Curtis Center Health Equity Seminar | Perinatal Mental Health Equity: Research and Policies Relevant to Social Work (RSVP to receive Zoom link)
| Date: | Thursday, November 14, 2024 |
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| Time: | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET) |
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By RSVPing, you are agreeing to receive an email from [email protected] on the morning of the event (November 14, 2024) which will contain the Zoom Webinar Registration Link. That Zoom Webinar Registration Link will provide access to the Webinar. To avoid any confusion during the webinar, we offered the option of Continuing Education Credit to those who RSVPd early on. Due to an overwhelming response, we had to discontinue offering CE Credit, but we will continue to welcome attendees to the Webinar. Please let us know if you have any questions. |
| Coordinator: | Curtis Center Communications ([email protected]) |
Description
Presenter
Karen Tabb Dina, PhD, MSW
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.
Description
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.
Learning Objective
- Participants will be able to describe perinatal mental health challenges in the United States, list one associated outcome, and list one strategy to address perinatal mental health from a social work perspective.
Agenda
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
Please note: This is the updated RSVP form, which does not include the option for Continuing Education credit.
By submitting this updated RSVP form, you will still be able to receive the Zoom Webinar link on the morning of November 14th to attend the event, but we will not be providing CE credit to those who RSVP'd after the limit was met. We apologize in advance to anyone who would have wanted to receive Continuing Education credit but missed the cutoff. Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.