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Association for Post Natal Illness
Association for Post Natal Illness
The Association for Postnatal Illness provides a telephone helpline, information leaflets for sufferers and healthcare professionals as well as a network of volunteers (telephone and postal), who have themselves experienced postnatal illness.
Organisation
International Association for Women's Mental Health (IAWMH)
International Association for Women's Mental Health (IAWMH)
The International Association for Women's Mental Health (IAWMH) is a not for profit, non-governmental organization to improve the mental health of women throughout the world. The association aims to create a network of national and international societies and sections devoted to mental health of women. Activities of the association include:
- Promotion of research through the development of international networks and focused workshops.
- The organization of World Congresses
- Meetings: the support of international, regional, national and local conferences and symposia for the exchange of information about scientific advances, clinical services, and social or legal developments related to women's mental health.
- Circulation of information about women's mental health through the internet, co-sponsored journal, archives of women's mental health and other publications.
- Education of clinicians and the public through educational workshops as well as printed and electronic material.
- Collaboration with advocacy groups.
Through international collaboration and networks, IAMWH aims to:
- Promote research into the social, economic, ethical, legal, cultural, psychological and biological factors, which affect women's mental health;
- Promote women's roles in marriage, family and society, and the effects on mental health
- Promote the causes, effects and elimination of domestic violence and abuse of women
- Promote the causes, treatment and prevention of mental diseases or disorders that are specific, more prevalent, more severe or have different risk factors or outcomes in women
- Promote gender-specific effects of treatment
- Promote the basic sciences pertinent to gender difference and female biology
- Act as international advocates for women's mental health for the elimination of conditions that are harmful to women's physical and mental health
- Improve education and autonomy for women
- Provide better medical education and public information about women's mental health
- Increase the number, status, education and resources of women's mental health provider
- Increase the appropriate representation of women in research, education and organizations concerned with women's mental health
- Increase control by women of their personal fertility.
Organisation
Address: 8213 Lakenheath Way Potomac, Maryland 20854
Country: United States of America
Email: info@iawmh.org
Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health are a policy think tank and field catalyst. We inform and facilitate systems change to improve women’s mental health during the childbearing years so that mothers, children, and families have the best opportunity to thrive.
Organisation
Address: 712 H Street NE, #5 Washington, DC 20002
Country: United States of America
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International is an international network that links volunteers, support groups, and professionals, particularly strong in the US. Site contains a lot of useful information, contacts around the world and links to a penpal network for incarcerated women.
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The International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health
The International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health
The International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health is an international, interdisciplinary organization dedicated to supporting research and assistance surrounding prenatal and postpartum mental health for mothers, fathers and their babies. The overall mission of the International Marcé Society is to sustain an international perinatal mental health community to promote research and high quality clinical care around the world. The Society aims to promote, facilitate and communicate about research into all aspects of the mental health of women, men/partners, infants and their families throughout pregnancy and the first two years after childbirth. This involves a broad range of research activities ranging from basic science through to health services and development of best practice care and prevention.
The Society is multidisciplinary and encourages involvement from all disciplines including: psychiatrists, psychologists, paediatricians, obstetricians, midwives, nurses, early childhood specialists. The Society also encourages the involvement of consumer advocacy and self-help groups. The Society holds an international meeting every two years, which is hosted by the President. These are lively meetings with a high quality scientific content that brings together researchers, clinicians and consumers from around the world. President Louise Howard offers her vision for the International Marcé SocietyPast president Jane Fisher discusses the Care for Child Development Program