Perinatal and Early Childhood Mental Health ECHO
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2025 Curriculum
2025 Perinatal & Early Childhood Mental Health ECHO
What is Perinatal and Early Childhood Mental Health ECHO?
The program is for providers who want to improve the mental health care for their patients. Led by Dr Vibhay Raykar (infant and Child Psychiatrist) and Dr Raju Lakshmana (Perinatal Psychiatrist) ) and Ms Sally Thomas (Manager CAMHS) at Goulburn Valley Health and facilitated by GV Health perinatal and child mental health specialists, the program is designed to expand the capacity to care for mental health.
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16 December 2025
Topic: Informed Decisions: Understanding Sexual Health and Reproductive Options
Presenter: Ms Kate Moroney, Nurse Practitioner, Women’s Health, GV Health
Resources
18 November 2025
Topic: Being a neurodivergent parent
Presenter: TBA
Resources
21 October 2025
Topic: Newborn Behavioural Observation in Perinatal Practice
Presenter: Ms Madeleine Gardiner, Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Nurse Consultant – Tasmania Health
Resources
16 September 2025
Topic: Psychosocial aspects of prenatal diagnosis
Presenter: Ms Pieta Shakes, Lecturer in the Master of Nursing, James Cook University
Resources
19 August 2025
Topic: Neurodevelopmental Aspects of ADHD – Why Psychosocial Interventions?
Presenter: Dr Tejas Golhar, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, CAMHS, GV Health
Resources
17 June 2025
Topic: Support for dads – SMS4dads & SMS4DeadlyDads
Presenter: Associate Professor Richard Fletcher PhD, Principal Investigator, SMS4dadsFathers and Families Research Program, School of Health Sciences College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle
Resources
20 May 2025
Topic: Anti-psychotic depots for pregnant mums and early post delivery
Presenter: Professor Jayashiri Kulkarni, Director, HER Centre Australia, Monash University Liase with Marie MAPrc-EA@monash.edu
Resources
15 April 2025
Topic: ADHD Stimulant Use in Pregnancy & General Tips for Psychotropic Planning in Pregnancy
Presenter: Ms April Van Der Zwan, Senior Pharmacist, Alfred Mental and Addiction Health, Alfred Pharmacy Department
Resources
18 March 2025
Topic: Genetic Counselling in Perinatal Psychiatry
Presenter: Dr Joanne Isbister – Smith, Genetic Counsellor, Monash Perinatal and Women’s Mental Health Program, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria
Resources
18 February 2025
Topic: Ethics and Infant Mental Health
Presenter: Dr Izaak Lim, Clinical Academic Psychiatrist, Monash Health
Resources
2024 Curriculum and Resources
19 November 2024
Topic: Newborn Behavioural Observation in Perinatal Practice
Presenter: Ms Madeleine Gardiner, Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Nurse Consultant – Tasmania Health
Resources
15 October 2024
Topic: Gender Roles and Expectations in the Perinatal Space
Presenter: Dr Fernanada Weyne, Consultant Psychiatrist, Albury Wodonga Health
Resources
Perinatal maternal mental health and neurodiversity with Amanda Donnet – The Neurodivergent Woman
17 September 2024
Topic: Recognising family violence in perinatal period
Presenter: Professor Manjula Datta O’Connor, Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
Resources
20 August 2024
Topic: Multicultural women’s and children’s mental health
Presenter: Dr Rajlaxmi Khopadi – Consultant Psychiatrist, Goulburn Valley Health
Resources
16 July 2024
Topic: Statewide Perinatal Project
Presenter: Ms Belinda Martin, Perinatal Mental Health Project Lead, Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Tasmania Health
Resources
18 June 2024
Topic: Parenting with Borderline Personality Disorder
Presenter: Associate Professor Sathya Rao OAM, Spectrum
Resources
- Stephanie D Stepp et al, 2011 January- Children of mothers with BPD
- Spectrum – Specialising in Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma
21 May 2024
Topic: Management of Eating Disorders in Pregnancy
Presenter: Dr Phoebe Gao, Consultant Psychiatrist, Women’s Recovery Network, Alfred Mental & Addiction Health
Resources
19th March 2024
Topic: New Specialist Outreach Consultation Services (SOCS)
Presenter: Dr Tejas Golhar, Consultant Psychiatrist, Goulburn Valley Health
Resources 1.GV CAMHS Youth Psychiatrist T44 (003) 2.Handout 2 – DSP lens 3.SOCS – Youth __ FAQs
2023 Curriculum and Resources
15 August 2023
Topic: Stuck In Hospital – Infant Mental Health with Sick Infants and their Families
Presenter: Dr Megan Chapman – Royal Children’s Hospital
18 July 2023
Topic: Gidget Foundation
Presenter: Dr Erin Seeto
20 June 2023
Topic: ForWhen Navigator
Presenter: Laura Coleman
16 May 2023
Topic: Bubs in Mind
Presenter: Kathy Eyre and Dr Lisa DaSilva
18 April 2023
Topic: Development in Infancy
Presenter: Dr Paul Robertson
21 March 2023
Topic: Primary Tokophobia
Presenter: Associate Professor Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg
21 February 2023
Topic: Family Mental Health from a Multicultural Perspective
Presenter: Fatima Al-Qarakchy
2022 Curriculum and Resources
15 November 2022
Topic: Specialist Women’s Mental Health Service
Presenter: Kalina Clarke
16 August 2022
Topic: Why Does My Baby Cry Alot
Presenter: Dr Rachna Verma
19 July 2022
Topic: Child Parent Psychotherapy Informed Care
Presenter: Dr Vibhay Raykar
21 June 2022
Topic: Naturalistic Developmental Behavioural Approaches for Very Young Children Diagnosed with Autism
Presenter: Professor Cheryl Dissanayake
17 May 2022
Topic: Early Identification of Autism from Infancy to Preschool using Developmental Surveillance
Presenter: Associate Professor Josephine Barbaro
26 April 2022
Topic: The Essentials of Working with Perinatal Loss
Presenter: Renee Miller
15 March 2022
Topic: Six Approaches for Your Practice Toolbox
Presenter: Sarah Marlowe
15 February 2022
Topic: Infant Mental Health in Practice – Reflections from a Tertiary Practitioner
Presenter: Meredith Banks
2021 Curriculum and Resources
16 November 2021
Topic: Infant Mental Health in Practice
Presenter: Meredith Banks
19 October 2021
Topic: PANDA
Presenter: Sarah Marlowe
21 September 2021
Topic: The Psychosocial Aspects of Receiving a Prenatal Diagnosis a Congenital Anomaly
Presenter: Pieta Shakes
17 August 2021
Topic: Key Principles of Practice – First Nations Childrearing
Presenter: Dr Mishel McMahon
20 July 2021
Topic: Infant-Led Practice in Addressing the Impacts of Family Violence
Presenter: Dr Wendy Bunston
15 June 2021
Topic: The Importance of Early Family Relationships
Presenter: Dr Julie Stone
Date 18 May 2021
Topic: Perinatal and Early Childhood Mental Health
Presenter: Dr Raju Lakshmana
20 April 2021
Topic: Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
Presenter: Dr Raju Lakshmana
16 March 2021
Topic: Introduction to Perinatal Mental Health
Presenter: Dr Raju Lakshmana
9 March 2021
Topic: Adverse Childhood Experiences
Presenter: Dr Vibhay Raykar
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