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Missouri Maternal Health Action Network

The Action Network is comprised of key stakeholders and strategic partners such as service providers, organizations, and mothers with lived experience from across the state of Missouri.

The Action Network works to develop strategic action plans and recommendations to foster effective cross-system collaborations and address barriers preventing mothers affected by perinatal substance use from receiving needed services, aiming to improve behavioral health outcomes for mothers, children and families affected by perinatal substance use.

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Three dots in a circle that are connected to symbolize the coordination and strengthening of services

Missouri Maternal Health Action Network

The Action Network is comprised of key stakeholders and strategic partners such as service providers, organizations, and mothers with lived experience from across the state of Missouri.

The Action Network works to develop strategic action plans and recommendations to foster effective cross-system collaborations and address barriers preventing mothers affected by perinatal substance use from receiving needed services, aiming to improve behavioral health outcomes for mothers, children and families affected by perinatal substance use.

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to develop this

coordinated network of services and supports

the Action Network will continue to:

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Engage stakeholders and strategic partners (e.g., service providers, medical providers, and mothers with lived experience) from across the state.

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Identify barriers that prevent mothers affected by substance use from receiving needed services.

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Identify gaps preventing systems from providing high quality and equitable services as well as the opportunities to effective cross-system collaborations.

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Discuss how we overcome collaboration barriers and enhance support services delivery, access to, and navigation of support services to mothers affected by substance use.

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Address identified gaps preventing systems from providing and mothers affected by substance use from receiving needed services.

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Develop action plans and recommendations to fill identified gaps and foster effective cross-system collaborations.

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Establish intentional collaborations and strategic action plans to address (1) barriers affecting cross-system collaboration, (2) delivery of support services to mothers affected by substance use, and (3) access and navigation of support services to mothers affected by substance use.

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My Story

“I’ve tried to push these people away, like, ‘Okay, I think I’m done with this. I don’t need to do this anymore.’ But they know me. They know me so well. I’m so grateful they’ve never given up on me. It’s a good feeling to know that you’re not being judged. It’s been a very long road. And like I said, it’s been ugly, it’s been good. But here I am, I don’t give up. I try to be a good role model for my kids. I am a far better a person than I was two years ago… For me, it’s been life-changing…”

Testimonial excerpt from a participant of the Burrell Behavioral Health – a community mental and behavioral health center with locations in 18 counties across Missouri, used with permission.

“I’ve tried to push these people away, like, ‘Okay, I think I’m done with this. I don’t need to do this anymore.’ But they know me. They know me so well. I’m so grateful they’ve never given up on me. It’s a good feeling to know that you’re not being judged. It’s been a very long road. And like I said, it’s been ugly, it’s been good. But here I am, I don’t give up. I try to be a good role model for my kids. I am a far better a person than I was two years ago… For me, it’s been life-changing…”

Testimonial excerpt from a participant of the Burrell Behavioral Health – a community mental and behavioral health center with locations in 18 counties across Missouri, used with permission.

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