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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Join DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC) and Total Community Action (TCA) on Saturday, January 20, 2024 for “BroTalk: Overcoming Postpartum Depression.”
The free event, which will take place from 9 a.m. to Noon at Total Community Action (1416 S. Norman C. Francis Parkway), will give fathers the tools needed to recognize and receive help for depression they, or their partner, may experience after the birth of their child(ren).
According to research conducted by the Boston College School of Nursing in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts, during the first year after a child is born, the incidence of paternal depression ranged from 1.2% to 25.5% in community samples, and from 24% to 50% among men whose partners were experiencing postpartum depression. Maternal depression was identified as the strongest predictor of paternal depression during the postpartum period.
“Often times, when people hear the term ‘postpartum depression’ they think of the mother having a hard time adjusting to lifestyle changes and coping with hormonal changes after giving birth,” said Stephenie Marshall, Executive Director of DePaul Community Health Centers and Director of DePaul’s Infant Equity Education Program (DIEEP).
“Postpartum depression can affect fathers as well. It’s important for both parents to know the signs of postpartum depression and to have access to the proper resources so they are able to care for themselves, and their baby, to the best of their ability.”
Click here to attend the event and to join our speakers, listed below, as they discuss ways to support the mental health of the family unit during the postpartum period.
Panel Moderator -
Glennis Scott, Assistant Director of Total Community Action Programs
Panelists -
Dr. Corey Hebert
Dr. La’Nasha Tanner-Sanders
Shaun Mena, District 23 State Representative
Domonique Lemieux, Ph.D.
Harold Ellis Clark, DCHC Vice President of Communications, External Affairs & Fund Development
Chelsea Creel, Public Relations Manager
Contact Chelsea Creel for media inquiries.
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