minimal partner support or significant role asymmetry
Father appearing disengaged or overwhelmed during consultation
Referral enquiry →
GPs

General Practice

New father presenting with low mood, irritability, sleep disruption, or "tiredness"
Relationship breakdown post-birth as a maintaining factor in any presenting condition
Work-life strain with identity confusion in a man with young children
Male patient with elevated stress in context of recent parenthood
Referral enquiry →
Midwives

Midwives & Obstetric

Father disengaged or absent from antenatal appointments
Couple disagreement about birth preferences, roles, or parenting approach
Second pregnancy with known relationship deterioration post-first birth
Expectant father reporting anxiety or significant stress about impending fatherhood
Referral enquiry →
What's available for referral

A tiered pathway — low barrier through to clinical.

Tier 1 · Universal

Brain Builders Psychoeducation

A 5-minute psychoeducation resource for use at MCH checks. Practitioner resource card and consultation script. Available as a print-ready PDF. Suitable for all new and expectant dads.

Brain Builders →
Tier 2 · Early Intervention

Baby Massage for Dads

4-week in-person program, Kyneton. 4–6 dads, low cost. The most accessible, non-clinical intervention for early Invisible Start indicators. A dad who won't come to counselling will come to a baby massage class.

Baby Massage →
Tier 3 · Clinical

Clinical Services

Individual perinatal men's therapy. Couples counselling, parenthood transition. Bringing Baby Home — free perinatal couples program, August 2026. No referral letter required for any clinical service.

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Warm handover calls welcomed for complex presentations
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Client contacted within one business day of referral
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