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By Michelle Gamage, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee [Editor\u2019s note: This story discusses postpartum depression, self-harm, suicide and systemic gaps in mental health supports.] Friends and family members of Jenna Dorman are raising the alarm about the systemic failures of mental health supports for parents during the pregnancy and postpartum periods in B.C. Dorman died by suicide in late 2024 while suffering from severe postpartum depression after having her second child. Dorman\u2019s partner, Jay Hoggard, says she was brilliant and driven and helped everyone around her to be the best version of themselves. She worked as chief revenue officer for a large technology firm and excelled on every project she put her mind to, he says. Dorman died when her second child was 10 months old. The development of… <\/p>\n

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By Michelle Gamage, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Tyee [Editor\u2019s note: This story discusses postpartum depression, self-harm, suicide and systemic gaps in mental health supports.] Friends and family members of Jenna Dorman are raising the alarm about the systemic failures of mental health supports for parents during the pregnancy and postpartum periods in B.C. Dorman died by suicide in late 2024 while suffering from severe postpartum depression after having her second child. Dorman\u2019s partner, Jay Hoggard, says she was brilliant and driven and helped everyone around her to be the best version of themselves. She worked as chief revenue officer for a large technology firm and excelled on every project she put her mind to, he says. Dorman died when her second child was 10 months old. The development of... <\/p>\n

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