shot dead in DC

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Along Clod's line of thinking...
MassLive.com
10/5/13

Rep. Ellen Story calls Miriam Carey death 'wake up call' on postpartum depression

Members of the Massachusetts Special Legislative Commission on Postpartum Commission
are reacting to the chase in the nation's capital that resulted in the death of Miriam Carey,
a 34-year old Connecticut mother, who drove her car with her one-year old baby in it,
into police barricades near the White House on Oct. 3, and was fatally shot.
Carey's mother said her daughter suffered from postpartum depression.

“I am deeply distressed about, and sorry for the tragic death of Miriam Carey.
It is a wake-up call for all of us to do everything we can to identify and treat postpartum depression,”
said Rep. Ellen Story D-Amherst, co-chairperson of the commission,
and author of the 2010 Massachusetts Postpartum Depression legislation.

“We want all medical providers to understand that pregnancy and postpartum mental health disorders are common, real and treatable. We want every woman to have access to care and treatment, so that we can prevent escalation and crisis,” said Dr. Barry Sarvet, vice chair of the department of psychiatry at Baystate Health in Springfield.

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