PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PREVENTION FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION: MAMÁS y BEBÉS (MOTHERS AND BABIES) PROGRAM

The County of Riverside is seeking a contractor to provide Prevention and Early Intervention Prevention for Postpartum Depression through the Mamás y Bebés (Mothers and Babies) Program. The program is an eight-week mood management course for pregnant and new mothers up to 12 months postpartum. The contractor will be trained in the manualized program and will provide groups serving a maximum total of 90 participants for the Desert region, 60 participants for the Western region, and 60 participants for the Mid County region per year. The key aspects of this contract include: • Target population: Latina women who are pregnant or up to 12 months postpartum, with priority to mono-lingual Spanish-speakers • Program description: an eight-week mood management course provided during pregnancy or twelve months postpartum • Contractor responsibilities: providing Mamás y Bebés groups, per the model, serving a combined maximum total of 210 participants countywide per year • Evaluation criteria: responsiveness and responsibility of the bidder