Episode 135: Black Maternal Mental Health

July 18, 2022 00:38:53
Episode 135: Black Maternal Mental Health
Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health
Episode 135: Black Maternal Mental Health

Jul 18 2022 | 00:38:53

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Show Notes

One of the biggest disparities affecting people of color in the United States concerns maternal mental health. In 2022, WorkingGroup512, based in East Austin, received a $5,000 grant from the Hogg Foundation for its maternal mental health project. The project provides holistic support and healing to a focus cohort of Black mothers and primary caregivers, ages 16 to 65, caring for at least one child between birth to two years old. In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Neishai Gregory, a doula who works with Working Group 512, and Virginia Baldwin, a mother and client, to learn more about the organization’s work building a community of care for Black women as they experience the mental health challenges of pregnancy and parenting. Related links Healthy Minds Grants 2022 https://hogg.utexas.edu/2021-healthy-minds-grants Maternal Mental Health: Where Family Well-being Begins https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-maternal-mental-health

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