STONE, Susan Dowd (b. 1950) | Oral History

STONE, Susan Dowd (b. 1950)

Oral Histories

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Susan Dowd Stone is a licensed clinical social worker with a specialization in perinatal mental health, and a past-president of Postpartum Support International (PSI). She discusses her own training and career path, how she became involved in PSI, Depression After Delivery, and postpartum depression work through New Jersey First Lady Mary Jo Codey. Then Dowd Stone discusses her leadership work in PSI, notably several CBS Cares public service announcements in the early-2000s, and her work on the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act. Mentions Jane Honikman, Joyce Venis, Senator Bob Menendez, Wendy N. Davis, Kimberly Wong, Sylvia Lasalandra, Representative Bobby Rush, and the Affordable Care Act. Focus on 2000s and early 2010s.

Date of Interview: September 23, 2022

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