Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Pediatrics Conference

Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Pediatrics: Advancing Mental Health for Women & Children is a one-day interdisciplinary conference that will empower primary and behavioral healthcare providers to confidently care for their perinatal, child, and adolescent patients living with psychiatric disorders.

This conference is being held due to the alarming shortage of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health specialists for perinatal and pediatric patients in need. With one in five women in the U.S. suffering from maternal mental health complications, including addiction, and with one in five youth between ages 3-17 in the U.S. suffering from an emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorder, there is a significant mismatch between need and availability of care - with the need to empower more providers to care for these vulnerable populations. 

Approved for 5.5 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits^TM*. 

Objectives

• Effectively screen for common psychiatric conditions in the peripartum.
• Safely treat to remission depression and anxiety in children and adolescents.
• Incorporate into practice knowledge of how maternal stress affects emotional and cognitive development in infants and children.
• Apply best practices in the care of addiction for children and adolescents.
• Incorporate into practice knowledge of the emerging role of neuroactive steroids in postpartum depression.

Full details and registration information are available on this website. The Conference Flyer (PDF) is available for download. 

* The Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners accepts AMA/PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for CEU requirements.