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Heather O'Mahen - Are perinatal community mental health teams effective? What's the evidence?

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Show Notes

Professor Heather O'Mahen from the University of Exeter previews her talk at the 2024 UK and Ireland Marcé Society Annual Conference in London on 25th January: Are perinatal community mental health teams effective? What's the evidence?

Find out more about the International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health https://marcesociety.com/regional-groups/uk-ireland-marce-society/

View the programme for the 2024 UK and Ireland Marcé Society Annual Conference https://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/assets/ukims-flyer-jan-2024-v7.pdf

Get tickets for the UK and Ireland Marcé Society Annual Conference in London on 25th January: https://estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/academic-faculties/institute-of-psychiatry-psychology-neuroscience/health-service-and-population-research/ukims-conference-2024

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