- Study finds 3 factors negatively affecting mental health of moms with young children
- Diana Barnes to appear on CBS "Early Show" next week
- Cheers to the LA Times for drawing attention to the mental health of "war wives"
- Call to Action: More U.S. Senate co-sponsors needed for The MOTHER'S Act
- HMHB & MHA partner for "Real Lives" program
- Today's press conference on the Hill
- Cheers for AWHONN's support of The MOTHERS Act
- New research: When it's going well, breastfeeding can protect against postpartum depression
- Brooke Shields & Mary Jo Codey on Capitol Hill, supporting The MOTHERS Act
- The role of politics in social change, healthcare reform
- PSI offers free teleconferences for women, spouses, family & friends
- Cut the crap, Mr. Deal
- Cheers for preventive care in Queens, NY
- Tuesday, May 1: Hearing on Blocker-Stokes Act
- Congressman Bobby Rush to receive first Melanie Stokes Leadership Award at May 12 event in Chicago
- Your voice is needed for the Melanie Blocker-Stokes Act
- May 8: National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
- Does race play a role in seeking mental health care?
- Jane Honikman launches new website for advocates & professionals
- March 22: CDC &AMCHP co-host live webcast on maternal depression
- Registration open for 21st Annual PSI Conference
- In Washington, DC: Lunafest Film Festival to Benefit PSI
- Research scientist says "Clinicians must recognize stress during pregnancy"
- PSI website to share state & local events, educational opps
- Depression is Friday's topic on "The View"
- Rosie O'Donnell speaks out about personal experience of depression
- Another study suggests that pediatricians have the ability - & responsibility - to spot maternal depression
- More from the celebrity press: Brooke Shields offers support to Britney Spears
- Entertainment press on Britney Spears & PPD
- Celebrity PPD?
- Women's mental health advocate Cynthia Wainscott nominated to National Council
- Save the date: Washington state PSI conference set for fall
- Bringing insurance coverage into the 21st century
- New study disputes previous findings on hormone-PPD link
- It's about time...
- Which moms give kids a strong start?
- Copper levels linked to PPD?
- Cheers for CBS News coverage of antepartum depression
- New York writer-dad publishes novel that tackles postpartum depression
- The thyroid strikes again
- March in Seattle: PPMD workshop to educate healthcare providers
- Helena Bradford, advocate for women & their children
- Does "alternative" pain management during labor make for a happier - & healthier - birth experience?
- Coffee Worry & Caffeine Guilt?
- NIMH director to speak on "prevalence & global impact of depression" at World Economic Forum
- Research on divorced moms & mental health
- MedEd PPD website launch!
- Radio ads on PPD target Wisconsin's Latino moms
- PPD prevention research, & a new program in Cincinnati
- Study looks at role of new mothers' birthplace & race in determining likelihood of experiencing depression, seeking help
- "Surviving & Thriving" online album spreads hope
- Treated for depression? China bans you from adopting.
- New study finds significance of maternal mental health, parental stress in predicting behavior of preschoolers
- Cheers for Tom Davis & the Record-Columnist
- Cheers for NBC & "Scrubs"
- Calling all Washington, DC women: NIMH needs you!
- Tracy Thompson's "Maternally Challenged"
- Resource from The Marce Society: "Emotional Effects of Childbirth"
- Reports from the Marce Society's '06 International Scientific Meeting
- Article on antidepressant use during pregnancy: The cost-benefit dilemma
- First-ever conference on PPD/PMD in West Virginia
- Ms. mag names "Top 10 Victories for Women in 2006"
- Cheers for Voice of America, Mental Health America
- Jury still out on fish oil for depression
- Nonprofit DFT launches Maternal, Infant, & Toddler Mental Health Advocacy Project
- VOICE YOUR SUPPORT for the re-introduced Melanie Stokes Act, H.R. 20
- "Mrs. Canada" uses public visibility to speak out about PPD
- Society for Women's Health Research provides resources, brings national attention to perinatal mental health
- Cheers for "Parents' Perspective" radio show, spotlighting maternal mental health
- Speak up, New York!
- Measuring the "good mom" - an American pastime
- Article: Importance of thyroid testing during & after pregnancy
- New PSI coordinators reach out to moms & families in times of need
- New book co-authored by mom who triumphed over PPD
- NIMH wants public input on mental health research
- New research out of NIH on the brain science of stress resilience
- MHA releases public statement on use of antidepressants
- Quarterly trainings with Karen Kleiman at The Postpartum Stress Center
- Also in February: Perinatal Depression Conference in Michigan
- In February 2007: California workshop for professionals, advocates, activists
- Big Media Buzz: New study published in JAMA gets major attention
- JAMA editorial recognizes PPD as "a major public health problem"
- Treating depression in working moms = good business
- TLC features Karen Kleiman on "Surviving Motherhood"
- PPD Support Page to be featured on NBC Nightly News
- New stuff on the Postpartum Progress blog
- ACOG, asleep at the wheel
- What we'll be dying of in the future
- Training session scheduled for February in San Jose, CA
- Katherine Stone blogs on the federal MOTHERS Act
- For PSI, a big night with big-name speakers in support of perinatal mental health action
- Important study underway at UNLV Maternal Health Lab
- NMHA launches new name, renewed mission, new web resources for childbearing women
- Can we predict who will experience antidepressant side effects?
