Webinar - Perinatal mental health

Session objectives

• Develop a shared understanding of perinatal mental health and its impact on mothers, children, families and the health system as a whole, drawing on research findings from the field as well as the practical experience shared by the speakers.
• Identify concrete and operational measures that health facilities can adopt to provide an integrated package of care that effectively addresses perinatal mental health within primary healthcare services, based on the research findings and practical experiences presented by the speakers.
• Facilitate a participatory exchange with participants following the presentations, to discuss the topic and share experiences from the field.

Speakers

• Jessica Maria-Violanda Spagnolo, BSW, MSW, PhD in Public Health
  Professor of Health and Social Services Organisation
  School of Administrative Sciences, TÉLUQ University
• Anteneh Asefa, PhD
  Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health
  Institute of Tropical Medicine
• Sainabou Drammeh, PhD Student in Public Health, Project- Maternal Mental Health, Community Advisory Boards in CEI, Community Health Intervention through Musical Engagement - in participation with the WG on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).

Simultaneous translation provided between English and French