Dr. Tabb Dina’s research agenda addresses inequities in perinatal mental health outcomes impacting parents and infants across the population, clinic, and community levels. She is one of the foremost international experts on perinatal patient engagement, perinatal mental health, racial disparities, and social determinants in maternal and child health. She regularly speaks for invited medical grand rounds, continuing education seminars, conference plenaries, with policy leaders, and as invited keynote nationally and internationally. As an investigator her research has been continuously funded since 2013 through support from the National Institutes of Health, the Patient Centered Research Outcomes Institute, the State of Illinois Department of Human Services, and several gifts and foundations. She makes regular media appearances—including InStyle Magazine, The Washington Post, and NPR’s All Things Considered to name a few. She serves as an Elected Board Member for the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers.
Perinatal mental health is gaining recognition as a key antecedent of adverse maternal and child outcomes as the United States experiences a maternal mortality and morbidity crisis. Recent policy efforts have attempted to mitigate adverse outcomes through legislation and extending access to care with postpartum coverage through Medicaid expansion. Even with progress, perinatal mental health policy continues to grapple with a basic truth: The United States lacks an overarching health care system capable of meeting the mental health care needs of perinatal people and their families.? Moreover, the burden of undiagnosed and untreated perinatal mental health challenges remains greatest among racially minoritized populations, such as Black, Asian, and multiracial people. A broader understanding of perinatal mental health is needed, grounded in the tenets of reproductive justice. Drawing from the reproductive justice framework and the NAPSW code of ethics, this talk will articulate specific policies to meet perinatal mental health challenges and promote thriving for birthing people and their families.
1:00 - 1:15pm | The prevalence of perinatal mental health problems in minority and rural populations and complications related to untreated perinatal mental health problems
1:15 - 1:45pm | How to assess mental health challenges, with strategies for addressing perinatal mental health disparities in clinics, as well as in communities and through policy interventions
1:45 - 2:00pm | Key summaries & conclusion, followed by moderated Q&A
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University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106