Chicago Innovators: Psychologists Create App To Screen Pregnant Women Of Color For Depression
In Illinois, one in five new moms experience postpartum depression, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
By Stephanie Kim
Chicago Innovators: Psychologists Create App To Screen Pregnant Women Of Color For Depression
In Illinois, one in five new moms experience postpartum depression, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
By Stephanie Kim
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Many new moms don’t get diagnosed or receive adequate treatment for postpartum depression. This is especially true for women of color. Two clinical psychologists at the University of Illinois Chicago are trying to change that through a mental health app called Sunnyside for Moms.
Reset learns more about the app for our weekly series Chicago Innovators.
GUEST: Pauline Maki, co-creator of Sunnyside for Moms; director of the Women’s Mental Health Research Program at the University of Illinois Chicago