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For Three Years and Counting, New Jersey Encourages Mothers to Speak Up When They Are Down

The third anniversary of legislation that requires health care professionals who provide postnatal care to screen new mothers for postpartum depression recently occurred – making New Jersey still the only state in the nation to mandate this type of screening. The law was enacted a year after the launch of Speak Up When You’re Down, a campaign put in place by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) for New Jersey mothers who were experiencing postpartum depression (PPD).

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