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Pathways to Perinatal Mental Health Equity
Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Summary
Mental health conditions occurring during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum (the perinatal period) occur in 1 in 5 perinatal individuals. To improve mental health care during the perinatal period, this study will implement and compare a health care model of improving mood and anxiety disorder care in practices with a health care-community partnership model. The study will include 32 perinatal care settings across the United States. Half of them will have the health care model, the other half will have the health care-community partnership model. The study is designed to answer the question, "Should states and healthcare systems put resources into a healthcare system approach or a healthcare-community partnership approach to mental health care?" The results of this study will help states and healthcare systems decide how to develop pathways for increasing access to mental health care for pregnant and postpartum individuals.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1270
Start Date
2025-12-05
Completion Date
2030-10-01
Last Updated
2026-01-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Program in Support of Moms (PRISM)
Program in Support of Moms (PRISM): a practice-level intervention with implementation support that helps obstetric practices integrate mental health care for perinatal individuals. To help obstetric practices implement pathways for screening, assessment, and a stepped intervention response for mental health problems and social determinants of health. PRISM offers training in trauma informed and equitable care, technical assistance, and implementation and change management support.
PSI Peer Support
Postpartum Support International (PSI) Peer Support: a service administered by PSI that pairs perinatal individuals with a volunteer peer mentor who provides support, psychoeducation, behavioral activation, and navigation services, which includes planning, goal setting, and practical tools to manage parenting and mental health symptoms.
Locations (1)
UMass Chan Medical School
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States