Creating a Workplace Environment Supportive of Well-Being

by Eden Desta | May 16, 2023 | Mental Health & SUD, News Releases

Mental health is the capacity for people to feel, think, and act in ways that enable them to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn and work well, and contribute to their community. Emotional health, one aspect of mental health, is a person’s...

AMCHP Releases Organizational Commitment to Workplace Well-Being

by Eden Desta | May 16, 2023 | Mental Health & SUD, News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – To mark Mental Health Month, AMCHP commits to workplace well-being. The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is committed to promoting well-being in the workplace. AMCHP’s Mental Health Team, a...

New Brief! Promoting and Caring for Young Adult Mental Health

by Anna Corona | Mar 13, 2023 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD

The COVID-19 pandemic brought increased attention to the mental health status and needs experienced by young adults. The 2021 Surgeon General’s Advisory addressing the importance of protecting youth mental health highlights the growing mental health crisis among...

Mind Matters: AYA Mental Health Capacity Building for Title V Series 

by Anna Corona | Jan 26, 2023 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Mental Health & SUD, Resources, Title V

Welcome! We are glad you are here to learn more about Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) mental health as it relates to state Maternal & Child Health (MCH) programs.  AYAs are defined as people who are 10-17 years old (adolescents) and 18-25 years old (young...

Episode 10 – Queering Perinatal Mental Health

by Eden Desta | Oct 24, 2022 | Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Mental Health & SUD, Podcast

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...

Mental Health Equity for BIPOC Communities: Helpful Primers from Mental Health America

by Anna Corona | Oct 14, 2022 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Mental Health & SUD

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...