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Tel: 03 9496 4496
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email:
piri@austin.org.au

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Parent-Infant Research Institute

Welcome

The Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) is committed to supporting parents and infants (0-24 months) to enhance parent well-being and children's healthy development through basic research and development of evidence-based interventions.

PIRI offers a unique contribution to early intervention in the development of a range of treatments to enhance parent and infant wellbeing.

PIRI is an incorporated body with an Advisory Board and aims to become the pre-eminent body conducting research into parent-infant difficulties.

Specialist areas of interest include antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety; risk screening; premature birth; the transition to parenthood and enhancing infant development and mental health.