Parents
Printable packet of information on maternal depression to share with parents
Professionals
Mathematica Policy Research: Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting to Prevent Child Maltreatment
Postpartum Depression Fact Sheet from the Dayton Regional Postpartum Depression Support Network
Miami Valley Regional Postpartum Depression Network Referral List updated July 2011
The Ohio Partnership Stakeholder Meeting October 12, 2010
Needs Assessment of Ohio's Maternal and Child Health Population
New York State Department of Health “Understanding Maternal Depression: A Fact Sheet for Providers.” Also available in PDF format.
Finding Mental Health Services for Mom
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services Resources List
The Ohio Department of Mental Health maintains a list of Mental Health provider agencies throughout the state. View contact and service information for mental health providers in your County.
SAMHSA Mental Health Services Locator provides you with comprehensive information about mental health services and resources and is useful for professionals, consumers and their families, and the public.
Ohio Behavioral Health Boards oversee local mental health and addiction services programs.
National Alliance on Mental Illness provides education, advocacy and support for people with mental illnesses and their families.
The Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services coordinates an extensive system of services designed to prevent substance abuse and to treat Ohio’s addicted populations. For a list of treatment providers near you, call 1-800-788-7254 or visit their website listed above.
Ohio Association of Community Health Centers and Interactive map of FQHCs
Additional Websites/Resources
Ohio Department of Health (ODH) works with 130 local health departments to "protect and improve the health of all Ohioans." ODH impacts Ohioans from cradle to grave – from helping provide pre-natal care, to issuing your birth certificate, to perhaps providing your first immunizations, to offering family planning information, to performing nursing home inspections to issuing your death certificate.
Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH) works to assure access to quality mental health services for Ohioans at all levels of need and life stages. It is estimated that nearly two million Ohioans will need mental health services during their lives for problems ranging from situational stress to severe and chronic mental illness. Last year, Ohio’s public mental health system provided care to more than 300,000 people, including 100,000 children.
Help Me Grow supports many early childhood professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Early childhood professionals link families and children in a collaborative network to meet children’s unique needs.
The Cleveland Regional Perinatal Network was established in 1975 through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is now funded by the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Child and Family Health Services. The CRPN monitors outcomes, increases professional and consumer knowledge, serves as a regional planner, and facilitates quality improvement initiatives regarding maternal infant health.
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio is an independent, nonpartisan organization that informs Ohio health policy by forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies and other decision-makers. Family Violence in Ohio: Statewide Assessment Report was
prepared by Kenneth Steinman, PhD, MPH for the Ohio Family Violence Prevention Project that describes the scope of family violence at the county level across Ohio. The report, which was made possible through the support of the HealthPath Foundation of Ohio, includes sections that describe data sets that can help measure family violence in Ohio, results across counties and recommendations for improving data collection.
Voices for Ohio's Children is the non-partisan voice of Ohio's nearly 3 million children. With more than 100 collaborative partners, we impact the changes in public policy that improve the health, safety, education, family stability and childcare of Ohio's children and their families.
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids is an anti-crime organization of over 5,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, and violence survivors. We take a hard look at the research about what prevents kids from becoming criminals and put that information in the hands of policymakers and the general public.
groundWork believes that when all children start with a fair chance to learn, our schools will finally have a fair chance to succeed. Fair chances start with giving every family the tools they need to help their young children develop social, emotional, and academic readiness for school. That readiness will lay the groundwork for a healthy, safe, and stable learning environment for all children.
The Perinatal Depression Information Network is a new and dynamic electronic resource that collects and organizes information on perinatal depression at the state and local level, including programs, services, materials and contacts. The PDIN provides a growing knowledge base of initiatives in all states and territories creating an online community of resource partners—public and private—to share information, promote innovative and effective practices in the field, and enhance interdisciplinary collaboration. The PDIN creates a forum to bring together maternal, child, and mental health providers, leaders, and families to address perinatal depression and its significant threat to the well-being of mothers and their families.
The Maternal Child Health Library at Georgetown University offers a selection of current, high-quality resources about the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression; identification and treatment; impact on the health and well-being of new mothers and their infants; and implications for service delivery. The knowledge path is aimed at health professionals, policymakers, program administrators, and researchers. A separate section presents resources for women experiencing perinatal depression and their families. This knowledge path will be updated periodically.
National Institute of Mental Health Spotlight on Postpartum Depression by Director Thomas Insel.