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Women who have had postpartum depression
can help other women who are currently suffering from the condition.
These experienced peers know what sufferers are thinking and feeling, and can reassure them that they are not alone. They are proof that
they can get better while posing no threat of hospitalization, incarceration or the removal of children.
Whether group or one-on-one, peer support is based on the principle
that a trouble shared is a trouble halved. Peer support is not a
substitute for professional therapy; rather, it acts as a supplemental
boost to get the help of a therapist.
We believe in peer support. Consequently, we are now organizing
a network of individuals and groups called PPDMOMS to spread sound advice on how to cope
with PPD along with a message of hope and understanding.
Once the network is established, PPD sufferers will be put into
contact with other mother,s who have survived PPD themselves, for one-on-one
sessions. Sufferers will also be directed to local peer support groups.
The groups will take two forms: open and closed. The open group permits participants to
come and go whenever they feel the need to attend. It runs continuously
and welcomes members at any time. Closed groups will start and end
with the same participants and run for a limited time, usually
eight consecutive weeks. Once a closed group has begun, no new members
will be accepted.
Learn more:
- THE
ROLE OF PEER SUPPORT IN THE TREATMENT OF PERINATAL PSYCHIATRIC
DISORDERS (PPD)
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