An Appeal for Every Baby

When a child is hungy, we donate food and seeds. When a family is cold, we donate blankets and shelter. But what can make a difference when a new parent and their baby are uncertain, alone and afraid?

Early relationship difficulties in the first year of a baby's life can contribute to many signficant problems - such as later mental illness, and even child abuse. In fact, risk factors for mental illness, child abuse and neglect, and later violent behaviour are at least 16 times more prevalent during infancy, than the total rates of SIDS, accidental drowning, childhood cancer, and childhood asthma combined.

However, you can help change this by donating to and supporting the work of IAIM.

The IAIM program is used throughout the world by governments, hospitals, disability services, and mental health services to directly address early risk factors for things like post-natal depression, abuse and neglect. The program is also used to help parents and babies heal from the shock and grief that can come from unexpected events, such as when a baby is born with a disability or prematurely.

Through your support of IAIM you will be helping a family to prevent problems before they occur, and giving a family the life-long benefits that come from having early relationships that are loving, healthy and secure.

How will the funds be used?

IAIM Australia...Touching Hearts, Connecting Families, Changing Lives

It costs us $230 to provide the IAIM program to one family --- and to literally change a lifetime.

Your donation, no matter how big or small, will be used to help continue this vital service with families and to provide valuable supports and resources to our Instructors who work with young babies and their families in:

• maternity wards
• neonatal intensive care units
• community health centres
• disasbility services
• foster homes
• disaster affected communities
• prisons
• domestic violence shelters
• teen parenting programs
• and many other locations.

Key areas of expenditure

We commit to using 100% of donated funds for our core activities:

• Direct services to babies and their families
• Training and resources for instructors and health professionals
• Support to communities in need (e.g. training for Aboriginal Health Care Workers, etc).
• Health promotion and education
• Research

• Give a one-off donation online
• Give a regular donation online
• Donate by phone
To donate by phone, call 02 6262 4346. Please have your credit card details on hand when you call.
• Donate by mail
To donate by mail, please download a printable donation form and send through the post to:
10 Wakool Crt
Kaleen ACT 2617
Aus
• Leave a bequest
To leave a bequest in your will, please read the wills and bequests page for International Association of Infant Massage Australia Inc.