Award winning therapist, President's Advisory Council,Postpartum Support International, NJHSS Certified Perinatal Mood Disorders Instructor, Adjunct Associate Professor, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, Public Reviewer, National Institute for Mental Health. National Board Member: Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies; National Board Member, Angels on a Leash; National Board Member, Postpartum Progress, Board Member, S.P.A.R.K.S. Center, Editor/Author Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders: Perspectives and Treatment Guide for the Healthcare Practitioner; Founder, PerinatalPro.Com, Consultant for legal case review, legislative initiatives and international presenter in media and conferences on women's reproductive mental health. Private practice with specialty in women's reproductive mental health in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey. Licensed in NJ and NY. Recent awards: National Advocacy for Perinatal Mental Health, March 2011, from S.P.A.R.K.S., Washington, DC, Golden Bell Honoree from the Mental Health Association (NJ May 09), Logan Leadership Award for PSI, (CA, August 09) Community Partner Award from Hudson Perinatal Consortia, (NJ Nov 09) http://www.perinatalpro.com
Did you know that EmpowHer is among the partners who have joined the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Celebrating National Women's Health Week? Just another reason to stay involved ...
May 11, 2012 - 5:33am
As advocates and professionals concerned with perinatal mental health, a current issue of major concern is how to connect the life-saving services of all perinatal professionals and support ...
May 1, 2012 - 7:10am
Life has been impossibly hectic these last three months. Blogging took a back seat to multiple personal (my only daughter's engagement!) and professional (teaching, interview, writing, clinical ...
March 23, 2012 - 1:55pm
From Katherine Stone:
Postpartum Progress needs your help.
I write today because I’m personally asking you to support the work of Postpartum Progress. I know you have trudged the dark and ...
October 5, 2011 - 2:49am
When Perinatal Pro was launched several years ago, it was to address the paucity of online resources for women and healthcare professionals. To bring those who care about women's maternal mental ...
October 3, 2011 - 5:00pm
While it is acknowledged that loss during pregnancy and the postpartum can be a risk factor for the development of PPD, the general reference is to loss of significant human relationships. When an ...
October 3, 2011 - 4:14am
Today, Sylvia Lasalandra Frodella's book, "Mommy were you happy the day I was born?" was honored with a Mom's Choice Award!®. Her book was named among the best in family-friendly media, products ...
August 25, 2011 - 1:51pm
This is certainly the week for major announcements supportive of Maternal Mental Health!
Susan Moreno from the Tucson Citizen wrote today (August 18th):
FIRST OF ITS KIND CENTER FOR MOMS ...
August 18, 2011 - 6:37pm
On August 15, 2011, UNC’s newly renovated Perinatal Mood Disorders Inpatient Unit admitted its first patient.
To those of us who have followed maternal mental health for decades, this is ...
August 16, 2011 - 2:35pm
Sometimes, the media presents responsibly when discussing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Sometimes, they really listen to women who have gone through these experiences and do not attempt to ...
August 7, 2011 - 6:45am
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Those of us advocating for maternal mental health programs which help raise awareness in our communities about these common disorders understand that education of health ...
July 30, 2011 - 7:05am
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From National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coaltion ...
July 13, 2011 - 5:23am
There has been much discussion about the need for inclusion of maternal mental health issues in medical provider education programs. Such awareness is necessary in order to increase detection and ...
June 13, 2011 - 6:39am
It is so exciting to announce this news which brings additional attention and validation to the issue of perinatal mental health and to an individual who has never waivered in her support of women ...
June 8, 2011 - 8:13am
Next Sunday, May 8th, Mother’s Day – Postpartum Progress will host the 3rd annual Mother’s Day Rally for Moms’ Mental Health will be held online, featuring 24 open letters to pregnant and new ...
April 30, 2011 - 5:30am
This Saturday, April 30th, NASW NYC will present a one day workshop entitled "Novel Applications of Dialetical Behavior Therapy and Affect Moderation" from 10 AM - 5 PM in their Chapter Office ...
April 28, 2011 - 4:28am
Research Pioneer Honored for Work in Postpartum Depression
Psychiatrist Katherine L. Wisner Receives 2011 Women in Science Award!
I am delighted to repost this wonderful news about an ...
April 6, 2011 - 10:53am
You really had to be there to experience the full impact of combined stakeholder passion in this group of PPD advocates whose combined voices said “Now that we’ve created awareness of the crisis; ...
April 4, 2011 - 10:10am
04 - We Are Family (Single Version)
So after two very intense weeks, the thought of a Girls Night Out is just too irresistible. Especially when it benefits programs devoted to maternal mental ...
April 4, 2011 - 10:08am
Sylvia Lasalandra Frodella, (or Mrs. Fro as she's known in school circles), has done it again. Having challenged the stigma associated with perinatal mood or anxiety disorder (PMAD) in her candid ...
March 28, 2011 - 10:15am
Written by Katherine Stone at Postpartum Progress
March 23, 2011
Brooklyn's SPARKS Center Helps Families Get Through PPD
On Thursday, March 31, a special event will be held in Washington ...
March 24, 2011 - 9:56am
Award winning columnist and mental health advocate Tom Davis has been writing about psychiatric issues for years. His first person accounts and interviews with those who have suffered from chronic ...
