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Armchair Activism: The MOTHERS Act Needs to Pass
Read carefully, because this affects all of us: 800,000 American women each year suffer from the debilitating and horrible effects of postpartum depression. Eight hundred thousand. That is a staggering number, isn’t it? Equally shocking is that only 15 percent of these women will receive any assessment or treatment for postpartum depression.
That’s why BlogHer, Postpartum Support International and Postpartum Progress are joining together to host a blog action day (next Wednesday, October 24th) in support of the MOTHERS Act – The Moms Opportunity to Access Help, Education, Research and Support for Postpartum Depression Act. Women in this country are demanding that new mothers and their families are educated about
postpartum depression, screened for symptoms and provided with
essential services. To show your support by the bill, call your senator next Wednesday (the more calls the better!), and blog for the cause.
The women of American need this bill to pass, and we need the acknowledgment and support of lawmakers to make that possible. All it takes is a phone call and a blog post to do your part.
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