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Our mission is to support and raise awareness of all perinatal mental illness.

Houston, TX
Joined March 2015
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Have you heard!? There is a conference that is happening next month that focuses on Perinatal mental health in People of Color. There is still time to register! Imaginemeconf.com #mentalhealth #maternalhealth #depression #anxiety #OCD #therapist #counseling #Psychiatry
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Did you all know that there will be a conference held in Chicago that focuses on Perintal Mental Health in People of Color!? Did you know that it's happening next month! There is still… instagram.com/p/Bn_ybZ2lYoZ/…
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A Mothers Sanctuary retweeted
There are people who think making suicide a moral issue and shaming those who fall victim is an effective method of prevention. WRONG. Mentally ill people already feel like crap. Shame only prevents them from speaking up and getting help which increases their risk of death.
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Home! Tired! Off duty! Catch ya'll next week ✌🏾🖤 #MMH2018DC… instagram.com/p/BikWSAznwsv/…
#RealMotherhood is allowing your kids to sleep anywhere..anyhow, so you can finish what you need to finish #noshame
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Join us at Advocacy Days May 6-8! You don't want to miss Storytelling Mamas: Moving Maternal Health Mountains facilitated by @MelissaBangs1 and Lashonta Edwards from @amsanct Register TODAY at: 2020mom.org/advocacy-days #mmhmatters
Q3: What factors do you think contribute to the disproportionate burden of maternal mortality and morbidity affecting Black mamas? #BMHW18
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The only way to fight the tyranny of The Perfect Mother is to find a way to set the real mother inside each of us free. We have got to reclaim our personhood from parenthood. #momsbillofrights bit.ly/2pWjQza via @PostpartumMama
"The new recommendations say that a long, slow labor is not a good reason in itself to give drugs to speed labor, perform a C-section or otherwise medically step in." npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…
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We say that you can prepare and educate yourself. We our have them create a PP plan. How will you get food? Who can watch baby when you need shower time? Do you have a mental health provider in mind? #PPD #mentalhealth mom.me/baby/39606-planning-p…
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Every single physician and provider. Every single pregnant or postpartum woman. Every. Single. One. ♡... fb.me/9ct8w7aHq
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Calling all sufferers and survivors of #postpartumdepression: I want to help you tell your story! Find out more: go.shr.lc/2iAELs9 #maternalMHmatters #PPD #PND #maternalmentalhealth
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Suicide and Homicide among top 3 in the state of Texas for Maternal Mortality. #DeathByDeliveryHouston
So happy to partner with Shades of You, Shades of Me to host the 1st Maternal Mental Health… instagram.com/p/Be9S8gBHX7g/
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Washington State to Provide Pregnant Inmates Access to Midwives and Doulas mothering.com/articles/washi…
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A Mothers Sanctuary retweeted
Black mothers seeking mental health services are 4x more likely to be reported to social services than white mothers #StateOfBlackAmerica
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Childbirth is killing Black women, we are 3x more likely to die in childbirth than white women #StateofBlackAmerica
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First MMH conference for WOC now open for registration! Sponsorship opportunities are available! Take a Look! imaginemeconf.com #mentalhealth #womenofcolor #therapy #maternalhealth #maternalmortality #infantmortality #maternalmentalhealth
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