Perinatal Mental Health Summit Schedule

ADVANCING PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH

PROMOTING EQUITY AND FOSTERING EARLY RELATIONAL HEALTH FOR ALL

Join us in Brooklyn for a transformative event dedicated to maternal and reproductive mental health, featuring leading experts, thought-provoking discussions, and invaluable networking opportunities. The event brings together clinicians, advocates, and community leaders to explore pressing issues in our communities.

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April 4: Schedule

8:15-8:45 a.m.

Registration/Coffee

8:45-9:15 a.m.

Welcome

Speaker: Haroula Ntalla, M.S.Ed., CSE, LP, FIPA, Brooklyn College, Early Childhood Education/Art Education Department; Member—Contemporary Freudian Society / Fellow of the International Psychoanalytic Association

Opening Remarks: Zahirah McNatt, DrPH, MHSA, Chief Equity Officer and Deputy Commissioner for the Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness (CHECW) at the New York City Health Department

9:15-10:15 a.m.

Keynote

“Maternal Mortality and Maternal Mental Health: How Can We Address and Develop Pathways to Reverse This Public Health Crisis?”

Speaker: Ashanda Saint-Jean, M.D., FACOG, Associate Professor in the Department of OB/GYN at New York Medical College

10:20-11:20 a.m.

Panel 1

“Communities of Care to Foster Maternal Mental Health Throughout the Perinatal Period”

Moderator: Ashanda Saint-Jean

Speakers:

Paige Bellenbaum, LCSW, PMH-C, Motherhood Center—The Maternal Mental Health Continuum of Care
Leah Habersham, M.D., MBA, MLIS, MSCR, FACOG, FASAM, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Psychiatry—Support for Substance Use Disorder During the Perinatal Period
Christiane Manzella, Ph.D., Seleni Institute—Perinatal Loss, Trauma, and Grief

11:30 A.M.-12:15 p.m.

Plenary 1

“Utilizing a Faith-Based Framework of Mental Health to Treat Perinatal Muslim Women”

Speaker: Venus Mahmoodi, Ph.D., Columbia University Medical Center and a Whitaker Scholar in Developmental Neuropsychiatry

12:15-1:05 p.m.

Lunch

1:10-1:55 p.m.

Plenary 2

“Empowering Black Women for Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes”

Speaker: Nneka Symister, LCSW; My Local Therapist

2-2:45 p.m.

Plenary 3

“Perinatal Mental Health and Reproductive Justice: The Connective Thread Between Care, Community, and Policy”

Speaker: Jen Dembo, LCSW, Doula, Psychotherapist; Every Day Parenting

2:45-3 p.m.

Break

3-3:30 p.m.

Plenary Panel Q&A

Moderator: Haroula Ntalla

Speakers: Venus Mahmoodi, Nneka Symister, and Jen Dembo

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Panel 2

“New York City Perinatal Health and Mental Health Providers of Care”

Speakers:

Mary Evelyn Carroll, MSN, CNM, FNP-BC, Certified Nurse-Midwife, OB/GYN, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Ines Robles-Urgiles, LCSW, IMH-E®, CLC, Nurse-Family Partnership, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Anabel Rivera, Co-Director, Ancient Song Doula Services

Moderator: Alison Whitney, M.P.H., Assistant Director, Clinical and Community Partnerships, Citywide Doula Initiative, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

4:35-5 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Speaker: Fatima Kadik, M.A., Director, Early Childhood Mental Health Programs, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

5-5:45 p.m.

Reception/Networking

Presidential Lecture Series

April 3, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn College

Prenatal Mental Health Summit

April 4, 8:15 a.m.-5 :45 p.m.
Greg Jackson Center

Schedule

April 3, 7 p.m.

Presidential Lecture Series

Speaker: TBA

April 4

Perinatal Mental Health Summit

8:15-8:45 a.m.: Registration/Coffee

8:45-9:15 a.m.: Welcome

Speaker: Haroula Ntalla, M.S.Ed., CSE, LP, FIPA, Brooklyn College

9:15-10:15 a.m.: Keynote

“Maternal Mortality and Maternal Mental Health: How Can We Address and Develop Pathways to Reverse This Public Health Crisis?”

Speaker: Ashanda Saint-Jean, M.D., FACOG, New York Medical College; WMC Health Center for Women’s Health Equity, OBGYN

10:20-11:20 a.m.: Panel 1

“Communities of Care to Foster Maternal Mental Health Throughout the Perinatal Period”

Moderator: Ashanda Saint-Jean

Speakers:

Paige Bellenbaum, LCSW, Motherhood Center—The Maternal Mental Health Continuum of Care
Leah Habersham, M.D., Mount Sinai Hospital, Psychiatry and OBGYN—Support for Substance Use Disorder During the Perinatal Period
Christiane Manzella, Ph.D., Seleni Institute—Perinatal Loss, Trauma, and Grief

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Plenary 1

“Utilizing a Faith-Based Framework of Mental Health to Treat Perinatal Muslim Women”

Speaker: Venus Mahmoodi, Ph.D., Columbia University Medical Center in the Women’s and Reproductive Mental Health Program

12:15-1:05 p.m.: Lunch

1:10-1:55 p.m.: Plenary 2

“Empowering Black Women for Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes”

Speaker: Nneka Symister, LCSW; My Local Therapist

2-2:45 p.m.: Plenary 3

“Perinatal Mental Health and Reproductive Justice: The Connective Thread Between Care, Community, and Policy”

Speaker: Jen Dembo, LCSW, Doula, Psychotherapist; Every Day Parenting

2:45-3 p.m.: Break

3-3:30 p.m.: Plenary Panel Q&A

Moderator: Haroula Ntalla

Speakers: Venus Mahmoodi, Nneka Symister, and Jen Dembo

3:30-4:30 p.m.: Panel 2

“New York City Perinatal Health and Mental Health Providers of Care”

Speakers:

Ines Robles-Urgiles, LCSW, NYC Nurse-Family Partnership, DOHMH
Anabel Rivera, Co-Director, Ancient Song Doula Services

4:35-5 p.m.: Closing Remarks

Speaker: Fatima Kadik, M.A., Director, Early Childhood Mental Health Programs, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

5-5:45 p.m.: Reception/Networking

Speaker Bios

Presidential Lecture Series

April 3, 7 p.m.

Speaker: TBA

Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Ave.

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