This week: More educational events for caregivers and community members in the state of Maryland!

CCSi and the Mental Health Association of Prince George's County are sponsoring FREE workshops on perinatal depression, open to professionals in the field and members of the public.

The workshops are intended "to increase knowledge of the signs and symptoms of perinatal depression, educate providers and women of childbearing age of the treatment options, and to encourage screening and treatment referrals."

Here's the lineup:

Caregiver Workshops:

October 25, 2006
9 a.m. - 12 noon
Doctor's Community Hospital
Center for Ambulatory Surgery
5th Floor DSE Room
8118 Goodluck Rd.
Lanham, MD 20706

October 27, 2006
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Library
7503 Surratts Rd.
Clinton, MD 20735

Community Workshops:

October 25, 2006
5 - 8 p.m.
Doctor's Community Hospital
Center for Ambulatory Surgery
5th Floor DSE Room
8118 Goodluck Rd.
Lanham, MD 20706

October 27, 2006
5 - 8 p.m.
Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Library
7503 Surratts Rd.
Clinton, MD 20735

You can register online at www.communitycrisis.org or by calling 301.864.7095, ext. 420.