All women and men of reproductive age will achieve optimal health and wellness, fostering a healthy life course for them and any children they may have.The Preconception CoIIN team has collaborated with Rooted LLC on a webinar about perinatal anxiety and support for BIPOC communities. In this webinar, Anika Carter, LMSW, and Kaniya T. Samm, MPH, Co-Founders of Rooted LLC, discuss the risks and strategies to support new mothers and families manage perinatal anxiety.
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Presentation by Anika Carter, LMSW, and Kaniya T. Samm, MPH, Co-Founders of Rooted LLC
The Issue: Perinatal Anxiety and Risk
• Defining perinatal anxiety
• The relationship between the social determinants of health and perinatal anxiety
• The physical and psychological effects and related health outcomes of perinatal anxiety
Screening: Detecting Perinatal Anxiety
• Identifying risk and severity through perinatal anxiety assessments
• Limitations of clinical perinatal anxiety assessment tools
Intervention and Treatment of Perinatal Anxiety
• Mindful-based Cognitive Therapy
• Somatic Regulation
• Evaluating the quality of educational resources for providers and community members
• Community-based initiatives and scalable solutions in the digital age
Contact:
Anika Carter, LMSW | Co-Founder
Kaniya T. Samm, MPH | Co-Founder
ROOTED LLC | https://www.rooted.llc/
Contact: info@rooted.llc
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