
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider February Blog
Provider Spotlight
“As a child, I always said I wanted to deliver babies, and was told that this meant I wanted to be an OB/GYN” shares Ariana Stokes, BS, BSN, RN.
Ariana is a Florida native who spent two years studying Women and…

PMADs Don’t Discriminate and Neither Should We
PMADs Don’t Discriminate and Neither Should We
by Hajara Kutty
Within the past six months, ten children lost their lives at the hands of postpartum
mothers. Erin Merdy, Dimone Fleming, Paulesha Green-Pulliam and Lindsay Clancy
are all…

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider December Blog
Provider Spotlight
“I like to provide resources to families for minimal or no cost. I also host a yearly baby shower for families in my community. My community baby shower is an ‘actual’ baby shower for families that celebrates…

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider November Blog
Divya Kumar
Meet Divya Kumar a South Asian-American perinatal psychotherapist with a public
health background who lives in Jamaica Plain, MA with her husband and two teenage children. She received a Master of Social Work and certificate…

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider October Blog
Karla Cardoza, LMFT
Meet Karla Cardoza, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a small private practice who lives outside of Sherman Oaks, California with her husband and furry pet Onyx. Karla specializes in perinatal mental health…

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance Provider Blog – September
Reginald Day
Meet Reginald Day, a man who wears many hats. He’s a Certified Lactation Consultant, creator of the Get At Me Dad podcast, Fatherhood Expert, Southeast Michigan IBCLCs of Color, Nature's Playhouse Fatherhood support group…

Featured PSI Member: Kelli Brien
Kelli Brien
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
Certified Lactation Specialist
Founder of Mahogany Maternity
Tell us a little about yourself outside of your work.
I'm a wife and mother of 3 children and one…

PSI and Black Lives Matter
This is a pivotal moment for our country and for the cause of perinatal mental health. I have been working hard to find the words to authentically address the emotions that we are all feeling while focusing our concern for black and brown women,…

Featured PSI Member: Heather Anne Swensen Motta
PSI Volunteer Heather Anne Swensen Motta:
Climb Out of the Darkness Brazil Team Leader, Brazil Coordinator
Note: There are many types of perinatal mental health disorders, and at times a range of unexpected consequences. This interview makes…

Featured PSI Member: Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter
Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter is a maternal child and pediatric clinical social worker for university-affiliated teaching hospital Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in Colton, California. Currently teaching at California State University San…

Important PSI News about the Safety Net for all families
PSI is here to support the families of Postpartum Progress
March 7, 2017
All of us at Postpartum Support International (PSI) want to say how sorry we are about what has taken place in recent days at Postpartum Progress. To all of you who have…




