Building Community Capacity to Support Perinatal Mental Health

Sara Winkleman, Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Mia Edidin, Perinatal Support Washington

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are among the most common complications that occur in pregnancy or in the first 12 months after delivery. Yet despite the long-reaching negative impacts on parent-child attachment, child development, and financial stability, perinatal mental health (PMH) disorders often remain underdiagnosed, untreated, or under-treated. Join us for a conversation on building community-based supports for parents and improving PMH systems of care using a protective factors framework to improve family outcomes.