Speak Up Washington E-Newsletter JUNE NEWS Speak Up When You're Down Campaign Celebration Monday, June 19th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm Please join us for the inaugural celebration of Washington State's "Speak Up When You're Down" Postpartum Depression Awareness Campaign. It will be held at Vios Cafe in Seattle - 903 19th Ave East. Light refreshments will be provided, and reservations are required but all are invited to attend. To RSVP contact Heidi Koss Nobel at: heidikossnobel@comcast.net.   Brochures Reaching Families The first of the Speak Up When You're Down brochures are going to be mailed to families beginning the week of June 12th in both English and Spanish. All families with a new baby will receive the brochure through Child Profile. Brochures and posters are also available for free on our website. To order, go to: www.speakup.wa.gov and click on Resources. Research and Resources Welcome  Do you know of a great article, resource or event related to Postpartum Depression? This newsletter will come out once a month and we want to ensure we are including the newest research, the best resources and all relevant events, so PLEASE, send on anything you think might be of use to others interested in the topic of Postpartum Depression. Send any links, articles or the like to Kristen Rogers at kristen@wcpcan.wa.gov. Thank you!

EVENTS "Speak Up When You're Down" Perinatal & Postpartum Mood Disorder In-Service & State Awareness Campaign June 28th, 1 - 3 pm, Mason County PUD Auditorium, Shelton, WA This in-service, sponsored by WCPCAN, will address: recognizing the range of Pregnancy & Postpartum Mood Disorders; screening for PPMD; treatment options: medication management, therapy, social support; community support resources; starting support groups in your area. For more information, go to: http://www.speakup.wa.gov/ click on Resources and then click on Training.   Consider Becoming a Postpartum Doula July 7th - 8th & 28th - 29th, Seattle, Washington The postpartum period is often the most challenging and overlooked time in the transition to parenthood. Many new families lack the care they need following the birth of their baby. The postpartum doula helps meet this need by educating, nurturing, and empowering mothers and families towards confidence in their new roles. A doula may provide assistance ranging from breastfeeding support to mother/baby care to cooking and housework. If you are interested in becoming a postpartum Doula, Take a four-day Postpartum Doula Training at Seattle Midwifery School. For more information, go to: www.seattlemidwifery.org/doula_education.htm.   Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy Workshop August 7th & 8th, Seattle, Washington This pregnancy workshop is a 2-day training for professionals addressing the emotional and psychological issues women face during pregnancy. You will learn strategies and interventions that will assist the pregnant woman as she maneuvers through the unique challenges and tasks faced during pregnancy. You will learn how to ask the right questions to get the information you need to promote maternal mental health. You will leave with a plan for implementing your new knowledge in your practice and sharing the training with your staff and co-workers. The registration fee of $340 includes a copy of Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy book, a packet of intervention handouts, and the assessment card. For more information, go to: http://www.ncast.org/p-pregnancy.asp.   Indiana Regional Perinatal Depression Conference August 25th & 26th, Bloomington Hospital, Indiana This conference is intended to promote awareness of postpartum depression and impart knowledge to facilitate identification, treatment, intervention and support. Participants will: verbalize strategies for screening Perinatal Mood Disorder, cite appropriate pharmacologic treatments, and identify resources available as treatment options. Physicians, APNs, RN/LPNs, social workers, mental health professionals, home health workers and others involved in the care of women are invited to attend. The cost for one day is $125 and for both days is $175. For more information, go to: http://www.indianaperinatal.org/.

RESOURCES Postpartum Book Now Available in Spanish PSI of Washington (a partner in the "Speak Up When You're Down" PPD Awareness Campaign) is pleased to announce that their booklet "Beyond the Birth" is now available in Spanish as well as English. This 32-page booklet describes the normal emotional transitions to motherhood, and differentiates between "baby blues" and more serious postpartum mood disorders. It discusses causes, risk factors and treatment options. To learn more or to order a copy of the booklet, go to: www.ppmdsupport.com/resource.php. PLEASE NOTE: There does not appear to be a space on the order form to denote English or Spanish booklets so please clearly note next to the number of booklets that you are ordering the language you would like to order.

RESEARCH Depression Among Moms: Prevalence, Predictors, and Acting Out Among Third Grade Children Depression can adversely affect just about every aspect of a person's life, but when the depressed person is a mother, her children can be affected adversely as well. This brief examines the factors related to depressive symptoms among mothers and explores the implications for acting out behavior in their third grade children. In line with other research, the authors find that mothers' depressive symptoms are related to more acting out behavior problems in their children. For both mothers in general and also for low-income mothers, one reason that depression appears to increase children's acting out is that depression affects parenting, particularly effective discipline. However, the authors also find that maternal depressive symptoms are directly related to more acting out behavior. To read the full brief from Child Trends, go to: http://www.childtrends.org/files/MomDepressionRB.pdf.                       Remissions in Maternal Depression and Child Psychopathology This research was recently published in JAM. Children of depressed parents have high rates of anxiety, disruptive, and depressive disorders that begin early, often continue into adulthood, and are impairing. The objective of this study was to determine whether effective treatment with medication of women with major depression is associated with reduction of symptoms and diagnoses in their children. The study authors found that remission of maternal depression has a positive effect on both mothers and their children, whereas mothers who remain depressed may increase the rates of their children's disorders. These findings support the importance of vigorous treatment for depressed mothers in primary care or psychiatric clinics and suggest the utility of evaluating the children, especially children whose mothers continue to be depressed. For more information, go to: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/295/12/1389.

EXTRA! DON'T MISS IT! Speak Up When You're Down Campaign Celebration Monday, June 19th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm We said it once, but we'll say it again - please join us for the inaugural celebration of Washington State's "Speak Up When You're Down" Postpartum Depression Awareness Campaign. It will be held at Vios Cafe in Seattle - 903 19th Ave East. Light refreshments will be provided, and reservations are required but all are invited to attend. To RSVP contact Heidi Koss Nobel at: heidikossnobel@comcast.net.