NE LHINAlan McQuarrie, the executive director of the Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing, Linda Rankin, the director of the Northern Ontario Post-Partum Mood Disorder project and Jennifer Gordon the Coordinator of that project are being recognized for their efforts in raising awareness of PPMD.

The LHIN says their strategy recognizes that the disorder not only affects women in their child bearing years but also entire families including infants.

The project has been supported by the LHIN by sponsoring an educational video on PPMD.

The Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing, points out one in five moms and one in 10 dads are impacted by the disorder which adds up to about 3 thousand families in the northeast.

For more information go to postpartumresource.com