In our March newsletter, Florida BH IMPACT shares Sleep Information and Tips and access to our resources from Florida BH IMPACT. 

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In the February Newsletter, Florida BH IMPACT promotes upcoming events in honor of Black History Month. We also highlight tools and resources for Substance Use Disorder during pregnancy. Click here to read our newsletter.
 

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At Florida BH IMPACT, we are committed to working to dismantle racism and directly addressing health disparities and inequities. In honor of Black History Month, below you can find organizations and upcoming events that highlight the ongoing work to address health disparities and improve perinatal mental health across the country.   The Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance. Click here to access their products, literature, and toolkit. The Black Mamas Matter toolkit is a resource for advocates who wish to take a human rights-based approach to maternal health and securing safe and respectful maternal health care for all. First released in June 2016, the toolkit was produced by the Center for Reproductive Rights in partnership with members of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance.

Included in the January newsletter is reminders about Florida BH IMPACT resources, announcements of offerings for OUD trainings through the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative, and the latest information about COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy.

The Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative (FPQC) is partnering with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) District XII, and American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) to provide education on opioid use disorder specialized for women's health care providers.

The ASAM Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (TOUD) Course is being held Saturday, February 13, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET for $25.
This course covers medications and treatments for OUD and provides 8 hours of required education needed to obtain the waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in an office-based setting.
Click here to visit the event site and register!
Click here to see the event flyer.

For the latest guidance from the CDC regarding the COVID-19 vaccine for those who are pregnant and breastfeeding, please click here. 

Click here to read ACOG's latest practice advisory regarding vaccinating pregnant and lactating patients against COVID-19. For ACOG's conversation guide, including points on risk, safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines during Pregnancy click here.

In our December Newsletter, learn about the upcoming Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Florida BH IMPACT resources, and recent findings about suicidality in childbearing individuals. Click here to view the December newsletter.

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JAMA Psychiatry recently published a study that characterized suicidality trends among childbearing individuals in the United States between 2006-2017. Admon et al. conducted a Maternal Behavioral Health Policy Evaluation, which included 595,237 commercially insured individuals between 15 and 44 years of age.

Key findings include: 

• Diagnoses of suicidality increased from 0.2% per 100 individuals in 2006 to 0.6% per 100 individuals in 2017.
• The diagnosis of suicidality with comorbid depression or anxiety increased from 1.2% per 100 individuals in 2006 to 2.6% per 100 individuals in 2017.
• Diagnoses of depression and/or anxiety increased over the study period from 12.1% per 100 individuals in 2006 to 20.9% per 100 individuals in 2017.

Researchers found that Non-Hispanic Black individuals, those with low-income, younger individuals, and those with comorbid anxiety, depression, or other serious mental illness, had larger escalations in suicidality between 2006-2017. This study's limitations include that it only utilized data from a single large commercial insurance provider. There has also been an increase in screening measures and awareness over the study period. These limitations suggest that these estimates in suicidality trends are conservative.
 

The Zero Suicide Toolkit provides a great framework for improving suicide care in health care settings.
Click here to learn more.

Click here to view the Florida BH IMPACT November Newsletter!

This month learn more about:

Florida BH IMPACT Resources like the Provider Portal, Website, and Florida Moms MH Resource Directory.

The CDC is working on learning more about COVID-19 during pregnancy. 
For the latest information on cases, data, and surveillance, click here!

A recent study released in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report analyzed 400,000 women aged 15-44 years with symptomatic COVID-19 between January 22 - October 3, 2020. This study found that severe illness, ICU admission, and death were more likely in pregnant women. Click here to read more.

In another study of 3,912 infants born to women infected with COVID-19, they found that 12.9% of the babies were born preterm compared to the national average of 10.2%. They tested 610 of the infants for COVID-19 and found that 2.6% were positive, primarily those born to women with infection at delivery.

As we learn more about COVID-19 and its risks associated with pregnancy, it is important that pregnant people continue attending appointments, getting recommended vaccines, and protecting themselves from the spread of COVID-19. Click here to read more information and guidelines regarding extra precautions for COVID-19 during pregnancy from the CDC.

Click here to see the Florida BH IMPACT October Newsletter!

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Therapy for Black Girls
Therapy for Black Girls, founded by Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, is a great resource.
Click the links below to reach their provider directory and blog with great information about women's mental health!

• Directory of Providers 
• Therapy for Black Girls Blog

Click here to visit their website!

Check out Florida BH IMPACT's September Newsletter for news and updates in behavioral health.
The Florida BH IMPACT Provider Portal is now active - sign up today!
Click here to access the newsletter.

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ANXIETY SCREENING IS NOW RECOMMENDED FOR ALL WOMEN AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS OVER 13

The Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI) released a recommendation in June, suggesting screening for anxiety for all women and adolescent girls aged 13 years or older who are not currently diagnosed with anxiety disorders, including pregnant and postpartum women. This recommendation is specifically targeted at clinicians providing preventive health care to women!  
Click here to read the article in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Psych News published an article explaining this recommendation further.
 

STUDIES SHOW THAT TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 THROUGH BREAST MILK IS UNLIKELY

Breast milk is an unlikely source of transmission for COVID-19 based on several studies. Click here to read the scientific brief on the topic from WHO. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study last month, finding that transmission of the virus through breast milk is unlikely based on a study of 18 infected women. Click here to read more.

The Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative hosted the 6th Annual Perinatal Mental Health Conference in Tampa, FL and online December 9, 10, and 11. Our theme this year was "Perinatal Mental Health Equity: Enhancing Care Access and Quality". The keynote speaker, Amalia Londoño Tobón, MD along with our other wonderful speakers contributed to a dynamic conversation around health equity for perinatal patients in Florida and beyond. We look forward to continuing this work with you all in 2022!

Case Report: Implementation of a Multi-Component Behavioral Health Integration Program in Obstetrics for Perinatal Behavioral Health was published in Frontiers in Psychiatry. This paper provides a look at the implementation phase of Florida Behavioral Health IMPACT (Florida BH IMPACT), a program led by Dr. Heather Flynn, Dr. Amandla Shabaka-Haynes, and Dr. Kay Roussos-Ross.

•Spring 2022 registration will re-open on January 4, at 7:00pm ET. The Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Degree Program will have Spring 2022 Drop/Add  drop-In Zoom advising hours from 9:00am to 3:00pm January 5, 6, 7, and 10 due to high student volume. Please consult the IMS Announcement’s Module on the IMS Homepage for the latest information on Drop/Add procedures. For assistance please read the below. We will be responding to email as time allows.

1. You can find more information about our program here. You may email IMSadvising@med.fsu.edu for general information.

2. You will need to be on track with our mapping milestones to be approved for a major change.

a. To view the Clinical Professions academic map click here.

b. To view the Community Patient Care academic map click here.

c. To view the Health Management, Policy, & Information academic map click here.

3. Submit our IMS Experiential Seminar Placement Form. Please click here for more information.

4. After your IMS Experiential Seminar Placement Form has been reviewed by our office, you will be notified by email regarding your next steps. Note that this can take several business days, and we cannot guarantee that you will be approved for a major change prior to the end of drop/add. We appreciate your patience in advance.