Breaking the Silence: How Reducing Stigma Can Improve Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes

• By: Paige Bellenbaum, LCSW, PMH-C Perinatal Mental Health Consultant, Educator, Advocate, Clinician, and Public Speaker, Adjunct Professor, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College
• May 7th, 2025
• maternal mental health, maternal mortality, mental health, mental health advocacy, mental health roundtable, mental health stigma, perinatal mood disorders, postpartum depression, stigma
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May 7th is World Maternal Mental Health Day. This annual day of recognition across the globe aims to raise awareness around maternal mental health conditions, highlighting the importance of education, advocacy, prevention, and effective treatment and support for those experiencing perinatal mood...

Developments Towards Greater Social-Emotional Support Before and After Birth

• By: Evelyn Blanck, LCSW New York Center for Child Development Meg Baier, LMSW Andrew Cleek, PsyD NYU McSilver Institute
• April 16th, 2025
• developmental disorder, early childhood, early intervention, evidence-based training, maternal mental health, mental health, parent-child relationship, perinatal mental health, Spring 2025 Issue
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A robust body of interdisciplinary research has converged to show that healthy social-emotional development in pregnancy and the first five years sets the foundation for children’s long-term physical and mental health. When problems emerge, it is easier and far more effective to address them when...