Prevent Child Abuse Nevada

🧠Postpartum Depression(PPD) sounds scary and foreign to most parents but it is actually much more common than many realize. Distinct from and often mistaken for “Baby Blues” it can manifest in a variety of ways in both mothers and fathers, especially for new parents. 👩‍🍼👨‍🍼

To learn more about what PPD is and how to watch for the signs, check out this article from Black Health Matters:
https://blackhealthmatters.com/what-new-parents-should-know-about-postpartum-depression/?utm_source=newsletter

💚For this final week of Mental Health Awareness Month, read this interview with Dr. Stephen Broughton on the importance of breaking the silence around Mental Health. We can take the insights shared with us beyond the month of May, to better support and care for our communities year-round. 💚

Read Breaking the Silence on Mental Health with Dr. Stephen Broughton here:
https://ourhealthourwellness.com/breaking-the-silence-on-mental-health-with-dr-stephen-broughton/?utm_source=newsletter

🏊As pool season kicks off here in the valley it is important as ever to familiarize ourselves with how to be safe in and around the water. Check out the following resources for information on creating safer spaces to focus on family fun!

🛟Active Safety: https://www.poolsafely.gov/parents/safety-tips/
🧱Passive Safety: https://shorturl.at/rTB71
⛑️General Tips: https://shorturl.at/YFhEc

🧠There are so many ways to track the different areas of our children’s development. For an easy to use visual resource to better understand how a child’s brain develops over the first three years of life, take a look at the Zero to THREE Brain Map from First 5 Nevada! 📖

For more information on the utility of the brain map see:
https://www.first5nevada.org/news-and-articles/zero-to-three-s-baby-brain-map/

For the Zero to THREE Brain Map direct link see:
https://www.zerotothree.org/baby-brain-map/

🧠 Interested in learning about the intersection of chronic illness and mental health? Check out Mental Health Spectrum’s May publication on that very issue. This read offers information on recognizing signs of chronic illness and mental health while providing a more complete perspective on the connection between them using a variety of sources.

🪧 Be sure to also take a look at the resources compiled within, which range from helplines to support groups. Find this publication and more at: https://www.mentalhealthspectrum.com/about-copy-1

💚This Mental Health Awareness month, learn how to prioritize reducing stress and burnout through implementing healthy boundaries. If the language around boundaries has ever been confusing for you, check out this article for more on what healthy boundaries are and how to actually set them in your life. 🔰

https://mentalhealthfirstaid.org/news/5-ways-set-healthy-boundaries-mental-wellbeing/?mkt_tok=NzczLU1KRi0zNzkAAAGhXzqdbqaCjt3g-V6XNt9ZPz_3YYJsp0g_PrWiOlqAyFZOG3fLVPQKs3mhTUen87b4xPgRrpx6GWgkNZ4yOeyNsAeoZGIECtw50Xb5EvssQQRPPQ

📆Just like that we have rounded the corner onto the third week of May which in turn brings us to our final FREE training sessions of the month. Catch our session on carefully choosing a partner or caregiver, or join one of our Triple P sessions being held completely in SPANISH!

🎈Register using the QR code on the flyer or by visiting our calendar at:
https://www.preventchildabusenevada.org/calendar/

We had a blast at Pahrump's Community Baby Shower! 🍼

Shout out to our amazing Parent Advisory Group member, ✨️Kat! ✨️ She is one of the organizers of this event and she ROCKED it! 🌟

Thank you, Kat, for all that you do for parents in Pahrump! 💖

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 2026 International Day of Families is recognized by the UN and this year has the theme “Families, Inequalities, and Child Wellbeing” to promote a global understanding of how family and child wellbeing are negatively impacted by community inequalities. Remember, policies that invest in early childhood and families lead to better outcomes for all.

🎉Celebrate your family by spending some quality time whether it be a picnic in the park or a cozy game night, whatever brings you together!

Two sessions down, four to go!!

Today at 6pm we will be running a training from the Triple P TEEN series to round out the week. Please consider joining us next week for our last session in English or our two sessions of Triple P completely in Spanish!