The state Health Department has told hospitals to have guidelines in place to help them better recognize and treat conditions ...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's ...

Postpartum depression affects many new mothers, increasing suicide risk. New research shows preventive cognitive behavioral ...

BlackDoctor.org spoke with Dr. Shaenor Ishmael, a dedicated perinatal mental health therapist with over 10 years of ...

LunaJoy Health, a women’s mental health provider, has revamped its virtual certification program intended for clinicians ...

This story first appeared in the Alabama Reflector. Last fall, Patricia called her counselor in a panic. A 29-year-old North Alabama mom, she was about to lose her Medicaid coverage, which was set to ...

The study published in The Lancet Public Health found that mothers whose firstborns had experienced adverse childhood experiences had a 71% increased risk of having children with mental health ...

“This flexibility positions Alma as a potential model for expanding maternal mental health care across the nation. The evidence-based approach of behavioral activation makes it especially suitable for ...

Children are nearly three-quarters (71%) more likely to develop mental health problems between the ages of five and 18, if the firstborn child in their family experienced adversity during their first ...

In Alabama, 20 percent of new mothers experience PPD, a rate significantly higher than the national average.

While we often look at our mothers as if they’re Superwoman, they can face many battles that may go unseen, like mental ...

A child's odds for developing mental health issues rose significantly if their oldest sibling experienced maltreatment, ...