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Postpartum Depression: Raising Awareness and Breaking the Stigma

  • Congregation Ahavas Achim 216 South First Street Highland Park NJ 08904 United States (map)
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Sunday, September 8, 10:00am — Free Admission

Congregation Ahavas Achim
216 South First Avenue
Highland Park NJ 08904

Seminar is Open to Both Men and Women

Marilyn Laves, LCSW-R, a psychotherapist specializing in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, will address the causes of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; how postpartum depression differs from the Baby Blues; various treatments; and what we can do as a community to ensure that women do not suffer in silence.


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Marilyn Laves is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a graduate degree from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. She has worked in the mental health and substance abuse fields for over 20 years providing psychotherapy, clinical supervision, program oversight and training.

Ms. Laves is currently in private practice full time and treats a wide range of mental health issues, with expertise in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and addiction. She regularly gives presentations about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders to the community to raise awareness. In addition, Ms. Laves provides professional trainings for agencies including the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Homeless Services Training Resource System at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.


For more information, please contact Shoshana Gross or Tali Becker

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