On October 3, 2013, Miriam Carey attempted to drive her vehicle through a secure check point near the White House. Secret Service agents attempted to stop her vehicle however she refused to stop. Unfortunately, Miriam Carey was gunned down while her baby sat in the back seat. According to Miriam’s family, she suffered from postpartum depression with psychosis. Postpartum depression is a serious illness that impacts many women especially women of color. Keefe et al. (2016) argues that “new mothers of color have rates of postpartum depression soaring close to 38% compared with the 13 – 19% rate for all new mothers,” (p.2). As the rate of depression in new mothers of color increase it will effect child development and safety.
