To keep our members and visitors updated on significant national or regional events related to perinatal mental health, we have created this special section on our website for quick review. In addition, for local or state wide events, please visit the state pages of PSI’s website for additional listings. Fundraising events will be listed in PSI’s fundraising section as well as in the state’s pages.
June 22, 2010
St. Paul, Minnesota
5th Annual Beyond the Baby Blues Conference
"Motherhood, Mood Disorders and Anxiety: Before, During and After Pregnancy."
Sponsored by NAMI Minnesota, University of Minnesota School of Social Work, UCare, and the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare at the U of M School of Social Work.
Cost: $100, Students $30, limited number of scholarships available
Special Fee for Child Welfare Workers
Exhibit booths $100, $50 nonprofits
Register by June 15
Website: www.namihelps.org
Contact: NAMI
651-645-2948 or 1-888-NAMI-HELPS
Download Conference Brochure HERE (PDF)
• Developing Support Networks and Treatment Pathways
• Overview of Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders
• The Importance of Attachment between Mothers and Infants
• Women of Color and After Childbirth Blues
• Understanding Fathers’ Role in Maternal Depression
• Reaching Out to Families: Creating a Safety Net that Works
• Engaging New and Expectant Fathers to Prevent Child Exposure to Violence
• Models of integrated care for screening for and treating perinatal psychiatric conditions
• It Wasn't Supposed to Be This Way: Difficult Birth and Postpartum Distress
• Treatment Options for Anxiety and Depression Before, During and After Pregnancy
• Child Welfare Responses to Maternal Mental Health
• Minnesota Initiatives to Coordinate and Improve Perinatal Mental Health Services
• Postpartum Anxiety
Keynote address by PSI Program Director Wendy Davis, PhD: "Developing Support Networks and Treatment Pathways."
Speakers:
Maureen Campion, M.S., L.P.
Juliana Carlson, MSW
Wendy Davis, Ph.D.
Benita Dieperink, M.D.
Marla Lukes Dorsey
Jeffrey L. Edleson, Ph.D..
Ruth Ener, RN
Anne R. Gearity, Ph.D.
Randy Gibbs
Linda Jones, Ph.D.
Helen Kim, M.D.
Ericka Kimball, MSW, LGSW
Traci LaLiberte, Ph.D.
Sarina LaMarche
Monica Mandell, Ph.D., L.P.
Debra E. McLaughlin
Kelly Nordstrom
Krista Post, M.A., L.P.
Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra
Jill Simon, MSW, LICSW, IMH-E® (IV)
Matthea Little Smith
Annie Strange
Suzanne Swanson, Ph.D., L.P.
Michelle Wiersgalla, M.D.
June 30, 2010
Teaneck, NJ
"Adolescent Mental Health Challenges: from Angst to Calamity" This conference will bring together renowned experts in the field and will focus on one of the most critical periods during a young person's life, adolescence. Speakers will discuss some of the mental health challenges presented during this vital time and how to prevent, ditect, and treat disorders such as depression, self-injurious actions, suicide, and violent behaviors.
To register please visit: http://www.maternalchildhealth.org
Contact: Irina M. Polanco-Ventura, MA, C.H.E.S.
201-843-7400 ext. 29
To keep our members and visitors updated on significant national or regional events related to perinatal mental health, we have created this special section on our website for quick review. In addition, for local or state wide events, please visit the state pages of PSI’s website for additional listings. Fundraising events will be listed in PSI’s fundraising section as well as in the state’s pages.
June 22, 2010
St. Paul, Minnesota
5th Annual Beyond the Baby Blues Conference
"Motherhood, Mood Disorders and Anxiety: Before, During and After Pregnancy."
Sponsored by NAMI Minnesota, University of Minnesota School of Social Work, UCare, and the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare at the U of M School of Social Work.
Cost: $100, Students $30, limited number of scholarships available
Special Fee for Child Welfare Workers
Exhibit booths $100, $50 nonprofits
Register by June 15
Website: www.namihelps.org
Contact: NAMI
651-645-2948 or 1-888-NAMI-HELPS
Download Conference Brochure HERE (PDF)
• Developing Support Networks and Treatment Pathways
• Overview of Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders
• The Importance of Attachment between Mothers and Infants
• Women of Color and After Childbirth Blues
• Understanding Fathers’ Role in Maternal Depression
• Reaching Out to Families: Creating a Safety Net that Works
• Engaging New and Expectant Fathers to Prevent Child Exposure to Violence
• Models of integrated care for screening for and treating perinatal psychiatric conditions
• It Wasn't Supposed to Be This Way: Difficult Birth and Postpartum Distress
• Treatment Options for Anxiety and Depression Before, During and After Pregnancy
• Child Welfare Responses to Maternal Mental Health
• Minnesota Initiatives to Coordinate and Improve Perinatal Mental Health Services
• Postpartum Anxiety
Keynote address by PSI Program Director Wendy Davis, PhD: "Developing Support Networks and Treatment Pathways."
Speakers:
Maureen Campion, M.S., L.P.
Juliana Carlson, MSW
Wendy Davis, Ph.D.
Benita Dieperink, M.D.
Marla Lukes Dorsey
Jeffrey L. Edleson, Ph.D..
Ruth Ener, RN
Anne R. Gearity, Ph.D.
Randy Gibbs
Linda Jones, Ph.D.
Helen Kim, M.D.
Ericka Kimball, MSW, LGSW
Traci LaLiberte, Ph.D.
Sarina LaMarche
Monica Mandell, Ph.D., L.P.
Debra E. McLaughlin
Kelly Nordstrom
Krista Post, M.A., L.P.
Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra
Jill Simon, MSW, LICSW, IMH-E® (IV)
Matthea Little Smith
Annie Strange
Suzanne Swanson, Ph.D., L.P.
Michelle Wiersgalla, M.D.
June 30, 2010
Teaneck, NJ
"Adolescent Mental Health Challenges: from Angst to Calamity" This conference will bring together renowned experts in the field and will focus on one of the most critical periods during a young person's life, adolescence. Speakers will discuss some of the mental health challenges presented during this vital time and how to prevent, ditect, and treat disorders such as depression, self-injurious actions, suicide, and violent behaviors.
To register please visit: http://www.maternalchildhealth.org
Contact: Irina M. Polanco-Ventura, MA, C.H.E.S.
201-843-7400 ext. 29