To improve access to care for birthing individuals with substance use or opioid use disorders in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the CIRCLE UP program will integrate evidence-based pharmacotherapy, mental health services, and support for social determinants of...
To establish accessible and culturally relevant maternal health services for Indigenous families, the Gun Lake Tribe will launch a comprehensive program at the Gun Lake Tribal Health Center. The initiative will train staff, develop referral systems and care protocols,...
To improve maternal and infant health outcomes for Black and Brown families in Benton Harbor, the Continuum of Care Initiative will deploy Maternal and Infant Health (MIH) Navigators to strengthen care coordination and support. Through partnerships with local health...
To improve maternal and infant health outcomes in Genesee County, the Daddy as a Doula (DAD) program will train fathers to serve as non-professional doulas for their partners. Through a culturally relevant, doula-adjacent model led by InvolvedDad and other partners,...
To expand access to culturally responsive maternal care, the Ingham County Health Department will strengthen and support a network of Black doulas through training, peer support, and systems integration. Building on prior efforts, the project will offer postpartum...
To reduce racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes in Kalamazoo, the Connect Care Doula Program will integrate doulas into clinical care teams and establish a sustainable, community-based doula workforce. The program will create a culturally...
To improve maternal and infant health outcomes for youth impacted by or aging out of foster care, The New Foster Care (TNFC) will provide comprehensive doula services, mental health care, and engage in systems advocacy. TNFC will integrate pre- and post-partum doula...
To reduce prenatal cannabis use in Michigan, Michigan State University (MSU) will conduct a study and develop a cannabis education toolkit for health professionals. The project will identify barriers to managing pregnancy-related symptoms without cannabis, train...
To improve maternal health and support survivors of domestic and sexual violence, this project will train doulas, birthing professionals, and survivor advocates across Michigan. The training will focus on addressing the intersection of domestic and sexual violence...
