This month we celebrate National Wellness Month, a time to focus on self-care, stress management and creating healthy routines for ourselves. We started off this month marking World Breastfeeding Week, bringing light not only to the benefits of breastfeeding but also to the challenges many new moms can face, as well as the importance of mom choosing feeding options that are best for her and her baby.
We also recognize the stresses that come with kids going back to school at this time of year, which makes self-care even more important. Some stress can be related to our own children's feelings of anxiety, so read on for some tips to help them cope, too. And if you're looking to go back to school as well, we encourage you to take advantage of this month's course discount and our new free lesson on Major Depressive Disorder. Be sure to invite others to apply for the current round of Seleni's Maternal Mental Health Scholarship to support practitioners working in underserved communities.
As always, Seleni is here to help and we encourage you to please reach out to us if you or a loved one needs support.
During the last days of Summer, we're offering a special 20% discount on all trainings with the code SUMMER20. Offer ends Labor Day, September 5. For more information on our CE-accredited trainings, visit our training site or email programs@seleni.org.
Learn to identify symptoms and apply best practices for Major Depressive Disorder in your work with parents and families with this free excerpt from Seleni's Maternal Mental Health Intensive training program. Learn more about continuing education at Seleni on our training site.
Our support group for single parents by choice, led by Dr. Erica Mindes and Dr. Claudia Pascale, is held online every month. Our next session takes place September 14.
The next round of scholarships is now open and will feature The Maternal Mental Health Intensive for Young Parents: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. These scholarships are designed to support health professionals and students working with underserved populations. We are accepting applications through September 30.
Young Parent Workshops
With generous support from the Kate Spade Foundation, we offered a workshop for young mothers at The King's Inn Family Shelter from Camba in East Elmhurst, NY on July 7. Seleni Clinician Nneka Symister created a safe space for the young mothers to discuss such topics as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, single parenthood, parenting goals, interpersonal relationships, and emotional intelligence. If you are interested in bringing a Young Parent Workshop to your organization, please email programs@seleni.org.
With COVID vaccines now available for children six months and older, this Washington Post story features pediatricians and other health professionals offering advice on managing your and your children's concerns or anxiety around COVID, vaccinations and going back to school. Read more here.
The author of this mother.ly article offers great tips for building an emotional toolkit to help kids manage back-to-school stress and anxieties. Read more here.
Recent data indicates that non-obstetrical causes of death, especially suicide and accidental overdose, are main contributors to the high rates of maternal mortality in the US. This new article in The Lancet seeks to raise awareness of Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) and argues for greater participation among psychiatrists on MMRCs in US states to address maternal deaths resulting from mental health conditions. Read more here.
Seleni is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Kira Blaustein to our team. Dr. Blaustein is a clinical psychologist and certified perinatal mental health professional who works with individuals, couples, and families, helping with anxiety, depression, role transitions, relationships, and parenting. She has specialized training in working with parents, babies and toddlers and offers parent-infant (dyadic) psychotherapy. Learn more about Dr. Blaustein here.
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