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Annotation: This document compares two national mental health hotlines: the Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-9-HELP4MOMS) and the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Maternal Mental Health Hotline, launched in May 2022 and funded by HRSA, provides non-crisis support specifically for pregnant and postpartum people with 24/7 service in English and Spanish. The 988 hotline, launched in July 2022 and funded by SAMHSA, serves as a crisis line for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts or mental health crises, operating through a network of over 200 centers with multiple communication channels. Both services offer language translation and provide referrals to local resources.

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Keywords: Maternal mental health, Hotlines, Mental health services

Annotation: In this virtual learning session hosted by AMCHP and ASTHO, attendees explored critical mental health resources designed to support maternal and child health populations, focusing on the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline and the 988 Suicide Prevention Crisis Lifeline. The panel featured prominent experts including Dr. John Draper from Vibrant Emotional Health who oversees the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Dawn Levinson representing the Maternal and Child Health Bureau as their Behavioral Health Lead, and Richard McKeon who heads SAMHSA's Suicide Prevention Branch. The session highlighted how these national crisis response systems operate, examined their unique approaches to addressing mental health needs among different populations, and presented strategic opportunities for state and territorial public health agencies to form partnerships that enhance resource promotion, improve service coordination, and ultimately strengthen mental health support systems for mothers, children, and families throughout their communities. Downloadable materials includ slide deck, speaker biographies, and handouts.

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Keywords: Maternal mental health, Hotlines, Mental health services, Children's mental health, Suicide prevention, Partnerships

Annotation: This website presents a comprehensive overview of state harm reduction strategies aimed at improving outcomes for reproductive-aged women who use substances, developed as a collaborative project between AMCHP and NASADAD (National Association of State and Alcohol Drug Abuse Directors). The site outlines the critical context of substance use disorders (SUDs) in the United States, noting that women comprise 40% of individuals with SUDs and are most vulnerable during their reproductive years. It explains harm reduction approaches, which include practices like naloxone distribution, SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment), medication-assisted treatment, and syringe services programs. The website addresses COVID-19's impact on harm reduction services and provides an extensive glossary of relevant terms and acronyms. It also includes state-by-state profiles highlighting successful collaborations between state Maternal and Child Health programs and alcohol and drug abuse agencies, with particular attention to evidence-based practices and replicable strategies for future implementation.

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Keywords: MCH programs, Title V programs, Mental health, Substance abusing mothers, Substance abusing pregnant women, Substance abuse prevention programs, Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Annotation: This report synthesizes the challenges faced by Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs in addressing perinatal cannabis use, particularly as legalization expands across jurisdictions. The report highlights multiple intersecting issues, including widespread misinformation, growing industry influence, pandemic-related budget limitations, and racial disparities in both substance use reporting and criminalization. While emphasizing MCH programs' crucial role in tackling these challenges through educational initiatives, data surveillance, and policy development, it strongly advocates for non-punitive approaches that maintain family unity. The report concludes with a comprehensive resource compilation, categorized by state and resource type, encompassing toolkits, educational materials for various audiences, public health campaign materials, data resources, and policy guidelines, with many resources available in multiple languages to support equitable and inclusive approaches to addressing perinatal cannabis use.

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Keywords: Marijuana, Perinatal health, MCH programs, Mental health, Infant health, Substance using mothers

Annotation: This webinar highlights two innovative telehealth programs developed to address mental health and substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first presentation by Dr. Rachel Whitman describes Rhode Island's 24/7 buprenorphine hotline, which provides telephone-based treatment for opioid use disorder without requiring video capability, making it accessible to vulnerable populations with limited technology access. The second presentation by Dr. Gwen Latendresse showcases Utah's project to implement universal electronic screening for perinatal depression in rural public health districts and provide telehealth group therapy sessions for women with mild to moderate symptoms. Both speakers emphasize how the pandemic accelerated telehealth adoption while simultaneously creating greater barriers to care access. They address equity concerns, highlighting the importance of audio-only options to reach marginalized populations, and discuss program outcomes, future goals, and lessons learned about expanding telehealth for behavioral health treatment.

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Keywords: Rhode Island, Utah, Telemedicine, Pregnant women, Postpartum women, Mental health, Substance abuse, Covid-19 (suggested keyword), Case studies, Infant health, Washington, New Mexico, Iowa, Arkansas, South Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Native Americans

Annotation: This brief report expresses AMCHP's commitment to responding to mental health and substance use disorders within the MCH population. The talking points provide a high-level overview of AMCHP's member experiences, behavioral health project portfolio, and mental health related activities in AMCHP's strategic plan.

