by Katherine Stone |
Mary Jo Codey has won the 2008 Eli Lilly Welcome Back Lifetime Achievement Award. For years, Mary Jo has been a national spokesperson and crusader for maternal mental health, sharing her story to help other women reach out for help. The campaign she inspired in New... by Katherine Stone |
Sarah Pond, co-founder of mama2mama in Canada, was kind enough to share with us her story of postpartum depression. This is a beautifully written story, and a very comprehensive one in which she lists all of her various symptoms. I don’t normally post something... by Katherine Stone |
Here’s a link to a very helpful post on the efficacy of estrogen in treating postpartum mood disorders. It’s written by Dr. Ruta Nonacs of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. by Katherine Stone |
Blue Cross of California announced yesterday that it has launched a Maternity Depression Program that provides new moms depression screenings, education, and support to help them obtain behavioral health treatment during and post-pregnancy. Details from the press... by Katherine Stone |
I was unaware that there was such a thing as a crisis nursery until I read about it Tuesday morning in a story from News 10 in Sacramento but this is a fantastic idea and one that every community could benefit from having. “The Sacramento Crisis Nursery offers a...