- Chicago TV affiliate covers Stokes tragedy & the advocates who just won't quit
- Research underway on breastfeeding & psychiatric meds
- HHS releases "2005 Women's Health" report, citing prevalence of perinatal depression
- Mayo Clinic's website offers miscarriage info & resources
- Cheers for story in Washington Post
- Cheers for 20/20's segment on stressors faced by working moms
- Brooke Shields speaks on PPD at Indiana event
- The role of happiness in good health
- Post-baby TomKat changes the tune
- Chicago conference on perinatal depression, November 8
- Media Watch: Cheers to BBC News
- Second edition of nurses' guide includes new chapter on postpartum mental health
- Media Watch: Cheers for Jersey columnist Tom Davis
- Free educational workshops in Maryland
- "Listening to Mothers," part 2
- Shocking? Most mothers don't get enough sleep.
- Conf call for professionals & advocates: "Addressing Maternal Mental Health in Local Health Department Healthy Start Programs"
- Maternal stress during pregnancy associated with slower fetal growth
- Program helps moms giving birth while dads are at war
- NMHA accepting proposals for 2007 conference in DC
- Equipping marriage & family therapists to better recognize & treat PMDs
- Houston symposium on women's mental health & the law
- Media Watch: Susan Stone on CBS Early Show
- Media Watch: God bless CBS!
- New Jersey screening law goes into effect
- Also in Illinois...great training & education program for healthcare professionals
- Free, 24-hour hotline for Illinois moms
- FDA issues safety warning on prenatal use of Lamictal
- Salud para todos: Program trains community health workers to address mental health needs
- National awards program donates funds to nonprofit orgs
- Media Watch: Cheers for editorial in Seattle paper
- Thursday, October 5: National Depression Screening Day
- Capitol Hill briefing to spotlight importance of perinatal mental healthcare, urge legislators to pass MOTHERS Act
- HAND: Support for those who have lost a baby
- Do new adoptive moms experience a type of PPD?
- Special issues facing parents & sibs of children living with disability or chronic illness
- Pilot study suggests that short-term phone counseling helpful to women after miscarriage
- USA Today features interview with author Tracy Thompson
- Media Watch: Cheers for Houston Press' in-depth look at the baffling SSRI debate
- Research finds maternal depression & domestic violence a double-whammy for children's functioning in school
- New study finds significant suicide risk for women who miscarry after 20 weeks or lose a baby during infancy
- Media Watch: Cheers for blogger-advocate Katherine Stone
- FREE Baltimore-area training on identifying, treating depression during & after pregnancy
- New, FREE resource for healthcare providers, perinatal professionals
- Cheers for new mother's editorial published in Belfast, Ireland newspaper
- Cruise control, redux
- New book on maternal depression: The Ghost in the House
- Cruise control
- New Q&A from the Mayo Clinic
- Study raises questions about use of the Edinburgh Scale to diagnose postpartum anxiety
- Prenatal depression often goes untreated
- PPD interview with Dr. Beardslee, professor of child psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
- Adrienne Martini's "memoir of madness and motherhood"
- New resource for family planning programs, state & local public health agencies
- Ob/Gyn professional organization recommends psycho-social screening at least once per trimester
- Media goes bananas for "dads-get-ppd-too!" study
- Media watch: Cheers for the editorial board of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Katrina's lingering mental health effects on children & families
- New study looks at influence of social support, race/ethnicity on postpartum depression
- GlaxoSmithKline sued over prenatal Paxil use, birth defects
- NIMH studies need PPD moms
- Did you know?: The state of women's health in America
- Media Watch: Houston Chronicle reporting continues to be the cream of the crop on perinatal mental health topics
- A reminder of the good that can come from Yates family heartache
- For professionals in the field: New online seminar covers research issues for mental health consumers
- Penn State research team: Education & treatment prevent infanticide tragedies
- The guy who couldn't just walk away
- Rusty Yates speaks up
- Cheers for PSI, local columnists who speak to broader significance of Yates case
- Yates retrial verdict just announced
- Media Watch: Cheers for the AP
- Mothers need our help!
- Water gets muddier on prenatal use of antidepressants
- Daddies & Depression, Postpartum
- ACOG's practice guidelines on birth control & depression
- Funding available for Michigan nonprofits working on PPD
- Support Partners Program in Seattle next week
- JAMA Scandal Makes More Headlines
- Blinded Science, Part 2: JAMA Vows to Tighten the Reins
- Blinded Science: the guessing game of antidepressant use during pregnancy
- Effexor debate just gets stranger & stranger
- Who Knew?: Effexor's Red Flag
- Pediatricians, Here's Your Wake-Up Call: "The research is so convincing, it practically screams..."
- New Research Data on Depression, Pregnancy, & Kids
- Cheers: Dr. David Rubinow & UNC Hospitals
- URGENT CALL FOR ACTION: Help get the Stokes Bill Passed in the U.S. House of Reps
- Speak Up for the MOTHERS Act
- "Grief Becomes a Force for Change" in Washington State
- Shame, Shame on Them
- Up to 40 Percent of Gyn Patients Suffering from Depressive Disorders
- Sandra Poulin's Mother-to-Mother Project
- Professional Event in Houston, June 26
- Postpartum Psychosis on Trial in Texas
- Dan Siegel at Los Angeles Event, June 21
- Shields, Codey, & Aetna Take a Bow (plus, Lincoln comes out of the closet)
- New Research: Long-Term Health Effects for Children of Depressed, Untreated Parents
- Calling All Mothers: "Tell it Like it Is"
- San Antonio, TX: Workshop Educates About Relationship Changes, Stress Management, & PPD
- ACNM Provides Copyright-Free Resource for Women
- Arizona Gov. Napolitano Proclaims May "Postpartum Mood Disorders Awareness Month"
- Innovative Inpatient Program Keeps Mamas & Babies Together
- Hurray for Washington State
- Tucson, Arizona: Omega-3 Research Briefing at 3 p.m. Today
- "Mrs. United States" Edrienne Carpenter Saves the Day
- I Heart New Jersey
- Welcome to the Perinatal Project