CONTACT: Karen Peart (Yale)
January 19, 2012 (203) 432-1322
Kaelan Richards (DeLauro)
(202) 225-3661
YALE, DELAURO TO ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION NEW AWARD TO NEW HAVEN MOMS PARTNERSHIP
New Haven, CT – On Friday, January 20, at 10:00am, Yale University, city agencies, and community groups will be joined by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro to announce a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health to help fund the work of the New Haven Mental Health Outreach for Mothers, or MOMS Partnership.
With a network of 513 mothers living in New Haven, the community-academic partnership works to meet complex needs of mothers who may be struggling with mental health issues. Mothers in New Haven who have been trained in research methods and mental health outreach — called Community Mental Health Ambassadors — will lead the efforts of the MOMS Partnership throughout the city.
The MOMS Partnership represents a coordinated effort by the Yale Department of Psychiatry, the City of New Haven, and the New Haven mothers themselves.
“Over the next five years, we will implement evidenced-based mental health interventions in community settings,’ said Megan Veneema Smith, assistant professor of psychiatry and principal investigator on the grant. “This work would not be possible without the dedication and passion of our community partners.”
The New Haven MOMS Partnership consists of the Clifford Beers Child Guidance Clinic, New Haven Healthy Start, New Haven Health Department, All Our Kin, The Diaper Bank, The State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families, and the Housing Authority of New Haven. The MOMS Partnership also has an advisory committee of over 40 state and local leaders.
WHAT: Press conference to announce $2.5 million grant for New Haven MOMS Partnership
WHEN: Friday, January 20, at 10:00am
WHERE: Quinnipiac Terrace
2 John Williamson Drive
New Haven, CT 06513
WHO: Marijane Carey, LCSW, MPH, Director, New Haven Health Outreach for Mothers Project
Dr. Megan Smith, Principal Investigator
Dr. Chisara N. Asomugha, MD, MSPH, FAAP, Community Services Administrator City of New Haven
Jolyn Wilson, Community Mental Health Ambassador, New Haven MOMS Partnership
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro
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