July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, which is also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month. This awareness month was created to address the mental health challenges and needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the US. For more information, visit the Mental Health America website: https://www.mhanational.org/BIPOC-mental-health-month This […]
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The Virginia General Assembly has issued the following proclamation House Joint Resolution No. 606 Designating May, in 2015 and in each succeeding year. Maternal Mental Health Month in Virginia This is great news! The Commonwealth of Virginia recognizes that: up to 80% of new mothers experience changes in emotional health following childbirth 15-20% of pregnant women
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A large new study has documented unexpected links in the timing and severity of symptoms of maternal depression, which could help mothers and doctors better anticipate and treat the condition. The study of more than 8,200 women from 19 centers in seven countries, published last month in Lancet Psychiatry, found that in those with the
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Check out this great article from the New York Times FRONT PAGE! Very informative without resorting to sensationalism. Our hearts go out to those affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, especially those who have lost someone they love to these illnesses.
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Check this out…the website TypeZMom (Taking the unnecessary guilt and anxiety out of motherhood) features a guest blogger who has written a memoir about postpartum depression. Excerpt from Bird in a House by Amanda Cadran: A memoir about post-partum depression. Based on true experiences after her son was born in May 2012, Bird in a
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