BIPOC Mental Health Month
July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, which is also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month.
Volunteer Spotlight: Winnie Lee
I volunteer with PSVa because I love my children, parenting is hard, and community is healing. You don’t have to
PSVa Board Appoints Mandolin Restivo as Acting Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Postpartum Support Virginia is pleased to announce the appointment of the Acting Executive Director of Postpartum Support Virginia (PSVa), Mandolin Restivo.
My Baby States
Read to Me and I’ll Teach You About….My Baby States is a must-have for any new parent. Authored by PSVa
NYTimes Article: Maternal Depression Starts Before Birth
A large new study has documented unexpected links in the timing and severity of symptoms of maternal depression, which could
May Is Maternal Mental Health Month!
The Virginia General Assembly has issued the following proclamation
House Joint Resolution No. 606
Designating May, in 2015 and in each succeeding year
Clinical Trials
Two companies are testing medications specifically designed to treat postpartum depression (PPD). The new medications are progesterone compounds in both IV (infusion) and tablet (oral) forms. Patients in the trials are often experiencing symptom relief within a few days.
PSVa Wins Community Solutions Innovation Award
Postpartum Support Virginia has been awarded the 2018 Maternal Mental Health Community Solutions Innovation Award by the 2020Mom Project and
March 2018 New Medication to Treat Postpartum Depression
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the FIRST-EVER drug (brexanolone, brand name ZULPRESSO) specifically indicated to treat postpartum depression (PPD).
Theresa Termine Shares PSVa Updates
It is hard to believe, but Postpartum Support Virginia (PSVa) is about to enter into its second decade of working to provide awareness of, screening for and support to moms suffering from Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) – the NUMBER ONE complication of pregnancy and childbirth. There is so much to share with you as we launch our new decade, including many changes and new initiatives underway. Change is what we excel in; in fact, change is what we gently guide new mothers through as they navigate through the many challenges that perinatal transitions may cause.
PSVa’s Top 9 in 2019
And just like that, it’s 2020! Can you believe it? I certainly can’t! But even as we look to the year ahead, I am filled with gratitude to the PSVa community for all we achieved in the year we’ve left behind.
Now, if you browse through social media as I do, you’ve probably noticed quite a few people posting their “Top 9” moments of 2019. We’ve had such a memorable and successful year, seeing this made me wonder what our “Top 9” would be:
May Is Maternal Mental Health Month!
The Virginia General Assembly has issued the following proclamation House Joint Resolution No. 606 Designating May, in 2015 and in each
Black Lives Matter
PSVa stands in solidarity with the Black and African American community as they lift their voices in protest and shout to be heard, to demand change. We are listening to the voices of those who hurt and are grieving and understand that we must look critically into our own hearts to see the changes we must make to be part of the solution. We realize that we must do the work to be part of this revolution, to create a shared humanity, where all people are seen, heard, understood, helped and loved.
Support PSVa During Maternal Mental Health Month!
This Maternal Mental Health Month, now, more than ever we need your help to help countless mothers and their families in the greater Virginia area. Today, you meet some of the brave faces of who we have been able to help over the years. We consider ourselves lucky that we can give them the help and resources they so critically need.
Breast is Best
“Breast is best” is a nice slogan with a catchy rhyme and good cadence. Fortunately, many new mothers and their
Tully
I recently went to see the movie Tully with friends Benta Sims (PSVa Board member) and Lydia Anderson (PSVa volunteer)
Tully
Adrienne Griffen, PSVa Executive Director, saw the movie Tully on opening night with Benta Sims (PSVa Board member) and Lydia
PSVa’s Executive Director Selected for National Award
Congratulations to PSVa’s Executive Director, Adrienne Griffen, on her selection as
Peer Specialist of the Year by the National Council for Behavioral Health!
PSVa is honored to be part of the Combined Federal Campaign
The CFC is a 56-year Federal workplace giving tradition that has helped federal employees — both civilian and military —
Bird in a House…A Memoir About Postpartum Depression
Check this out…the website TypeZMom (Taking the unnecessary guilt and anxiety out of motherhood) features a guest blogger who has