Families of Color
Holding Space for Grief: Honoring Perinatal & Infant Loss
By Marquita Straus October is Perinatal and Infant Loss Awareness Month, a time for us to pause as a collective and acknowledge the profound grief experienced by families whose babies…
Read MoreA Letter on Immigration Resources from our PERC Program
Over the past few days, many of us have seen the footage: families being separated, violence carried out without regard, communities living in fear. Children are being exposed to trauma…
Read MoreAn Interview with LeChante’ Raiwalui, our Parent Resilience Specialist/Indigenous Emotional Support ‘Bestie’
(Image of LeChante’ at an event with Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services) Tell us a little about the PERC Program, who it serves, and what sets it apart from other methods…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight: The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Dr Rheeda Walker
by Kima Tozay Dr. Rheeda Walker, a Clinical Psychologist, tenured University of Houston Professor of Psychology and professional speaker brings you her expert advice in the book, The Unapologetic Guide…
Read MoreThe importance of Maternal Mental Health Conversations: Sharing my Truth
By Danesha B. Deloatch, MS, LMFT “One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went thorough and will be someone’s else survival guide” – Brene…
Read MoreWhy Culturally Matched Care Matters
Interview by Shakima Tozay The Parent Education Resilience Collaborative (PERC) is PS-WA’s newest parent support program. This program focuses not just on the role of being a parent, it includes…
Read MoreResources for Healing Racial Trauma
Perinatal Support Washington recognizes that resources to heal racial trauma is not the cure for the impact of racism on Black communities. Instead, consistent action to dismantle systems that are…
Read MoreMindfulness and Stress Reduction Resources for People of Color
Stress Reduction Resources (mindfulness, movement, meditation) Updated 4/13/2020 Stress reduction sites Stress Reduction Resources by and for People of Color Spanish Mindfulness By and for Black/African American Women Mindfulness/Guided Meditations Jerell…
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Blogs, Articles, and Online Resources
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Cynthia Good Mojab, MS, LMHCA, IBCLC, RLC, CATSM 2/21/2016
In your work, you talk about systems of oppression and how they impact access to resources, power, and opportunities. How do/would you see this issue relating to perinatal mental health…
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