10 Practices Join RI MomsPRN Learning Collaborative Kickoff

CTC-RI, in collaboration with RIDOH, hosted the February 23 RI MomsPRN learning collaborative kickoff meeting for the 10 participating women’s health practices that care for pregnant and postpartum patients. Margaret Howard PhD, Division Director for Women’s Behavioral Health at Women and Infants Hospital, who was a founding member of the Day Hospital program, and also serves as the Executive Director for Women’s Mental Health at Care New England led a discussion on how to incorporate evidence-based screening tools for depression, anxiety and substance use disorders into the work done by the clinical team and resources available through teleconsultation services.

RIDOH has partnered with the Center for Women’s Behavioral Health (CWBH) at Women and Infants Hospital to provide a free statewide teleconsultation service staffed by perinatal behavioral health experts who can assist practices with behavioral health diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management as well as identification of appropriate community resources and services. Providers treating perinatal patients are welcome to call the RI MomsPRN psychiatry teleconsultation line M-F at 401-430-2800 or learn more by visiting their website (www.womenandinfants.org/ri-momsprn). RIDOH has contracted with CTC-RI to provide project management, data and evaluation support, as well as practice facilitation services for those involved in this learning cohort.