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Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are common health concerns for many expectant or new mothers. However, the majority of women suffering from these medical illnesses go unrecognized and untreated.

On Saturday, May 2, 2015, the Long Island Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Collaborative of the Postpartum Resource Center of New York, held the inaugural Long Island Screening Day for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Awareness event. Over 1,000 families were reached as a result of our efforts for the first ever Long Island Screening Day for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Awareness!

Our goal of the event was to raise awareness of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and to prove how easy and effective screening can be. We staged screeners at various public locations where new moms frequent.

Thank you to the Long Island Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Collaborative Partners, the sixty Screening Day volunteers, Screening Day team leaders, event location hosts, our sponsors, and the Long Island Community for making this event a success!

Help us to continue to Ask the Question. Ask a mom or dad-to-be or a new parent "How are you doing?", "How are you feeling?" Hear their answer... Let them know they are not alone. There is help and hope.

For help and information, please see the resources below.

Nassau County Perinatal Services Network's Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Task Force Resource Flyer (english) (spanish)

Postpartum Resource Center of New York State Wide Resource Directory

Postpartum Resource Center of New York's State-Wide Toll-Free Helpline:
855-631-0001

Below are photographs taken from screening events held across Long Island. Please click on the image below to view in Lightbox.

The Long Island Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Collaborative

Nassau County

Angeles Davila: Nassau County Perinatal Services Network's Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Task Force
Task Force Members
Vanessa Barisano: Nassau University Medical Center
Jodi Glasser, LCSW: Diane Goldberg Maternal Depression Treatment Program of North Shore Child and Family Guidance
Jack Levine, MD: Nu Health Pediatrics
Sonia Murdock: Postpartum Resource Center of New York
Tina Walch, MD: North Shore- LIJ Health System, South Oaks Hospital
Jeanine Cappello and Maria Fonte: South Nassau Communities Hospital
Juliet Serrano: United Health Care
Foluke Akinola: Visiting Nurses Services of New York
Mary Lynn Brassil and Sheryl Deluty: Winthrop University Hospital
Pauline Walfisch, LCSW: North Shore- LIJ Health System, Zucker Hillside Hospital

Julissa Zambrano: Mrs. Nassau County 2015
Mary Banahan

Suffolk County

Karen Kaplan, MS, RN: Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
Karen Rennie, MSN, RNC-OB, C-FM:  Huntington Hospital
Deborah Rotunno, CD, CPD and Katherine Koncelik, CDC, CLC:  Long Island Doula Association, Inc.
Ellen Roisman, LCSW-R: Suffolk County Department of Health Maternal Infant Community Health Collaborative
Michelle Button, LCSW-R: Passages Wellness & Counseling for Women
Nicole Piervencenti, LMHC, CASAC-T: Passages Wellness & Counseling for Women
Jennifer Giordano, RN, BSN, IBCLC: St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center
Gail Burrus:  Suffolk Perinatal Coalition
Wendy Isnardi: Author, Nobody Told Me: My Battle with Postpartum Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Geraldine O'Keeffe: Author, The Stork's Revenge: My Struggles and Triumphs Over Postpartum Depression
Bridget Croteau: Mrs. Suffolk County America 2015

Postpartum Resource Center of New York
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders:
Finding the Help you Need.
Serving New York State Families Since 1998

In New York State please email us or call

State-wide Helpline:
Toll free: 855-631-0001
Office: 631-422-2255
Hablamos Español

For help outside of New York State and the United States,
please contact the Postpartum Support International.

The information on this site is not intended to diagnose
or treat any medical or psychological condition.
Please consult your doctor for individual advice
regarding your own situation.

The Long Island Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Collaborative

Nassau County

Suffolk County

Postpartum Resource Center of New York Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Finding the Help you Need. Serving New York State Families Since 1998 In New York State please email us or call

State-wide Helpline: Toll free: 855-631-0001 Office: 631-422-2255 Hablamos Español

For help outside of New York State and the United States, please contact the Postpartum Support International.

The information on this site is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical or psychological condition. Please consult your doctor for individual advice regarding your own situation.

The Postpartum Resource Center of New York, Inc. is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Tax ID# 11-3449880 All Rights Reserved. Copyright ©1998-2022

Postpartum Resource Center of New York
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders:
Finding the Help you Need.
Serving New York State Families Since 1998

In New York State please email us or call

State-wide Helpline:
Toll free: 855-631-0001
Office: 631-422-2255
Hablamos Español

For help outside of New York State and the United States,
please contact the Postpartum Support International.

The information on this site is not intended to diagnose
or treat any medical or psychological condition.
Please consult your doctor for individual advice
regarding your own situation.

The Postpartum Resource Center of New York, Inc.
is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Tax ID# 11-3449880
All Rights Reserved. Copyright ©1998-2022