What Providers Need: Strengthening the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Workforce
A series of issue briefs, funded by Perigee, outline opportunities to advance infant, early childhood, and parent mental health in Washington State. Informed by family, provider, community, and system leaders from across the state, these resources make the case for deepening the state's collective focus on supporting mental health and wellbeing during the earliest years. This brief discusses the robust and equitable infrastructure required to build and retain a diverse and effective infant and early childhood mental health workforce.
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Centering Equity in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Archived Meeting Resources January 9, 2023
This session was presented during the BUILD 2022 National Conference.
Improving Birth Outcomes: Strengthening Awareness of and Support for State and Community Doula Networks
Archived Webinar February 4, 2022
Doula care is method for improving birth outcomes and reducing rates of maternal morbidity and mortality among birthing people of color. However, in many states doula care is not routinely covered by health insurance and doulas aren’t seen as instrumental members of the birthing team. Thus, intentional collective efforts should be made to recognize, promote and compensate doulas for their role in achieving equitable outcomes. In addition, making doula care sustainable is an important step in ensuring that birthing people with the highest prevalence of adverse birth outcomes have the support they need before, during, and after pregnancy.
Improving Birth Outcomes: Strengthening Awareness of and Support for State and Community Doula Networks
Slide Deck February 4, 2022
This resource is a slide deck from the webinar, Improving Birth Outcomes: Strengthening Awareness of and Support for State and Community Doula Networks. Doula care is method for improving birth outcomes and reducing rates of maternal morbidity and mortality among birthing people of color. However, in many states doula care is not routinely covered by health insurance and doulas aren’t seen as instrumental members of the birthing team. Thus, intentional collective efforts should be made to recognize, promote and compensate doulas for their role in achieving equitable outcomes. In addition, making doula care sustainable is an important step in ensuring that birthing people with the highest prevalence of adverse birth outcomes have the support they need before, during, and after pregnancy.