DAVIS, Wendy (b. 1958) | Oral History

DAVIS, Wendy (b. 1958)

Oral Histories

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Wendy Davis is a psychotherapist and psychologist, and executive director of Postpartum Support International (PSI). The interview centers on her history with maternal mental health/postpartum depression, her work running a support group in the 1980s (Baby Blues Connection in Portland, Oregon), and her involvement in Postpartum Support International. With PSI, she discusses her volunteer work as a state coordinator, her work on the board, and then her eventual hire as executive director (2009). Discusses the growth of PSI, and work fundraising and expanding the organization in 2010s. Mention of Jane Honikman, Depression After Delivery (DAD), Larry Kruckman, Wade Bowen, MOTHERS Act, Susan Dowd Stone, Carol Blocker, Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color, 2020 Mom, maternal mental health hotline, Jabina Coleman, Desirée Israel, Divya Kumar, Postpartum Progress.
Date of Interview: October 7, 2022

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