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SUMMARY:Maternal Suicide Prevention Strategies
DESCRIPTION:This webinar from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health\, held at the convergence of Suicide Prevention and Depression Screening Awareness months\, invites obstetric providers\, maternal mental health specialists\, suicide prevention leaders\, and perinatal psychiatrists to advance evidence-based maternal suicide prevention strategies and improve crisis response systems for pregnant and postpartum individuals. \nThe Policy Center will highlight the latest CDC maternal suicide data\, screening\, including identifying suicidality vs. OCD/intrusive thoughts\, non-suicidal self-harm\, and psychosis. The session will address the role of depression as an indicator of suicide risk and treatments\, including a discussion about medications and black box warnings. This webinar will also cover the importance of safety planning versus mandatory reporting to child protective services\, among other topics. \nDate & Time: October 6\, 2026\, from 12:30 – 1:30 pm CDT \nLocation: Virtual
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/maternal-suicide-prevention/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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SUMMARY:Perinatal Quality Improvement Chat Series: Testing Change
DESCRIPTION:Join this interactive webinar from the Association of Women’s Health\, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) in their Perinatal Quality Improvement Series\, which introduces the science of small tests of change\, including Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles and other rapid-cycle improvement strategies. Participants will learn how to test changes safely and efficiently\, engage frontline teams in innovation\, and measure impact in real time. \nDate & Time: October 7\, 2026\, from 3:00 – 4:00 pm CDT \nLocation: Virtual \nCost: Free\, offering 1 Nursing contact hour
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/awhonn-chat-series-testing-change/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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SUMMARY:Reproductive Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment ECHO Program: Treating Anxiety During Fertility Treatment and the Perinatal Time
DESCRIPTION:Sagent Behavioral Health in partnership with Project ECHO will be hosting a monthly learning series dedicated to reproductive mental health. Each session will feature expert-led discussions spanning both psychiatry and therapy\, with a focus on timely\, clinically relevant topics across the reproductive mental health spectrum. \nSession #2: Treating Anxiety During Fertility Treatment and the Perinatal Time \nDate & Time: October 8\, 2026\, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm CDT
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/sagent-behavioral-health-echo-10-8/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
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SUMMARY:Star Legacy Foundation: 2026 Family Summit
DESCRIPTION:Star Legacy Foundation is hosting its 2026 Family Summit\, a virtual gathering for families who have experienced perinatal loss\, designed to provide connection\, understanding\, and compassionate support. This event offers a safe space to hear from grief experts\, learn about resources to support healing and hope\, and find comfort in a community that truly understands. Families can also participate in a heartfelt memorial to honor and remember their babies. \nDate: October 10\, 2026
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/star-legacy-foundation-2026-family-summit/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T143000
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SUMMARY:Community of Learning: Perinatal Mental Health Conditions in the Outpatient Setting Session 3
DESCRIPTION:This six-part Community of Learning (CoL) series\, offered by the AIM TA Center and the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health\, will support the effective implementation of the AIM Perinatal Mental Health Conditions (PMHC) Patient Safety Bundle with a focus on obstetric and other maternal health providers in the outpatient setting. The bundle helps healthcare leaders create systems for recognizing and responding to mental health conditions in pregnancy and during the postpartum period. The CoL will center those with lived experience and underscore the importance of implementation of clinical practice guidelines. Over the course of six 90-minute sessions\, participants will receive knowledge and tools to develop their own quality improvement (QI) activities to improve mental health outcomes\, including an understanding of HEDIS outpatient perinatal depression performance measures\, the unbundling of maternity care\, and potential partnership with insurers and Medicaid managed care. Each 60 minute CoL session will be followed by a optional 30 minute office hour with the PCMMH and AIM TA Center staff. \nSession 3: Centering Families and Communities: The Mother-Infant Dyad\nDate: October 13\, 2026\, at 1 PM CT\nThis session will explore community-based settings and services such as the comprehensive Maternity Care Center (cMCC) framework being adopted by Federally Qualified Health Care Centers and the role of the non-clinical workforce\, including certified peer support specialists\, community health workers\, and doulas. Participants will also hear about the benefits of addressing maternal and infant well-being together through dyadic care support groups that build confidence and skills and support mother-baby resilience. \nSession 4: Payment Reform and Partnering with Health Plans\nDate: November 10\, 2026\, at 1 PM CT\nThis session examines emerging opportunities created by the transition away from bundled maternity payments and the implementation of new CPT maternity care codes beginning in 2027. Participants will explore how payment reform can strengthen maternal mental health screening\, treatment\, and follow-up\, as well as opportunities for collaboration with Medicaid managed care organizations and commercial health plans. \nSession 5: Quality Measurement\, HEDIS\, and Medicaid Accountability\nDate: December 8\, 2026\, at 1 PM CT\nMeasurement drives improvement. Participants will review current HEDIS prenatal and postpartum depression screening measures\, state performance variation\, and opportunities to strengthen data collection and reporting. Participants will gain practical insight into leveraging screening\, claims\, and quality dashboard data to support continuous quality improvement initiatives. \nSession 6: State Policy\, Rural Access\, and Scaling Change\nDate: January 12\, 2027\, at 1 PM CT\nThe final session will focus on translating improvement efforts into sustainable systems change. The session will highlight policy strategies that have successfully expanded maternal mental health services\, including in rural and underserved communities. The session concludes with a capstone planning activity in which participants will use state report cards\, county-level risk maps\, claims and HEDIS data\, and AIM assessments to identify actionable clinical and policy strategies for implementation in their own states and organizations.
