The Suffolk County (New York) Office of Women's Services will host "Pregnancy & Postpartum Depression: More Than Just the Baby Blues" on Tuesday, May 4th from 5 to 8pm at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Haupauge. One of the featured speakers is Carol Blocker, mother of the late Melanie Blocker Stokes for whom the MOTHERS Act was named. The event is presented in partnership with the Postpartum Resource Center of New York, the Suffolk County Women's Advisory Commission and the Suffolk Perinatal Coalition. To register to attend this free event, email womens.services@suffolkcountyny.govor call 631-853-8284.
Also in New York, Sounds of Silence, Friends of the Postpartum Resource Center of New York, will be hosting its 3rd Annual 5k run/walk/stroller walk event on Saturday, May 22nd at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York. This event raises funds to support the programs of the PRCNY. To register for this sanctioned 5k, visit the Sounds of Silence website.
