Supporting the Well-Being of Indigenous Mothers and Babies
February 11, 2025
Supporting the Well-Being of Indigenous Mothers and Babies
Supporting the Well-Being of Indigenous Mothers and Babies
Hosted by Annie E. Casey Foundation
Date: February 11, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 11 AM PST
The presentation and discussion will highlight how Family Spirit, a Casey-funded program of the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins University, provides evidence-based maternal home-visiting services to mothers with babies and toddlers up to age 3. The program serves mothers in 170 tribal communities in 28 states. It includes partnerships with public health, tribal health and child welfare systems and addresses both physical and behavioral health.
The webinar is part of the Foundation’s Leading With Evidence series, which promotes effective and equitable evidence-based approaches in a variety of settings.
Why Is This Important?
- Communities and systems interested in supporting maternal well-being through culturally affirming evidence-based practice can learn from the Family Spirit example.
- Service providers can learn how Family Spirit incorporated multiple federal funding streams to offset the cost of implementing this program.
Panelists:
- Cynthia Weaver, senior associate, Evidence-Based Practice Group, Annie E. Casey Foundation;
- Emily Haroz associate professor, Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; and
- Leonela Nelson, research associate, Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Questions? Please call 410-547-6600