We believe that joining together as communities of women of color is a critical step in advancing our capacity to better serve women in our local areas who are in need
of perinatal mental health services and resources.
In my new book Fathers and Perinatal Mental Health which I am co-writing
with perinatal mental health specialist Dr Jane Hanley, I explain that over a thousand fathers have told me one thing: «Nobody ever asked me how I was feeling» and «I couldn't tell anyone as I had to be the rock for my family».
A complementary state law requires that women and their families be educated about
perinatal mental health disorders in prenatal and labor and delivery settings, and that women be invited to take an assessment questionnaire in prenatal, postnatal, and pediatric care settings.
In the future, we hope to proceed with the Phoenix Walks, which will raise awareness about perinatal emotional complications in communities of color and raise funds for Rising Together, a fund that will benefit organizations and individuals working with women of color
around perinatal mental health.
We are Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Minnesota (PPSM), a group of mental health & perinatal practitioners, service organizations, and mother volunteers who provide support, advocacy, awareness, and training
about perinatal mental health in Minnesota.
Frontline Provider Training — The training, provided by PSI's experts, is designed to equip frontline providers with the skills necessary to assess patients
for perinatal mental health complications and, as appropriate, provide treatment or connect individuals with additional resources and care.
This builds on previous government commitments to invest # 75 million in improving
perinatal mental health services and ensuring all maternity care is considered as part of «Ofsted style» ratings for commissioners.
This project included training, collaborative learning, and data analysis at each location and resulted in our Implementation Guide on integrating
perinatal mental health care into medical settings.
Today, 4 May 2016, is World Maternal Mental Health Day, and starts a month of focused attention on the challenges of
perinatal mental health issues worldwide.
It creates a structure for professional education and evaluation, and a standardization of training and experience to inform families and payers of
perinatal mental health specialists.
Reflects on Maternal Mental Health NOW's (formerly the Los Angeles County Perinatal Mental Health Task Force's) experience
integrating perinatal mental health care at USC Eisner Family Medicine Center and makes recommendations for other medical practices wishing to achieve some level of integration in their own settings.
We are currently working on the first standardized certification for
perinatal mental health experts, and we'd love to know what you think about this idea.
Some professionals in
perinatal mental health urge mothers to avoid nighttime breastfeeding so they can decrease their risk for postpartum depression.
Labour and newborns are hard enough regardless of feeding method... if we could all build each other up then
perhaps perinatal mental health rates would improve x #blogcrush
The event features mothers, fathers, and others across the globe joining together to climb mountains and hike trails to represent their symbolic rise out of the darkness of
perinatal mental health crises and into the light of hope and recovery.
I particularly enjoy working with clients who are making the sometimes difficult transition into parenthood, and who may be dealing with postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, or
other perinatal mental health concerns.
provides information on the protective and risk factors related to
perinatal mental health from the perspective of mother, child and father, along with implications for the wider family and community.
I've been interested in doing couples therapy since early 2006 when I realized that in order to be a truly
effective perinatal mental health specialist, I needed to be able to help relationships heal from the stress and trauma of serious postpartum depression, anxiety, and psychosis.
Hosted 3 - hour stakeholders meeting to bring diverse providers together to
discuss perinatal mental health, barriers to care, and gaps in services, and to provide networking with providers to improve referral pathways.
In February of 2017, three perinatal professionals came together to create an organization for women of color run by women of color to provide support, advocacy, information, and resources
around perinatal mental health.
AIMSI welcomes the Minister's comments
on perinatal mental health at the launch of this strategy and the need for increased service provision in this area that the strategy recommends.
Emotional stress and
perinatal mental health disorders, such as prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety, are clinically defined, treatable, and amenable to support, education and intervention.
Melita is a Pioneer Fellow of the Institute of Health Visiting and currently national lead
for perinatal mental health (PMH) with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV).
In conjunction with the Maternal Mental Health in Color Coalition, we have put together a resource list of professionals of color who provide
perinatal mental health services.
In addition to supporting mothers, fathers, and families directly, PSI offers frontline healthcare providers with resources to help identify, support and treat individuals living with
perinatal mental health complications.
In 2013, Maternal Mental Health NOW launched a pilot project that
integrated perinatal mental health care into one primary care setting at USC - Eisner Family Medicine Clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) in Los Angeles serving 13,000 high - risk, uninsured, under - insured and otherwise medically underserved women and their infants.
She has a certificate
in perinatal mental health specializing in working with families and parents struggling with postpartum adjustment.
The PPSM Resource List provides names and contact information of mental health providers who have extensive training in
perinatal mental health.