March 9, 2011 - 10:25am
When Christi sent me a link to a new APA article on PPD, I quickly read through the well-written piece and found it to be a good resource for basic information about PPD.
But the "backstory" ...
February 28, 2011 - 10:10am
S.P.A.R.K.S, the Brooklyn based PPD program which has helped so many mothers overcome the challenges of PPD identification, treatment and recovery, will address lawmakers in Washington DC on ...
February 25, 2011 - 6:23am
Okay, so I download few rap songs. My playlist includes Bach, classic rock, alternative whatever, the Boston Pops and jazz. I am a middle aged Caucasian woman and a therapist. I probably don’t ...
February 23, 2011 - 10:03am
Recently, I wrote an article about how I felt a study that challenged a New Jersey-based postpartum depression program's effectiveness was flawed in its conclusions
February 23, 2011 - 9:59am
Ladies, mark your calendars for a really fun charity event - without the speeches and formal dinners. This relaxing and energizing evening will benefit Postpartum Progress Inc., the new non-profit ...
February 14, 2011 - 9:22am
In this time of fiscal challenge, programs for women, infants and families are susceptible to the budget knife if they cannot prove their viability, sustainability and relevance to health care ...
February 8, 2011 - 8:47am
The February, 2011 issue of Health Affairs has published a study entitled “New Jersey’s Efforts to Improve Postpartum Depression Care Did Not Change Treatment Patterns for Women on Medicaid”. The ...
February 7, 2011 - 8:58am
Postpartum Progress (www.postpartumprogress.com), the most widely-read blog in the United States on postpartum depression, announced in early January, 2011 the launch of a new service that will ...
January 13, 2011 - 4:30am
The planning stage has begun on the nation’s – and possibly the world’s – first comprehensive community center to address the entire spectrum of practical and emotional needs of women, infants and ...
December 29, 2010 - 2:03pm
Animal companions have increasingly become an important part of American families. In an ever more virtual world, they offer a tactile, present, bonding experience, an acceptance and ability to ...
December 11, 2010 - 3:44pm
Thanks to the incredible efforts of The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, led by Executive Director Judy Meehan, the innovative, collaborative health messaging program text4baby and the ...
November 10, 2010 - 12:20pm
Arlene Remick, MPH, released this exciting news about text4baby, a mobile health messaging program from Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies which includes-- among other important health information ...
June 30, 2010 - 2:54am
There has been a great deal of confusion and misinformation around the concept of mandated screening for perinatal mood disorders. Who is mandated to offer screening? And are mothers required to ...
June 23, 2010 - 1:23pm
We have spent the past weeks celebrating the historic passage of The Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act initiatives in health care reform; but there is one more step of advocacy we need from ...
June 16, 2010 - 12:21pm
The passage of The Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act was an historic and pivotal moment in women's health history in the United States. Brooke Shields was one of very few celebrities who was not ...
June 2, 2010 - 10:01am
Now that we finally have a federal law directing funds to research about postpartum and perinatal mood disorders, establishing grants for community based programs and services supportive to new ...
May 27, 2010 - 3:22am
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has just announced 78 grants to explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve global health. Here is the press release.
"The grants of $100,000 each ...
May 12, 2010 - 1:13pm
The usage of medication for the treatment of psychiatric symptoms during pregnancy and the postpartum often provokes heated debate. There are those who argue fiercely for the life-saving relief ...
May 12, 2010 - 12:55pm
The lovely and gracious Brooke Shields thrilled the participants at a press conference as she took the stage with U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and other NJ advocates to proclaim victory for ...
May 11, 2010 - 5:19am
Carol Blocker was the central compelling figure in a group of advocates who gathered in Washington D.C. this morning to celebrate the passage of historic postpartum depression legislation. After ...
May 6, 2010 - 9:15pm
Actress Brooke Shields, who joined the Menendez/Rush group of advocates when The MOTHERS Act was introduced at a Capitol Hill Briefing three years ago, will now celebrate with N.J. advocates who ...
May 6, 2010 - 8:37pm
As we head to Washington D.C. this morning to celebrate with other advocates who worked so hard to pass this legislation, please read this moving tribute to Carol Blocker, the mother of Melanie ...
May 6, 2010 - 2:08am
I received this media advisory about the passage of The MOTHERS Act and I wanted to share it with the EmpowHER audience. The passage of this act means so much for women who are dealing with the ...
May 5, 2010 - 6:20pm
As many of you probably know by now, the landmark legislation called The MOTHERS Act was passed as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, after years of effort by a wide-reaching ...
May 5, 2010 - 8:25am
Attorney George Parnham is a man of deep conviction, loyalty and wisdom. When you become a friend of George's, it's for life. Entering the world of this humble yet renowned public servant, you ...
April 24, 2010 - 5:43am
Next week Time Magazine will feature an article on TEXT4BABY, launched by Healthy Mothers, Health Babies Coalition in January, which continues to add new subscribers every week. This free program, ...
April 24, 2010 - 4:51am
A little off message, but worth noting for the men in your life....
Internationally renowned urologist, Dr. Werner Schloffengut, recently revealed his relationship with CBS Cares as their ...
April 22, 2010 - 4:44pm
On April 13th, The Silver School of Social Work at NYU (regarded as the nation's most premier clinical social work program) welcomed Dr. Alan Schore, a brilliant neuropsychologist whose ...
April 18, 2010 - 9:11am
