The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies are releasing a report at a public briefing on Wednesday, June 10 called "Depression in Parents, Parenting and Children: Opportunities to Improve Identification, Treatment and Prevention". The report will be released via a press conference at 1pm EST at the National Press Club in Washington DC.
It explores the interaction of depressed parents, parenting practices and its impact on children as well as strategies to promote effective interventions for widespread implementation in different service settings for diverse populations of families. The briefing will include the committee's recommendations for improving the quality of care for depressed adults and their children. The study was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the California Endowment, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, and the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Participants in the press conference will include William Beardslee of Children's Hospital in Boston, Frank Putnam of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Mareasa Isaacs of the National Alliance of Multi-Ethnic Behavioral Health Associations.
The briefing will be audiowebcast for those who cannot attend. Both the webcast link and the form for submitting questions via email will become available at the time of the event at http://national-academies.org.
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