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/community-of-learning-perinatal-mental-health-conditions-in-the-outpatient-setting-session-3/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T073000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Perinatal Psychiatry: Focus on Treatment Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum
DESCRIPTION:Attend the Virtual Perinatal Psychiatry: Focus on Treatment Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum Conference! This event\, hosted by the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy\, will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders before\, during\, and after pregnancy. Specialized knowledge is necessary to tailor treatments to events such as pregnancy\, pregnancy planning\, and the postpartum period. Exposure to psychotropic medications and the consequences of untreated psychiatric disorders must be considered when treating pregnant women\, those who may become pregnant during treatment\, and those who are breastfeeding. Up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge is required to help patients and providers collaboratively make treatment decisions. Focused coursework on the understanding\, assessment\, and treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period. \nDate & Time: October 15\, 2026\, from 7:30 am – 3:00 pm CDT \nLocation: Virtual Conference Event \nCost: $424
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/focus-on-treatment-across-pregnancy-and-the-postpartum/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T110000
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SUMMARY:Conversation with the Experts: SSRIs During Pregnancy and Lactation
DESCRIPTION:Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance is offering a 4-part webinar series in Fall 2026 designed specifically for healthcare and mental health providers\, public health professionals\, policymakers\, and people with lived experience in their role as advocates. \nWebinar Dates: \n\nSeptember 17\, 2026\nOctober 15\, 2026\nNovember 19\, 2026\nDecember 17\, 2026\n\nAbout this Session on October 15\, 2026\, from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT: \nSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of antidepressant medications that are used to treat mental health conditions in pregnant and postpartum women. In this webinar\, experts in perinatal mental health will share the latest research on SSRIs during pregnancy and lactation; discuss risks\, benefits\, and efficacy; present a framework for decision-making on the use of SSRIs; and offer clinical insights from the perspectives of obstetrics\, pediatrics\, and psychiatry.
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/mmhla-webinar-series-session-2/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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SUMMARY:Leveraging System Strengths to Solve Capacity Gaps in Limited-Resource Environments Session 4
DESCRIPTION:This four-part Community of Learning (CoL) series\, Leveraging System Strengths to Solve Capacity Gaps in Limited-Resource Environments\, examines how leadership\, networks\, flexibility\, and collaboration can equip AIM participating facilities operating in limited-resource environments to implement AIM patient safety bundles (PSB). The CoL will focus on how system strengths can be leveraged to address many of the current challenges\, including competing priorities and limited capacity\, the solo champion reality\, and how small denominators make traditional data analysis a challenge. \nTogether\, they will explore strategies for staff support\, customized bundle rollout\, and data utilization for QI in low-volume settings. Each session features insights from AIM entities and participating hospitals\, offering real-world strategies to strengthen systems for sustainable change: \n\nSession 1: From Solo Champion to System Catalyst: Leading Change in Limited-Resource Perinatal Care Setting | Thursday\, May 21\, 2026\, at 2:00 PM CT\nSession 2: Meeting Facilities Where They Are: Considerations for Customizing PSB Implementation | Thursday\, July 23\, 2026\, at 2:00 PM CT\nSession 3: The Power of Connection: Scaling Maternal Care Through Partnerships | Thursday\, September 10\, 2026\, at 2:00 PM CT\nSession 4: Strategies for data utilization in low-volume settings | Thursday\, October 15\, 2026\, at 2:00 PM CT
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/leveraging-system-strengths-to-solve-capacity-gaps-in-limited-resource-environments-session-4/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T080000
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SUMMARY:AWHONN:  Expert Insights\, OB Myth-Busting
DESCRIPTION:Join the Association of Women’s Health\, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) for an interactive review of common beliefs and misconceptions related to fetal monitoring and labor management with AWHONN’s content expert\, Lisa A Miller. \nDate & Time: October 19\, 2026\, from 8:00 – 9:00 am CDT \nLocation: Virtual \nCost: $59.95 for AWHONN Members | $69.95 for nonmembers
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/awhonn-expert-insights-ob-myth-busting/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028
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SUMMARY:I Am Still Here Summit
DESCRIPTION:For women turning lived experience into leadership\, advocacy\, and lasting change. You’re invited to the 2026 MoMMAs Voices Summit! This gathering was created for women whose lives were changed by pregnancy\, birth\, postpartum complications\, infant loss\, or maternal health trauma. Registration is now open\, and early bird pricing is available for a limited time. Throughout the Summit\, you’ll move between structured learning\, facilitated discussion\, reflection\, and meaningful connection. \nYou can expect: \n\nLeadership and advocacy workshops\nGuided conversations with women who understand this journey\nPractical tools for sharing your story safely and effectively\nOpportunities to strengthen relationships across the maternal health community\nDedicated time for reflection\, learning\, and growth\nSpace to connect with purpose — without pressure\nEvery element of the Summit is intentionally designed to support both personal growth and collective impact.\n\nDate: October 25-27\, 2026 \nLocation: Denton\, Texas
URL:https://mnpqc.org/event/i-am-still-here-summit/
CATEGORIES:National Events
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