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Episode 10 – Queering Perinatal Mental Health
Guest Speakers: Leo Andreas (he/him), Dad of a two-year-old Jenna "JB" Brown (they/he), Full-Spectrum Community Doula and Educator at Love Over Fear Wellness & Birth In this episode, Leo Andreas and Jenna "JB" Brown join us to explore the unique perinatal mental...
AMCHP Invites Community Members, Community-Based Organizations, and Tribal Entities Representatives to Submit a Proposal for AMCHP 2023
The call for proposals for the 2023 AMCHP Annual Conference is now open, and community members, community-based organizations (CBOs), and tribal entities representatives are invited to submit a proposal to share their work and ideas under any of the 13 subject-focused...
Exploring the Conference Theme: Cultivating Diverse Leaders in Maternal and Child Health
The planning for the AMCHP 2023 Annual Conference is in full swing! Our conference planning committee has been working to incorporate feedback from our 2022 edition of the conference to make next year’s experience as productive and as memorable as possible. The...
Mental Health Equity for BIPOC Communities: Helpful Primers from Mental Health America
Last month, participants of the Adolescent & Young Adult Behavioral Health Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network attended a virtual learning session focused on strategies for promoting mental health equity in Black, Indigenous, and people of color...
AMCHP Encourages Family Leaders, Students, Youth, and Young Adult Leaders to Join Our Association Committees
Are you a family leader working in maternal and child health (MCH)? Are you a student, youth, or young adult leader looking to get more involved in the MCH discipline? Are you interested in effecting meaningful change nationally and have your voice heard on MCH...
Children’s Environmental Health Day and National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week | 2022
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A Victory for Immigrant Children and Families: Undoing Recent Harms from the “Public Charge” Rule
By Stacy Collins, MSW, Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation “In keeping with our nation’s values, this policy treats all those we serve with fairness and respect. Though there is still much to do to overcome confusion and fear, we will continue to...
Episode 9 – Centering the Soul Ties to the Food We Eat: A Strategy for Equity in Nutrition Services
Guest Speakers: Sadé Meeks, MS, RD, Food Activist, and Founder of Growing Resilience In The South (GRITS), Inc. This episode highlights the effects of structural racism and the history of our food system in the United States. It discusses the demonization of cultural...
Community Crisis Response Programs: Implications for MCH Populations
By Ashley Sanchez-Garcia, Behavioral Health Intern, Health Systems Transformation Many people rely on the police in times of crisis, and reports estimate that approximately 20 percent of calls made to the police involve a behavioral health emergency. However,...
Episode 8 – Public Health Across Borders: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Mental Health, and the U.S. Immigration System
Guest Speakers: José Ortiz-Rosales, Deputy Program Director of the Child Advocate Program, the Young Center Anne Kelsey, Policy Analyst for Disability Rights, the Young Center Take a brief break to listen to our latest MCH Bridges podcast episode! This episode...
Spotlight: The Pennsylvania MCH Approach to Supporting AYA Mental Health
Pennsylvania is one of the five state teams participating in the Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Behavioral Health learning collaborative, which aims to improve access to depression screenings with linkage to high quality follow-up care (if needed) among AYAs ages...
AMCHP Reflections from Black Maternal Mental Health Week
AMCHP joined forces with mental health advocates, organizational leaders, parents, and caregivers across the U.S. to learn together and advocate for change during Black Maternal Mental Health Week. Black Maternal Mental Health Week (BMMHW) is an annual event founded...
Episode 7 – What’s Public Health Got to Do with It? Maternal Health, Substance Use, and the Criminal Justice System
Guest Speakers: Essence Hairston, Clinical Instructor, Jenna’s Project, UNC Horizons. Rachel, a mom sharing her journey navigating substance use, pregnancy, and incarceration. In observance of BIPOC Mental Health Month, episode 7 of our MCH Bridges Podcast explores...
Episode 6 – The Kids Are Not Okay: Climate Change, Environmental Injustice, and What MCH & Youth Advocates Can Do
Guest Speakers: Rhea Goswami, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Justice Coalition Dr. Megan Latshaw, Associate Scientist, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Interested in learning about environmental...
Environments that are Supportive of LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health: A Conversation with Advocates
Gabrielle Beck (she/her) of AMCHP’s Youth Voice Amplified Committee recently sat down with advocates Damien Lopez (He/They) and Jahmila Smith (she/her) from Garden State Equality, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization in New Jersey. They discuss how MCH...