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Identifying Perinatal Mental Health Needs: Practical Approaches to Screening and Assessment

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Description

This workshop explores the critical role of screening for perinatal mental health conditions in healthcare settings. During the workshop, we will:

  • Review commonly used screening tools and their role in clinical care
  • Discuss factors that influence screening, assessment, and follow-up in diverse patient populations.
  • Describe general approaches to responding to positive screens, including referral and care coordination.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Explain the role of screening in improving detection of perinatal mental health conditions.

  • Identify opportunities to incorporate screening and assessment into routine care workflows.

  • Discuss common barriers to identification and engagement in perinatal mental health care.

  • Describe strategies to support appropriate follow-up and access to care.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to equip healthcare providers with a foundational understanding of perinatal mental health screening and assessment, including how to recognize concerns and respond appropriately in clinical settings.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Dr. Sofia Noori is the co-founder of Nema Health, a virtual clinic focused on high-quality care for trauma survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. Noori also serves as a perinatal psychiatrist for the state of Connecticut's ACCESS hotline, which provides perinatal psychiatric input to healthcare providers caring for pregnant patients across the state. Dr. Noori is an Assistant Clinical at Yale Department of Psychiatry and a graduate of the department's Adult Psychiatry Residency Program. While a resident, she served as the department's first Chief Resident of Digital Psychiatry and co-developed the nation's first digital psychiatry residency curriculum, which educates trainees on digital health and app prescribing. At Yale she served as the curriculum lead for Innovation to Impact, a NIDA-funded substance use entrepreneurship program that helps addiction researchers and clinicians commercialize their insights for the public good. She was a founding member of the Center for Digital Psychiatry at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, which aims to integrate digital health in the care of patients with serious mental illness. Aside from her endeavors in digital health, she is the co-founder of the Women’s Mental Health Conference at Yale, which increases awareness and education of important topics in women’s mental health. She is also the co-founder of the Yale Women's Housestaff Organization, an organization dedicated to improving the well-being and advancement of self-identified women at Yale. Dr. Noori's clinical focus lies in trauma, PTSD and women's mental health. She speaks both English and Spanish. She formerly was also a staff psychiatrist at Cornell Scott Hill Health Center, where she focused on immigrant and women's mental health. She is an MD graduate of the PRIME program at UCSF School of Medicine, a dual-degree program that trains emerging physician-leaders to transform care for underserved populations. Dr. Noori received her MPH in health policy and management at UC Berkeley.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Aetna Better Health of Louisiana
  • Humana Healthy Horizons in Louisiana
  • Louisiana Healthcare Connections