{"id":1121,"date":"2008-04-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/04\/mothers-act-online-petition-ne.html"},"modified":"2008-04-25T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-25T10:00:00","slug":"mothers-act-online-petition-ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/04\/mothers-act-online-petition-ne.html","title":{"rendered":"MOTHERS Act: Online Petition Needs Your Signature"},"content":{"rendered":"

My blogging buddy, Katherine Stone, over at “Postpartum Progress” <\/a>asked me to urge all Beyond Blue<\/a> readers to sign the online petition for the MOTHERS Act that was put together by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.<\/a>
\nThe US Senate has been hearing from so many people opposing the MOTHERS Act (mainly Scientologists and like-minded people who were telling the Senate that the MOTHERS Act is an effort to drug America’s mothers) that the bill was completely stalled and in danger of not coming to a vote.
\nThe people at DBSA have put up an online petition to get signatures from people who support the MOTHERS Act. Katherine goes into detail in her post “MOTHERS Act Losing Momentum\u2014Online Petition Needs Your Signature” which you can get to my clicking here.<\/a>
\nThey have 11,000 signatures. Katherine and advocates want 100,000.
\nSays Katherine:<\/p>\n

We need lots of signers … people who believe in the importance of more funding for research into the cause of postpartum mood disorders, better training of healthcare providers and more awareness to reduce stigma.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nHere’s what you need to do:
\n1. Click this link and sign this petition to support passage of the MBS MOTHERS Act. It is as easy as pie. Thanks to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance for getting the petition going. <\/a>All you have to do is fill out your name and address and click send, and it will be sent all the proper places. The petition is also supported by Postpartum Support International.<\/a>
\n2. Forward the petition link to everyone you know and tell them to sign their name to it as well.
\nSays Katherine:<\/p>\n

We need thousands of people to do this. Not just a few hundred. Seriously, thousands. Please get clicking. And if you have a website, or an organization of proactive women and moms, or a blog, please get your readers\/members involved ASAP.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In case you’re wondering, here is a list of the respected organizations that endorse the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act:
\nPostpartum Support International
\nAssociation of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
\nAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
\nChildren’s Defense Fund
\nMarch of Dimes
\nAmerican College of Nurse Midwives
\nSuicide Prevention Action Network USA
\nMental Health America
\nDepression and Bipolar Support Alliance
\nNational Alliance on Mental Illness
\nNational Women’s Law Center
\nNational Partnership for Women & Families
\nNational Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
\nAssociation of Maternal and Child Health Programs
\nAmerican Psychological Association
\nAmerican Psychiatric Association
\nPostpartum Resource Center of New York
\nIf you would like to add your organization to this list, please e-mail Katherine at this address: stonecallis@msn.com.
\nThank you!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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