Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness: A Guide to Changing the Law and the National Climate
Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness takes the reader into the world of one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Through this book, Feingold and Lewis humanize the mother’s experience and provide vital tools for mental health and legal professionals. Complete with case studies and the authors’ experiences in changing the law in their own state of Illinois, this book is a necessary resource for all.
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Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness: A Guide to Changing the Law and the National Climate
Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness takes the reader into the world of one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Through this book, Feingold and Lewis humanize the mother’s experience and provide vital tools for mental health and legal professionals. Complete with case studies and the authors’ experiences in changing the law in their own state of Illinois, this book is a necessary resource for all.
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Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness: A Guide to Changing the Law and the National Climate
Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness takes the reader into the world of one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Through this book, Feingold and Lewis humanize the mother’s experience and provide vital tools for mental health and legal professionals. Complete with case studies and the authors’ experiences in changing the law in their own state of Illinois, this book is a necessary resource for all.
Susan Benjamin Feingold, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist, perinatal legal advocate, and author. She is a co-recipient of the 2018 Maternal Mental Health Innovation Award in Policy and Advocacy and a member of the Postpartum Support International Advisory Council (PSI-AC). She has been a specialist for more than twenty-six years in women’s mental health issues related to reproductive function: perinatal depression and anxiety disorders, infertility, pregnancy loss, and relationship issues. She is a nationally recognized expert in the field of pregnancy and postpartum mental health and author of Happy Endings, New Beginnings: Navigating PostpartumDisorders (2013). Feingold has offices located in Skokie and Chicago, Illinois. You can read more about Feingold at www.drsusanbfeingold.com.Barry Michael Lewis, JD, is an attorney at law, a perinatal legal advocate, and an author. He is a co-recipient of the 2018 Maternal Mental Health Innovation Award in Policy and Advocacy. His published work includes an article titled “A New Model Law Offers Hope: Postpartum Disorders and the Law” in the Champion, the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has worked for more than forty years in the field of criminal law as a litigation attorney in private practice. He is also past chair of the Chicago Bar Association Lawyer Referral Committee, award winner from Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, and a continuing legal education lecturer. He has offices located in Chicago, Illinois. You can find out more about Lewis and his work at www.BarryLewisLaw.com
Preface Prologue Introduction DisclaimerPART I: UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING WOMEN WITH POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS1 Maternal Mental Illness Is a Serious Risk to Families 2 Silence and Stigma: A Deadly Combination for Postpartum Psychosis 3 Legal Implications of Postpartum Illness in the Criminal Justice System 4 Laws of Neonaticide and Infanticide in Countries outside the US PART II: ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN WITH POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS5 The Road to Public Act 100-0574: Illinois’s New Ground-Breaking Postpartum Law 6 A Tale of Two Women 7 Recognition of Postpartum Mental Illness within the Medical and Legal Community8 The Origins of the Case against Recognition of Postpartum Mental Illness 9 The Steps for Professionals to Advocate and Enact Legal Change 10 How to Partner with Like-Minded Advocates and Influential Organizations 11 Networking and Support for Postpartum Psychosis: Help from Our Friends 12 Working with Local Issues and State and Federal Laws for Change 13 Expert Witness Training and Educating Attorneys and Judges 14 Maternal and Infant Mortality Linked to Postpartum Illness Epilogue: Legal Advocacy and Changing Postpartum LawsAppendixesIndexAbout the Authors