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The importance of maternal well-being in relation to child unintentional injury

With National Mental Health Awareness Month coming up in May, I thought I would share an article that Grace Harris shared with me. With the hopes to better serve the children and families across both human services and mental health services this article helps bring awareness to the importance of maternal well-being. 

Children of depressed mothers at risk for unintentional injuries | Reuters

"Children under age 5 are more likely to accidentally get injured if their mothers are having a depression or anxiety episode, according to a study in the UK."

The article, emphasized that maternal depression and anxiety are common and that addressing maternal well-being is key to providing children with a good start in life.

To read the full article click here!

To review the original study click here!

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Hello ELIZABETH

   I really appreciate the courage and the willingness of this group who are willing to deal with this tough topic of. MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH OF THE MOTHER. Wow...my mother was a very broken woman whom my grandmother was a raging and violent alcoholic woman who was rough on my mother. Back in the late 1950's we did not have groups like this...thank God this group exist. My MOTHER WAS the youngest of 6 kids, she was the baby. SHE did the best she could, I can see that now. But it has taken me along time to forgive her for how she treated me and my two younger brothers. Hurt people...do hurt people as the saying goes. Back we boys did not even consider our mother to be Mentally ill.

 

 

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