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Lifeline for Moms in the News

2021

2020

Perinatal Mental Health Media Coverage Featuring Lifeline for Moms

2023

2021

      • April 12, 2021: Medical Faculty Associates joins trial testing of maternal mental health app
        Lia DeGroot and Michelle Vassilev interviewed Dr. Byatt for an article in The GW Hatchet (George Washington University’s independent student newspaper). The story is about a maternal mental health product that lets new mothers track their mental health and is developed by the company Babyscripts.
      • March 23, 2021: Health Matters #213 Mental Health in Pregnancy
        Health Matters is a program from the Worcester District Medical Society. Watch host Dr. Lynda Young interview Lifeline for Moms medical director Tiffany A. Moore Simas MD, MPH, MEd, FACOG, about mental health in pregnancy and the year after.

 2020

      • Dec. 7, 2020: How to dismantle stigmas surrounding mental health conditions
        Read this American Medical Association (AMA) report on an AMA/Lifeline for Families webinar titled “Physicians leading the charge: Dismantling stigma around behavioral health conditions and treatment.” You can also watch the presentation and access the slides.
      • Jan. 15, 2020: 'A lifeline' for doctors helps them treat postpartum depression
        Read and listen to this National Public Radio (NPR) story featuring Drs. Byatt and Moore Simas. Nearly 1 in 7 women become depressed during pregnancy or postpartum. "Every time a woman is seen by an obstetrics provider, it is an opportunity to detect depression, educate them about it and to really engage them in treatment," says Dr. Byatt, who helped launch MCPAP for Moms.

2019

Lifeline for Kids in the News

2020-21

Trauma-Informed Care Media Coverage Featuring Lifeline for Kids

2022

2021

      • Fall 2021: Building the Buffering: A Series on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
        This Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) series—featuring Drs. Forkey and Griffin—explores child trauma and resilience. It examines brain science, caregiving relationships, and clinical support systems with a special focus on the unique difficulties faced by children in foster care.

2020

      • April 13, 2020: Resilience, Development, and Covid-19 (positiveexperience.org)
        This Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences (HOPE) blog post features an interview with Dr. Forkey. She discusses vulnerable children, the first building block of HOPE, resilience, and child development, as well as supporting children and families in the context of Covid-19.

2019

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