For Men
How Fathers, Family, Friends Can Help
October 2014
Re-Funding obtained through Kaiser Community Foundation Grant!
Does this sound like you or someone you love?
* Are you feeling more irritable or worried since the birth of your baby?
* Are you pregnant and feeling so overwhelmed with the prospect of becoming a parent that you almost wish you could disappear?
* Did you know that 10 – 20% of women (and men) will experience postpartum depression or anxiety disorders during or after
pregnancy?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE… TREATMENT WORKS!
If you:
1. Had a baby in the last 18 months
2. Are a resident of Western Riverside County
3. Are not feeling as connected to your baby as you think you should;
4. Feel like you are walking on eggshells in your own home because you or your wife or girlfriend is more irritable since becoming pregnant or having a baby.
Call us today at (951) 683-5193 to schedule your free mental health assessment at The Wylie Center, 4164 Brockton Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501.
Through funding from the Kaiser Community Foundation, we are able to provide up to 20 weeks of free mental health treatment services for men and women, including individual and couples therapy because you can feel joy again.
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Canberra mum opens up about postnatal mental illness
Canberra mum opens up about postnatal mental illness
A Canberra mother who suffered terrifying psychotic episodes after the birth of her daughter has shared her mental health story to let other new mums know there is help available.
Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-mum-opens-up-about-pos...
Treating Depression Before It Becomes Postpartum
Treating Depression Before It Becomes Postpartum
By DAVID BORNSTEIN OCTOBER 16, 2014 9:00 PM
Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Andrea became severely depressed. She was 17 at the time and she didn’t fully understand what she was going through; she just felt like a failure.
Read more click the link below
Dad's University
Monthly on meeting on Thursday Evenings 6:00-7:15 PM
Early Childhood Training Center 7675 Magnolia Ave.
(Behind Ramona High School off of Jefferson St.)
Contact: Joe Nieto, Coordinator -- 951-352-8290 -- jnieto@rusd.k12.ca.us
Dad’s University is male involvement program open to fathers, step-fathers, foster fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other male role models. Research shows that children with positive and involved male role models in their lives do better in school and have fewer behavior problems. Dad’s U is for the father figures of preschoolers, kindergarteners and first graders. Please come and check out our group!
Conference for Faith Leader
The Stephan Center • PO Box 77813 • Corona, CA 92877
951.340.1075 • thestephancenter@juno.com • thestephancenter.org
A professional education program from Conference for Faith Leaders Series
Cost:
Regular: $70
Seminarians/Students: $30
Includes materials, professional development hours, breakfast & lunch • 6 hours of Professional Development Hours provided
Payment Options:
Check (Please make payable to: The Stephan Center • PO Box 77813 • Corona, CA 92877)
Credit Card (online registration begins Tuesday, September 23 and closes Friday, October 31)
Workshop & Small Group Options:
Workshops 11:30-12:30
A: Teaching Compassion to Children
B: Compassion in Supporting Seniors
C: Creating a Compassionate Congregation
Small Groups: 1:30-2:30
A: Faith Leader Roles in Fostering Compassion
B: Cultivating Compassion for the Disenfranchised
Friday, November 7, 2014 8:30am—3:00pm
Crosswalk Church 10421 Corporate Drive A • Redlands, CA 92737
Infanticide different than murder: author
Infanticide different than murder: author
With as many as four dead newborns discovered at a storage facility in Winnipeg and no reports of missing infants, the questions remain: Who is their mother? And how did this happen?
Police wouldn't release details of their investigation, but a Winnipeg sociologist who's written a book on mothers who kill their babies has some ideas. "These cases occur extremely rarely," said Kirsten Kramar, a sociology professor at the University of Winnipeg and author of Unwilling Mothers, Unwanted Babies: Infanticide in Canada.
Read More the Article link is below:
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.c...
‘Do Fathers Matter?’ book says something new
'Do Fathers Matter?' book says something new
St. George Daily Spectrum
In “Do Fathers Matter?” Raeburn tells how, until fairly recently, scholars, parenting experts and pop culture have overlooked the importance of fathers. In the 1970s, some experts even suggested that fathers were “an almost irrelevant entity” in an infant’s world — but did so without really studying father/child interactions.
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thespectrum.com/sto...
What makes mothers kill their own children?
Infanticide
September 28, 2014 NEWS
What makes mothers kill their own children?
Washington Post
The work of Hrdy [pronounced HURDY] has created controversy by demonstrating that under certain circumstances, infanticide could serve as an evolutionary adaptation, not necessarily a pathology, in the human struggle for existence.
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Motherhood, Mental Illness and Recovery, Stories of Hope
The title of the book is Motherhood, Mental Illness and Recovery, Stories of Hope, Nikole Benders-Hadi, Mary E. Barber, Editors.
Angela Burling's chapter begins in Part II, page 127 and is titled Moving Out of Darkness.
If you would like a hard copy, you should write an email to orders-ny@springer.com. You need to add the ISBN of the book to your message. The print ISBN is 978-3-319-01317-6.
Sarah Leung, Vancouver mother who killed two newborn sons is found guilty of infanticide, not murder, sentenced to five years in prison
Article of a woman who was charged with two counts of second degree murder is found guility of a lesser charge of infanticide: a defense used for a woman who “is not fully recovered from the effects of giving birth to the child.”