Postpartum Support International has members throughout the world, including PMAD survivors, health & mental health care providers, researchers, students, advocates, and community supporters.
Member Benefits
Your Membership to PSI includes Membership to our State Chapter. By becoming a member, you are supporting the mission of PSI and on a more local level, contributes to events and activities here in Connecticut!
Online Members Only Groups
PSI Care Providers Group for both professional and non-professional providers (healthcare, mental health, or social support) to share knowledge and to network.
PSI Reproductive Psychiatry Group for mental health, psychiatric, and primary care clinicians to share knowledge and to network
Peer Consultation Groups
Members who are professional providers of perinatal mental health services meet monthly, via web conferencing, to discuss cases and improve knowledge and skills relating to the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma and perinatal loss. Current groups include: Counselors, psychologists, and other mental health providers — in English and in Spanish; BIPOC mental health providers; and a group for prescribers (facilitated by reproductive psychiatrists).
PMHA-POC Membership, for BIPOC Members
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color (aka the Alliance) is a program within PSI geared towards building capacity in the perinatal mental health field to better support families and providers of color around perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. More information is here. (White allies are encouraged to instead donate here.)
Training Discounts
Annual PSI Conference registration fees, lodging, and books and materials at the PSI Conference bookstore. Standardized trainings PSI Store: awareness posters, educational DVDs, brochures, guidebooks, and more (automatic 10% discount when logged in as a member)
Volunteer
As a state, province, region, or country support coordinator; take calls on the HelpLine; serve on the board of directors; write articles for the PSI e-news; or help in other capacities to promote the work of PSI. Check out your local CT Board of Directors to volunteer for here or our different committees to serve on can be found here.
CT Chapter Benefits
When you become a national member, you not only receive the above listed benefits, but also the benefits PSI-CT has to offer!
Chapter – Benefits
Monthly Newsletter and Email List
Our monthly newsletter and E-blasts are packed with upcoming events, trainings, networking opportunities, and exciting career prospects you need to know about. Stay tuned for more updates, resources, and insights to help you thrive in your personal and professional life. We’re here to support you every step of the way!
Member Mingles
Connect with individuals who share similar interests and experiences. Bring a friend along and join us in expanding the support network for moms and non-birthing partners, providing them with a sense of belonging and solidarity. Our events offer a mix of virtual and in-person gatherings. Curious about becoming a member? Come meet us in person to learn more about our community and what we stand for.
Membership Event
Join us at our Annual Member Celebration and All Chapter Meeting, where we gather to share delightful food and conversations. A presentation by the Board of Directors highlights activities and events over the past year. All Members of PSI CT are invited for this free dinner and presentation annual event.
Live Listserv Group
PSI has a new member-benefit for PSI members: A state-level forum/listserv group! It will be locally moderated by PSI – Connecticut Chapter Board member, Laura Galindo and Carol Ann Murphy; the listserv will be administered by PSI staff. PSI’s forum/listserv groups are learning and networking communities for sharing job postings, questions to peers about cases, information on provider resources, referral requests, research, and more.
The new state-level groups are for posts that pertain just to the state, such as local events, state-level resources, and referrals within the state.
You can now request to join via the PSI Member Portal:
➡️Log in and go to “Access My Member Benefits”
➡️Click the link to the simple form and select which groups you’d like to join (including PSI’s Peer Consultation web-conferencing groups and other listservs) Remember to keep your PSI membership current in order to stay eligible for these groups and other PSI member benefits.
For questions related to the listservs or PSI membership, please contact: membership@postpartum.net
For Connecticut Chapter related questions, please contact:
Laura Galindo at Psictmembershipcommittee@gmail.com or
Carol Ann Murphy at Psictassistant@gmail.com.
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