Co-Lab
Co-Lab
Co-Laboratory
Our Co-Laboratory is where we co-create solutions and conduct research to close gaps in maternal mental health care.
Current Co-Lab Projects
Co-Lab
Embedding Lay Workforce into Ob Clinics to Increase Ob MMH Care Capacity
In partnership with CommonSpirit Health and with funding from the Cigna Foundation, the California Health Care Foundation, The Flourish Impact Fund, and the Klingenstein Foundation, this pilot will study the impact of embedding community health workers in Ob/Gyn clinics to expand Ob/Gyn capacity to screen and treat maternal mental health disorders. CHWs will support screening, provide brief intervention, collaborate with the patient and OB/Gyn with treatment plan development, and provide care coordination. The pilot planning phase kicked off in 2024, and implementation will begin in 2025.
Past Co-Lab Projects
Co-Lab
Understanding Patient and Provider Barriers to MMH Care
In partnership with The American Psychiatric Association (Principal Investigator: Diana Clarke) the Policy Center co-funded and co-developed patient barrier to care surveys and focus group questions. The results of these findings will be shared at the Policy Center’s annual FORUM in 2024.
Co-Lab
Moms Need a Village: Risk and Resources “Heat Maps”
In partnership with Plum Organics (Principal Investigator: Rebecca Britt), the Policy Center created risk and resource maps by county in the U.S. The findings illustrate that mothers don’t have the village they need, and some mothers face much higher risk depending on the county they live in.
Co-Lab
Closing Gaps in Maternal OCD Detection, Research, and Awareness
In partnership with the International OCD Foundation
Co-Lab
Pilot Study: Peer Support for Black Mamas: Tackling Isolation and Depression
In partnership with POEM (Mental Health America Ohio), RI International, and the Shades of Blue Project, with funding from the Cigna Foundation.
Co-Lab
Pilot Study: Maternal Mental Health Certified Peer Support Training
In partnership with Women’s Health Innovations, RI International, and Via Hope, with funding from the ‘hope and grace’ fund.
