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Women have double the odds of getting depressed as men and commonly experience depression during the childbearing and early parenting years. Many new and expectant mothers who experience depression never receive help. Alma is a new program, collaboratively developed by a team of researchers, clinicians, and mothers who have personal experience with depression, to support women experiencing depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period. In the Alma program, mothers who themselves have experienced and recovered from depression during the perinatal period, are trained to provide peer mentoring to depressed new and expectant mothers. Peer mentors are trained by professionals who are experts in using skills to recover from depression. These skills are informed by an evidence-based framework called Behavioral Activation (BA). Peer mentors do not provide psychotherapy and are not licensed mental health providers.


Clinical Trial Description

Women have double the odds of getting depressed as men and commonly experience depression during the childbearing and early parenting years. Many new and expectant mothers who experience depression never receive help.

Alma is a new program, collaboratively developed by a team of researchers, clinicians, and mothers who have personal experience with depression, to support women experiencing depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period. We call this program Alma because the meaning of the word, in English and Spanish, captures what we hope moms will feel when they connect with this program. In English, the meaning comes from the Latin word for "nourishing" and "kind," and in Spanish, the meaning is "soul." Through the unique synergy of science and community, the Alma program provides the tools and support needed to nourish moms in supporting their own well-being.

In the Alma program, mothers who themselves have experienced and recovered from depression during the perinatal period, are trained to provide peer mentoring to depressed new and expectant mothers. Peer mentors are trained to provide 6-10 mentoring meetings with each of the new and expectant mothers with whom they are paired. The peer mentors are trained by professionals who are experts in using skills to recover from depression. These skills are informed by an evidence-based framework called Behavioral Activation (BA). Peer Mentors are trained to support and encourage self-monitoring, scheduling activities, solving problems, and bridging to informal and formal professional support. Peer mentors draw on their training and own lived experience to provide hope and reduce the social isolation and stigma associated with perinatal depression. Among the evidence-based approaches to help people recover from depression, Alma uses BA as a lens because many studies have demonstrated that these skills are effective in recovering from depression. It has been provided in a self-guided format and by lay counselors and licensed mental health providers. Peer mentors do not provide psychotherapy and are not licensed mental health providers. ;


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NCT number NCT02883686
Study type Interventional
Source University of Colorado, Boulder
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date February 6, 2019
Completion date April 28, 2020

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