Postpartum Health Alliance
May 2014 Newsletter
Welcome to the Postpartum Health Alliance members’ newsletter! Home of your monthly updates on PMAD's research and local events focused on increasing PMAD's awareness!
The Blue Dot is the Winner of Postpartum Support International’s Universal Symbol Contest!
Upcoming Trainings and Events
Summer Edu Luncheon: Postpartum Couples: A Gottman Perspective
Presenters Kimberly Panganiban, M.A., LMFT and Andrea Knox, M.A., IMF will help participants learn how to effectively identify, intervene and prevent postpartum relationship distress.
Friday, June 20th, 12-1:30pm
Elijah's Restaurant located at Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037
Event is free for PHA members and $10 for non-members. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hour of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
For questions or to RSVP, email info@postpartumhealthalliance.org
Climb Out of the Darkness 2014!
Women around the world participate in this grassroots event by going on a hike, climb or walk outside on the longest day of the year (June 21st) to shine a light on PPD and related illnesses.
We encourage you to JOIN OUR CLIMB by clicking here! To learn more about the event or to learn how you can create your own climb, click here... We can't wait to CLIMB with you!
Other Events & Upcoming Trainings
- (Vista, CA) - Join Cloud b, Wee Babe, and sleep expert Jen Varela to learn how you can stop bedtime battles with your little ones! Friday, May 30 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. Click here to learn more and register for this informative event!
- (Chapel Hill, NC) - 27th Annual Postpartum Support International Conference, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 8:00 AM - Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 5:00 PM
- (Online Event) - PSI and the 2020 Mom Project present a 7-course Maternal Mental Health Certificate Training for Mental Health and Clinical Professionals. Begins September 8, 2014 until January 26, 2015. Learn more by clicking here.
PMADs News and Medical Updates
Longitudinal study looks at how educational aspirations effect teen pregnancy
Maternal beliefs about early infant behaviors may lead to PPD
Religion can be a protective against PPD for African American, Christian Women
Study finds that religiosity and spirituality can be protective factors for lower-income African American women after childbirth.
Postpartum Health Alliance
Email: info@postpartumhealthalliance.org
Website: http://www.postpartumhealthalliance.org/
Location: P.O. Box 927231 San Diego CA 92192
Phone: 619-254-0023
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Postpartum-Health-Alliance/164234913617428
Twitter: @PHASanDiego