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Register Today For The 2020 Perinatal Mental Health Conference

Don’t miss the Early Bird Special – $65 for General Admission!

Join us on December 10th and 11th from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. as we address Substance Use Disorders, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, COVID-19, and more!

The 5th Annual Perinatal Mental Health Conference will be entirely virtual this year! We welcome everyone who has an interest in perinatal mental health to join us. This includes medical and mental health providers, policy makers, childbirth professionals, lactation consultants, support and resource organizations, researchers, educators, and advocates.

Do you know a champion in perinatal mental healthcare who deserves recognition? Nominate them for our award, which highlights a Floridian for their exemplary work in Perinatal/Maternal Mental Health.

Click here to Register and visit the Website!

2019 Perinatal Mental Health Conference

The 2019 Conference theme is Planning for the Future.  This year’s conference will span two days and be held at the Best Western Gateway Grand in Gainesville, Florida from Thursday, October 10 to Friday October 11, 2019. Click here for website

Event registration opens Monday, 6/10 with a special “early bird” rate.  We also offer student rates with verified enrollment.

Check back here for speaker and room registration information.

This annual conference provides an opportunity to meet others working with and advocating for perinatal mental health services as well as learn new skills and information in the field of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.  This is a unique training opportunity also providing space to network with others in the field.  The purpose is to bring together the various disciplines and professionals working with, caring for and making decisions related to perinatal mental illnesses.  This includes medical and mental health providers, policy makers, child birth professionals, lactation consultants, support and resource organizations, researchers, educators and advocates.

Heather Flynn, FSU College of Medicine professor and Vice Chair for Research
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FSU researcher improving maternal mental health outcomes in Florida

About 15 percent of all mothers in Florida report experiencing depression during pregnancy or after childbirth, but fewer than 20 percent of mothers seek or have access to professional help. Much of the problem lies in the lack of routine screening by prenatal care providers.

A new grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration aims to improve maternal mental health outcomes by increasing screening rates and patient access to treatment and resources. Florida is one of seven states to receive the grant, which was awarded to the Florida Department of Health.

The FDOH partnered with FSU College of Medicine Professor and Vice Chair for Research Heather Flynn as principal investigator on the $3.25 million grant. She received $2 million from the agency to help develop a sustainable screening and treatment model to address unmet maternal mental health needs across the state. Read the full article here….

Summer 2018 MMHCAB Newsletter

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