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Maternal Mental Health

Fall 2025 MMH TrainingFoundations in Perinatal Mental Health: Your Role in Support, Screening and Treatment

Monday, November 17, 2025

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Hilton Albany
40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY

If you need to cancel your reservation, contact Project TEACH at
716-426-1804.

Fall 2025 MMH TrainingFoundations in Perinatal Mental Health: Your Role in Support, Screening and Treatment

Monday, November 17, 2025

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Hilton Albany
40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY

Overview

Led by Project TEACH’s expert team of reproductive psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers, this training program is designed to enhance your skills in supporting, assessing and managing mental health concerns in perinatal patients/individuals. We encourage all who work with perinatal individuals to attend this program. Course content will directly apply to the following professions: Maternal health prescribers (e.g., OB-GYN, Family Medicine, Pediatrics), nurses, social workers, lactation counselors, and community and allied health professionals.

Project TEACH is funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health and all services and events, such as this intensive training, are offered at no-cost to clinicians in New York State.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this program, learners will:

  • Increase their skill in discussing mental health symptoms with perinatal individuals and enhancing their motivation and commitment to change.
  • Know how to utilize validated screening tools to improve their ability to detect perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
  • Know how to utilize validated suicide risk assessment tools to improve their ability to assess suicidal risk in perinatal patients.
  • Receive up to date, evidence-based information about when, what, why, and how to use psychotropic medications in perinatal patients.
Agenda
Monday, November 17, 2025

8:30-9:00 am

Registration

9:00-10:00 am

Welcome, Project TEACH overview and housekeeping slides

Kristina Deligiannidis, MD, Khatiya Moon, MD, Vanessa Tirone, PhD,

10:00-10:45 am

Understanding Vulnerability to Mental Health Symptoms During the Peripartum Period Through a Biopsychosocial Lens

Vanessa Tirone, PhD

10:45-11:15 am

Epidemiology, Screening, and Assessment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Nicole Tchalim, MD

11:15-11:30 am

Mid-Morning Break

11:30-12:00 pm

Engaging Peripartum Individuals in Sensitive Conversations

Vanessa Tirone, PhD

12:00-12:30 pm

Suicide Risk Assessment and Management with Role Play

Julia Vileisis, MD, Nicole Tchalim, MD,

12:30-1:15 pm

Lunch Break

1:15-1:45 pm

Prevention and Treatment of Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Using Psychotherapy

Vanessa Tirone, PhD

1:45-2:15 pm

Pharmacotherapy Approaches for Perinatal Depression and Anxiety

Kristina Deligiannidis, MD
Breakout session

2:15-2:50 pm

Assessment and Management of Bipolar Disorder During the Perinatal Period

Elizabeth Murphy Fitelson, MD

2:15-2:50 pm

How can Project TEACH Help You Meet the Needs of the Perinatal Individuals You Work With?

2:50-3:00 pm

Coffee Break

Breakout session

3:00-3:20 pm

Treatment of ADHD in Perinatal Patients

Khatiya Moon, MD

3:00-3:20 pm

How can Project TEACH Help You Meet the Needs of the Perinatal Individuals You Work With?

3:20-3:40 pm

Treatment of Insomnia in Perinatal Patients

Jeffrey Iler, MD

3:40-3:50 pm

Resources to Support Perinatal Individuals

Vanessa Tirone, PhD

3:50-4:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Kristina Deligiannidis, MD

*While course topics and days are final, times and presenters may be updated prior to the event. A final agenda will be shared with registrants.

Target Audience

New York State based physicians (e.g., ob-gyn, pediatric and family medicine), psychiatrists, midwives, doulas, lactation counselors, nursing professionals, residents, social workers and community and allied health professionals.

Tuition

This training program is offered at no cost to New York State professionals that interact with pregnant and postpartum individuals. This training is a service provided by Project TEACH and is funded by the NYS Office of Mental Health.