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Affiliations & Partnerships
Regional Health Authorities
Find out more information on perinatal mental health services and activities in your community by visiting your health authority's website:
Perinatal Depression Framework. This document is being used to guide the development of perinatal mental health services in BC's health authorities. The four pillars of the framework are:
- Education and Prevention
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Treatment and Self-Management
- Coping and Support Networks
Other Partners and Affiliations
Outpatient Psychiatry Programs in BC: The following locations have dedicated resources to perinatal mental health:
The BC Provincial Outreach Steering Committee: consumers, physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, mental health workers, community support agencies from across B.C. meet twice a year by video and telephone conferencing. To learn more about this commmittee contact the Provincial Outreach Coordinator. Activities of the committee include:
- knowledge exchange
- developing resources
- planning educational sessions
- leadership, partnership and advocacy roles across B.C.
Perinatal Services BC www.perinatalservicesbc.ca BC Partners for Mental Health & Addiction Information www.heretohelp.ca
Pacific Post Partum Support Society www.postpartum.org
Postpartum Support International www.postpartum.net
BC Ministry of Health Services www.gov.bc.ca/health/
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