During July we focused our attention to National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. New York Senator, Samra Brouk, announced that legislation she authored to improve maternal mental health screenings had been signed into law. Access to maternal health care has been historically disproportionate for Black mothers and people of color, and this announcement helps take a step closer to closing the gap.
We encourage our professional community to take advantage of a limited time discount on all of our trainings and to invite your colleagues to apply for the current round of Seleni's Maternal Mental Health Scholarship, designed to support health professionals 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.
For a limited time, we're offering a special 25% discount on trainings with the code TAKE25OFF. Offer ends July 31st. For more information on our CE-accredited trainings, visit our training site or email programs@seleni.org.
When working with young parents, attachment style is an important consideration in helping us understand how a teen relates to other people. In this free lesson, Understanding Attachment in Pregnant and Parenting Teens, you will learn about the complex nature of attachment theory. Learn more about continuing education at Seleni on our training site.
Our new support group for single parents by choice led by Dr. Erica Mindes and Dr. Claudia Pascale is held online every month. Our next session will be on September 14th.
Don't miss the last chance to apply for this round of the Seleni Scholarship to help prepare yourself to navigate the complex practical and personal components of family building as a working mental health clinician. We are accepting applications through July 31st.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Kira Blaustein to Seleni! 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. Dr. Blaustein offers parent-infant psychotherapy, meeting with parents together with their babies. Read more about her background here.
Launched by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the new confidential, toll-free hotline is for expecting and new moms experiencing mental health challenges. Those who contact the hotline can receive a range of support, including brief interventions from trained counselors who are culturally and trauma-informed, as well as referrals to both community-based and telehealth providers. Read more here.
A new New York law will improve maternal mental health screenings, which have disparate impact for new Black mothers and mothers of color. Read more here.
Seleni welcomed Nicole Pagán to the team this summer. We've been thrilled to have her as part of our Seleni family these past few months! Read more about Nicole here.
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