Mental Health Policy & Advocacy with Dr. Jennie Bever, PhD, IBCLC and Elizabeth Wood of 4th Trimester Arizona

Episode Title: Mental Health Policy & Advocacy with Dr. Jennie Bever, PhD, IBCLC and Elizabeth Wood of 4th Trimester Arizona. Jennie Bever is a mother, a healer and a visionary. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University, and the Executive Director of 4th Trimester Arizona. Elizabeth Wood has a B.S. of Physics from the United States Naval Academy and a Masters in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. While this education did prepare her for a 15-year long career in the nuclear energy industry, none of it prepared her for the radical transition into motherhood. Driven by her own motherhood challenges, she founded Matrescence: 4th Trimester Planning & Support, a unique preventative approach to help expecting parents become more informed, prepared and supported in their 4th Trimester transition. She is also a certified Maternal Mental Health Peer Support Specialist, and serves on the Arizona Maternal Mortality Review Committee as well as Arizona's Maternal Mental Health 2020 Mom Nonprofit Fellows: The aim of 2020 Mom's NonProfit State Policy Fellows program is to assist backbone organizations in developing a foundation for regulatory and statutory policy change to close gaps in maternal mental health in their states. Policy fellows are introduced to the State Legislative Process, thinking of the State Budget as a Policy, Creating Individual Calls to Action & Organization Sign on Letters, Social Media Advocacy, Communicating Effectively with Policymakers and Staff, Administrative Advocacy & Working with State Agency Leaders, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System, and Addressing Racial Disparities through Policy. At the end of the program Fellows will have developed an action plan presented to their peers and leadership, and will continue to receive support through the group listserv. To read more about the 2020 Mom Nonprofit Fellows Program, visit https://www.2020mom.org/state-policy-fellows Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance: https://www.mmhla.org/

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