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This program has been developed by an international team at the Parent-Infant Research Institute (Australia) and the Oregon Research Institute (United States).
This program is based on collaborative work of a team of researchers and clinicians who are experts in treating depression (including specific expertise in treating antenatal depression) and in the development of Web-based interventions for health behavior change. It has been developed by the Oregon Research Institute (USA; Brian G. Danaher, PhD, John R. Seeley, PhD, Pete Lewinsohn, PhD, and Milagra S. Tyler, MAT), the Parent-Infant Research Institute (Australia; Jeannette Milgrom, PhD, Charlene Schembri, DClinPsych, and Jennifer Ericksen, MClinPsych) and the University of Iowa (Scott Stuart, MD, Michael W. O'Hara, PhD, and Whitney Lester, MA).
Oregon Research Institute (ORI) has developed an international reputation in the behavioural sciences and continues to be a leader in the conduct of socially relevant research. ORI scientists strive to improve the quality of people's lives through methodologically rigorous research, making significant contributions to understanding the causes and prevention of a variety of social problems.
The Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) is committed to supporting all parents and their babies, including those with vulnerabilities, to have the best possible start to life (prenatal to 2 years) by creating a Centre of Excellence whose activities are designed to improve emotional wellbeing and optimize development.
PIRIs objectives are:
The Iowa Depression and Clinical Research Center (IDCRC) at the University of Iowa has been conducting research on women's emotional experiences during pregnancy and postpartum period since 1980. The IDCRC is a joint project of the University of Iowa Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry.
The mission of the IDCRC is to serve as a comprehensive Center for research and treatment of perinatal psychiatric disorders and a Center for research on psychotherapy. Our primary foci are research, dissemination of knowledge, and quality training for undergraduate and graduate students and other professionals. The IDCRC is affiliated with the Women's Wellness and Counseling Service at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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If you are having trouble with your computer program or you have any questions or suggestions, e-mail piri@austin.org.au.
Any information obtained in connection with Mum2BMoodBooster that can identify you is confidential. It will only be disclosed with your permission, except as required by law. All collected data will be stored at the Parent-Infant Research Institute, Austin Health in a manner that protects against unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable data. Procedures will be used to require proper authentication to access data files. Data will be stored on secure file servers. Online questionnaires will be collected in a secure manner using industry-standard SSL (secure sockets layer) encryption. Data on website usage patterns will be collected automatically in time-stamped database files. Data will be kept for an indefinite period. Only collated, group data will be reported on. To further ensure your privacy, please keep your username and password confidential.
Your phone number is collected so that our Mum2BMoodBooster team can send you supportive SMSs throughout the weeks which we deem to be an important part of the program. Any personal information, including your phone number, will not be shared with any third party, except as required by law, and our SMS communication with you will only last the duration of the program which is 6 weeks plus follow up, equating to approximately 12 weeks.
If you have any questions/concerns about this privacy statement or you would like to make a complaint about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us in writing: piri@austin.org.au.
We will generally respond to your complaint within 30 days and if you are not satisfied with our response, you are entitled to lodge a formal complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (for instructions on how to do this, please see: www.oaic.gov.au).