Meeting Recap -- September 15, 2016

Welcome & Introductions
     The September 15th meeting welcomed more than 20 participants.  Thanks to those who joined us!


Resource Sharing

• Healthy New Moms - Maryland        New FREE educational materials available!      www.healthynewmoms.org
  Contact person is Kari Gorkos - kgorkos@mhamd.org; 443-901-1550 x215
  
  
• Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore - “Women with Children & the Behavioral Health System” stakeholders meeting was held on August 30th.  Next meeting will be Tuesday, November 29th @ 1pm.  
  Contact person = Emily Laun, LCSW-C  emily.laun@BHSBaltimore.org   410.637.1900, ext 7814
  
  
• Postpartum Progress’ Warrior Mom Conference  October 15-16, 2016 in Atlanta, GA   Already SOLD OUT!  http://postpartumprogress.org/warrior-mom-conference/
  
  
• AWHONN - The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses  On Wednesday (9/14/2016), AWHONN - The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses will host its first-ever “Virtual Hill Day” with the goal of raising the visibility of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders among elected officials. http://cqrcengage.com/awhonn/mooddisorders

The Maryland Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health
http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/26excom/html/23maternal.html
There was a meeting this week (Tuesday, Sept 13th); and a draft of the developing recommendations was discussed.
*These meetings are open to the public!*                                  Next meeting is Tuesday, November 15
Spring Grove Hospital Center, in the basement of The Dix Bldg   
55 Wade Avenue   Catonsville, MD  21228 


Baltimore PMH Resource Guide Update    
A DRAFT of the Resource Guide’s Provider Application Form has been created in Google Forms; providers wishing to be in the Guide will have to complete the form to request consideration.  Please feel free to view this draft of the Application Form and provide any feedback on the draft in our Google Group.  http://goo.gl/forms/P19nsKVlJq.  Once the form is ‘live,’ provider names/ profiles can be assigned to volunteers (that could be YOU), for ‘vetting’ by phone.  This is indeed a process!


The PMHPSG Google Group 
...needs more of us in it!  The group will serve us all better if more participate and send out announcements/ messages.  If you’ve been to at least one meeting but haven’t signed up, send Sara an email to request a new invitation.  Once you’re in the group, please reach out to the group - introduce yourself, ask a question, or share a resource.  


Case Discussions
Case discussion was led by Reproductive Psychiatrist Dr. Lauren Osborne, of the JHH Women's Mood Disorders Center, and focused on treatment of postpartum psychosis.  A list of resources from Dr. Osborne, and info about V. Bergink's recently published article about Postpartum Psychosis, will be shared via the Google Group.

***Please consider sharing at a future meeting about difficult/ interesting PMH cases 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!***


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