Meeting Recap -- April 14, 2016

Welcome & Introductions
The 4/14 meeting welcomed 14 participants.  Thanks to those who were able to attend!

Resource Sharing

• Our Mail Chimp list has grown to over 120!  That means that at least 120 people are getting email updates, meeting reminders, etc from PMHPSG Baltimore.  Please continue to spread the word and send interested folks to the website, so they can sign up to get the email updates as well.
• Our PMHPSG Google Group is up and running!  If you haven’t signed up, Search/ Browse Google Groups for “Baltimore Perinatal Mental Health Professional Study Group” and ask to join, or send a direct email to Sara to request an invite be sent (this option may take a bit longer).  Once you’ve joined, feel free to reach out to the group - ask a question or share a resource.
• Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders training at Carroll Hospital in Westminster, coming up on June 7th.  Dr. Lauren Osborne from WMDC & Lynne McIntyre, MSW from Mary’s Center in DC will present!  http://www.healthynewmoms.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hnmflyerTRAINING6.7D3.pdf
• Free online Introduction to Maternal Mental Health - 1.5 hour Complementary Maternal Mental Health 101 Webinars, available through The 2020 Mom Project:   http://www.2020mom.org/free-intro-to-mmh
• Film screening of “Moms & Meds” on 5/9/16 @ 5pm.  At Johns Hopkins Hospital.  
• PPD Act App.  Large Study through partnership - Postpartum Progress, UNC, iTunes
• Sinai’s Postpartum Support Group;
  New time now in effect - Wednesdays, 1:30-3:00pm;   New flyers here.   Please spread the word!

  
Baltimore PMH Resource Guide Update

• Kisha Semenuk, Open Referral, and MHAMD/ Healthy New Moms have offered input/ assistance.
• A DRAFT of the Baltimore Resource Guide’s Provider Application Form has been created in Google Forms.  Providers wishing to be in the Guide will be required to complete the form, to request consideration.  A draft of the Application Form was presented during the meeting, requesting feedback.  Once the form is ready and goes ‘live,’ provider names/ profiles can be assigned to volunteers, for ‘vetting’ by phone.  The format/ flow for this is in the planning stages.
• Meeting participants shared ideas about compiling the Baltimore Resource Guide, discussed frustration with various resources lists that already exist (which are often out of date/ unhelpful), and discussed ways the Google Group can be used to share referral info/ resources in the short-term, while the Guide project is in progress.  

Maryland Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health

• http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/26excom/html/23maternal.html
• Next meeting coming up on Tuesday, May 10th  1-3pm

Spring Grove Hospital Center, in the basement of The Dix Bldg
55 Wade Avenue   Catonsville, MD  21228

Climb Out of the Darkness Fundraiser - Team Baltimore

• Postpartum Progress Annual Fundraiser - to raise awareness and funds for pp depression and anxiety
• Saturday June 18th @ 10am.  Baltimore’s Climb will be at Druid Hill Park -- Swann Pavillion
• Recent FB post said that $4000 has already been raised; Please consider joining the Climb and FB group!
• **Sinai’s program will be the lucky recipient of a 2016 Climb-related grant (15% of funds raised)

Case Discussions
April clinical discussion touched upon:  Options for inpatient MMH-sensitive care; Perinatal loss and ways to help mothers with limited resources and (perceived?) lack of understanding from other involved providers; Launch of the Baltimore Crisis Info and Referral Line; and more.  

***Please consider sharing at our next meeting about a difficult/ interesting PMH case you have worked with, and/or general discussion topics relevant to your work with mothers.  If you are interested in presenting info on a particular topic and/or leading a discussion, please let Sara know.  Thanks!


                                                 **Next meeting:  Monday, June 6th 4-5:30pm**