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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/91778, first published .
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A Preventive Social Media Intervention for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety in Regional, Rural, and Remote Communities: Participatory Co-Design Study

A Preventive Social Media Intervention for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety in Regional, Rural, and Remote Communities: Participatory Co-Design Study

Kacey Jane Lynch   1 , BPsych ;   Adrian Brian Royce Shatte   2, 3 , PhD ;   Jessica Muller   1, 3, 4 , PhD ;   Kendall George   5, 6 , PhD ;   Gisele Rossini   1 , MPH ;   Angela Anson   7 , MBBS MP ;   Courtney Hala   8 , BMid, BSocSc ;   James Dimmock   1, 3 , PhD ;   Delyse Hutchinson   9, 10, 11, 12 , PhD ;   Samantha Teague   1, 3, 9 , PhD

1 Department of Psychology, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

2 Department of Information Technology, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

3 Margaret Roderick Centre for Mental Health Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

4 National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

5 Department of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

6 Women's and Children's Service Group, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

7 Cairns Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH), Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

8 Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

9 Deakin Lifespan Institute, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia

10 Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

11 Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

12 National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Corresponding Author:

  • Samantha Teague, PhD
  • Department of Psychology, College of Healthcare Sciences
  • James Cook University
  • 1 James Cook Drive
  • Townsville, Queensland 4814
  • Australia
  • Phone: 61 74781 6354
  • Email: sam.teague@jcu.edu.au