The very first PMD (perinatal mood disorder) conference in West Virginia is set for April 18-29 at the Chief Logan Conference Center in Mingo County.

Sponsored by Mingo County Partners in Prevention, this two-day conference will include workshops on identification, intervention, support and prevention of PPD (postpartum depression) and other PMDs.

Birdie Meyer of Postpartum Support International (PSI) will be a featured speaker, and the new PSI coordinator volunteer for West Virginia, Garnet Fitchpatrick, who is on the staff at ABLE Families, has been instrumental in making this event happen.

Free CEUs will be available to professionals in the field. For more info or to register, send email to Garnet Fitchpatrick at: gfitchpatrick (at) ablefamilies (dot) org.