U.S. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week finds a new home

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2020 Mom, a national maternal mental health policy organization, announced today that it is transitioning its Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week Social Media Campaign and TheBlueDotProject.org — the corresponding website and social media platforms — to Postpartum Support International this month, a news release stated. 2020 Mom has been the host of TheBlueDotProject.org and the U.S. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week Social Media Campaign since 2014, first in conjunction with nonprofit partners such as Postpartum Support International (PSI), through the National Coalition for Maternal Mental Health. The campaign aims to raise awareness about maternal mental health disorders like postpartum depression and promote the blue dot symbol as the universal symbol of maternal mental health awareness. “We are thrilled to host The Blue Dot Project as part of Postpartum Support International. From conception, we were involved in establishing the blue dot as the symbol for promoting awareness and solidarity for perinatal mental health. This natural collaboration allows us to continue to increase awareness for perinatal mental health disorders, while also promoting hope through the use of the symbol,” said Wendy Davis, Ph.D., executive director of PSI.