Towards Healthy Families
Ija Mulangarri, Goodtha Mulangarri
Thriving Mothers Thriving Babies
(Ngunnawal meaning)
Welcome to Canberra Mothercraft Society and
the Queen Elizabeth II Family Centre
The Canberra Mothercraft Society (CMS) started in 1926 when Canberra was a very young city and most of the people working here, to develop the new national capital, had no support from their extended families. The main focus of the Society was the welfare of mothers and babies and has since those early days evolved to include all partners, grandparents and other primary carers.
In this role CMS manages the Queen Elizabeth II Family Centre (QEII). The Centre provides residential primary health care and parenting programs for families with young children who are experiencing complex health and behavioural difficulties in the first 3 years of an infant's life.
CMS is proud of its tradition of being innovative and responsive to community needs and in this spirit has been a key informant in developing programs to assist grandparents who find themselves the primary carers of their grandchildren.
Our Vision
Towards Healthy Families
Ija Mulangarri, Goodtha Mulanggarri
Thriving Mothers, Thriving Babies
(Ngunnawal meaning)
Our Values
In relation to children and families we place high value on:
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promoting the physical, emotional and psychosocial wellbeing of children and their families and strengthening family resilience;
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enhancing maternal confidence and infant health, whilst supporting new parents and carers; and
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achieving effective outcomes.
In relation to service provision we place high value on providing a safe, caring and supportive environment that:
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respects individual and cultural differences;
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promotes equity, access and empowerment;
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enables staff to achieve the highest professional standards that reflect best practice and research;
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promotes cooperation and collaboration with other service providers; and
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advises government on health needs of families with young children.
