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Mercy Hospital Association and Building Blocks of Missouri Southeast release powerful home visiting video.
The Missouri Hospital Association, in partnership with Building Blocks of Missouri Southeast, released a video in April to promote its program and highlight the life-changing benefits of home visiting, particularly for families in need or in resource deserts.
The video follows the story of a client named Stormy, who, after the birth of her baby, experienced severe post-partum depression (PPD) and was guided through it with the help of home visiting.
Many women who heard Stormy's story said they did not feel like they could talk about their PPD or disclose to anyone because of the stereotype and cultural pressure that "black women have to be strong." Stormy's story opened the door for other black women to tell their stories within the safety and security of their own communities without shame or fear.
"They are the author of their [lives], and wherever they want to go, whatever story they want to write, we want to give them the pen, the tools to write their stories."
-- Bobbie Hayes, R.N., BSN
Home Visitor, Building Blocks - Mercy Southeast
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