Community Event

Information Session on Post-Partum Depression

with Dorothy Rick, LCSW

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 6.30pm (updated time)

Carroll Gardens Library, Basement Auditorium

Mild to extreme post-partum depression (PPD) can afflict any mother-to-be, and can impact any family or community.  If you are parents, parents-to-be, healthcare professionals, perinatal service providers, educators or active community members, please join us to learn more about post-partum depression -- truths and myths, detection, prevention and resources/organizations that can provide help. Dorothy Rick will share her expertise from the field and answer your questions.  Guest speaker Molly Peryer, MSW and co-founder of Brooklyn PPD Support, will share her experience as a PPD survivor.

When:       Tuesday, November 20 - Updated time: 6.30pm – 8:00pm

Where:      Carroll Gardens Library, Basement Auditorium

                  396 Clinton Street (corner of Union and Clinton Streets)

About Dorothy Rick:

Dorothy has been a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in private practice for over thirty years. She has presented at numerous forums promoting collaborative care models for depression screening and management in primary/ obstetric care and has been an active participant with the Brooklyn Perinatal Partnership. Dorothy worked for The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for seventeen years until retiring in January. During that time she held faculty appointments at both Columbia and NYU's schools of Social Work. In 2006 she became the Director of Depression Initiatives for the Department. In that capacity her role was to coordinate citywide initiatives to promote awareness of depression and it's critical impact, if undetected and untreated, on the lives of New Yorkers.

About Molly Peryer:

Molly has a Master of Social Work degree and is a co-founder of Brooklyn PPD Support. She recovered from PPD seven years ago. She has conducted research on peer support, led psychoeducational groups and counseled individuals suffering from psychosis, depression, and anxiety disorders.

RSVP: Catherine Colton, catherinecolton@gmail.com