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Keywords: Mental health, Substance abuse, MCH programs,

Annotation: This issue brief from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs examines the intersection of housing instability, mental health, and substance use disorders (SUD) among maternal and child health populations. It highlights how homelessness disproportionately affects women and children, with 33% of the U.S. homeless population being families with children, and describes how housing instability both contributes to and is exacerbated by mental illness and SUD. The document outlines various housing intervention models, from prevention to permanent supportive housing, including Recovery Housing and Housing First approaches, and emphasizes the importance of cross-system collaborations between healthcare and housing partners. It presents successful state initiatives and partnerships between Title V programs, Medicaid agencies, child welfare departments, and housing authorities, such as Massachusetts' FOR Families program and North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Pilot. The brief concludes with specific strategies for Title V programs to address these intersecting challenges, including promoting housing instability screening in healthcare settings, partnering with housing authorities, and ensuring home visitors are equipped with appropriate tools and resources.

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Keywords: Mental health, Title V programs, Block grants, Housing, Homelessness, Substance abuse, Family centered services

Annotation: This video recording aims to explore comprehensive telehealth applications in maternal and child healthcare, particularly focusing on four key telehealth modalities and their potential to enhance care delivery. The content examines how various states have implemented telehealth solutions for both provider training and improving behavioral health services for maternal and child populations. Through comparative analysis of traditional care versus telehealth approaches and discussion of adoption factors, the presentation demonstrates practical strategies for state and territorial health agencies to effectively leverage telehealth technology in improving behavioral health outcomes for mothers and children.

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Keywords: Telemedicine, Substance abuse, Maternal health, Infant health, Mental health, Staff development, Case studies, Substance abusing mothers, Montana, Connecticut, New Hampshire, South Carolina,

Annotation: This webinar discusses the impact of stigma on mental health, with a focus on recognizing and reducing stigma. The presenters define stigma as a set of negative and unfair beliefs that devalue individuals with mental illness, and distinguish between public/social stigma and perceived/self stigma. They emphasize how stigma creates barriers to accessing services and contributes to unmet mental health needs. The session features three panelists: a program coordinator from the National Alliance on Mental Illness who discusses their educational programs and advocacy efforts; a parent and advocate who shares personal experiences raising a child with mental health challenges and the stigma encountered; and a maternal wellness manager who describes Colorado's public awareness campaigns addressing maternal mental health stigma. The webinar includes group discussions about effective strategies for destigmatization and highlights the importance of integrating mental health with physical health, increasing mental health literacy, and embedding mental health services in various settings.

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Keywords: Title V programs, Mental health,

Annotation: This webinar describes how maternal mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) systems change can lead to increases in diagnosis and treatment rates; identifies opportunities to utilize the lifting of the "Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Exclusion" to improve treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in MCH populations; and discusses the process by which Virginia leveraged a Medicaid IMD waiver to improve access to care and treatment for MH/SUD in reproductive age women. Length: 60 minutes, 9 seconds.

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Keywords: Mental health, Pregnant women, Substance abusing mothers, Access to care, MCH services, Maternal health, Virginia

Annotation: This poster of a woman and child illustrates the fact that 14-year-olds have the right to confidential mental health care. The poster was sponsored by New Mexico AYA COIIN (Adolescent and Young Adult Health Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network).

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Confidentiality, Adolescent mental health, Posters

Annotation: This resource guide from Vermont provides resources and materials to facilitate providing high quality care to adolescents and young adults in clinical practices. It lists recommended characteristics for clinics providing health care for young adults, as well as comments and recommendations to attain those characteristics.

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Keywords: Vermont, Adolescent health, Adolescent mental health, Confidentiality, Homosexuality, Pregnancy, Vaccines

Annotation: This report focuses on Promise Neighborhoods, an initiative proposed by President Barak Obama that would identify 20 communities experiencing poverty, crime, and low student achievement and would implement a strategy to meet several goals, including achieving good physical and mental health for children, enrollment in and graduation from college by every child, and good jobs for parents so that families are economically self-sufficient. The report addresses the feasibility of measuring the results of such an initiative. The paper proposed criteria for selection of indicators and presents a list of desired program results.

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Keywords: Children, Crime, Economic factors, Educational attainment, Employment, Families, Federal programs, Health, Mental health, Initiatives, Low income groups, Parents, Poverty, Program evaluation