Postpartum Depression Warrior Chicks (and the supportive "roosters" out there), you rock! The Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance’s online petition to support the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act has now reached nearly 12,000 signatures in a week and a half. I’m so excited for you and all of the other concerned people around the country who are taking action to show they care for new mothers.
Do we need more signatures? ABSOLUTELY!! Those U.S. Senators need to hear completely loud and clear that we believe the women of America deserve more research into the cause of postpartum mood disorders, better trained healthcare providers and greater awareness to reduce the stigma. Keep pressing on your friends, and loved ones, and church members, and neighbors, and pets with opposable thumbs to sign, sign, SIGN! Let’s get 100,000 signatures — don’t forget, 800,000 women in America suffer from postpartum mood disorders each year.
Here is the link again to the DBSA online petition, which is supported fully by Postpartum Support International (and Postpartum Progress, of course!):
We especially need to hear from people in the following states: Massachusetts, North Carolina, Maine, Minnesota, Tennessee, Colorado, Mississippi, Utah, Connecticut, Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, West Virginia, Kansas, Delaware, Hawaii, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Idaho, DC, Alabama, South Dakota, Montana, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Wyoming. If you know people who live there, give them a shout out and see how they feel about the MOTHERS Act. Bloggers in those areas, please help us out. I hope more people from those states will be able to join us in supporting this bill, which is about taking positive action against a devastating illness. I’ve got a Mississippi family contingent that I’m going to start calling as soon as I’m done with this post!!
