This forum is focused on integrating and coordinating the various services offered to those needing mental

health services to address distress such as depression, anxiety and psychosis during the perinatal period

(pregnancy and up to the infant’s first birthday). The first morning is dedicated to best practices in the UK and

Saskatchewan – both leaders in the field – and to describing the current mental health ecosystem in

Newfoundland and Labrador. The second morning is a facilitated working session where participants will be guided through a process to identify and address an issue related to maternal mental health.

This forum is a follow-up to the inaugural event held at the Signal Hill Campus of Memorial University on June

14, 2019, that was attended by 100 participants. This first forum made the case for addressing this important

public health concern. (The presentations delivered during this inaugural event can be found here.) This second

forum is meant to build upon this foundation and to seek to better coordinate the delivery of services to those in

need in this province.

This event is being held in two online installments:

Tuesday, October 27, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

Thursday, October 29, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

(All times are Newfoundland Daylight Savings Time = GMT -3:30)