Need help finding a service? Call the Head to Health support line on 1800 595 212.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. If your life or the life of someone you know is in danger, call emergency services on 000.

About

Hospital to Home provides outreach support within three months of loss to bereaved parents who have experienced the death of a baby or infant through stillbirth (including TFMR), neonatal death or the sudden unexpected death of an infant (SUDI).

Support can be provided face-to-face, by phone or videoconference and is tailored to individual needs. Parents decide how they would like to be supported, the options include:

  • Emotional support and help with memory making
  • Guidance and support around creating a funeral/memorial
  • Support to attend follow-up medical appointments and receive genetic test or autopsy results
  • Providing information on grief, how it impacts individuals and relationships, and the supports available.
  • Talking to/supporting siblings, liaison with their school
  • Practical support, including unsubscribing from parenting forums and accessing Centrelink entitlements
  • Preparing people within the community to respond sensitively to parents’ needs, including return to work
  • Providing support to extended family (e.g. grandparents) living overseas
  • Responding to requests from bereaved parents for other types of emotional and practical support.

Bereaved parents can self-refer into the program, and professionals caring for bereaved parents can refer them into the Hospital to Home program with parents’ consent.


Available to
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
  • LGBTIQA+
  • Men
  • Multicultural community
  • NDIS participants
  • People living with a disability
  • Rural/farming community
  • Women
For GP use: Level of Care
  • Low intensity
  • Moderate intensity
Areas serviced
  • Blue Mountains
  • Hawkesbury
  • Lithgow
  • Penrith
Is there a cost?
No
Is a Referral needed?
Yes
Do I need to book?
No
View service website More information
Opening hours

Services provided
  • In person
  • Over the phone
  • Online

In home service
  • No
Is this your service or activity?
Click here to claim & update your service