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Natasha Takyi-Micah appointed to leadership team by The Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force

November 11, 2024
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The Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force is a collaborative of individuals and organizations committed to advancing policies and initiatives that continuously improve perinatal mental health access-to-care and treatment. Committed to advancing policies and initiatives that continuously improve perinatal mental health access-to-care and treatment.

Natasha will chair Equity and Inclusivity in the Policy and Regulation strategic area

The Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force has five strategic area action teams (SAATs): research and data, public awareness, screening and identification, treatment and support, and policy and regulation.

She will ensure that Policy and Regulation project strategies, methods, and outcomes are receptive to the needs of diverse populations.

Natasha, Treuhaft Fellow for Health Planning at The Center for Community Solutions, has been appointed the Equity and Inclusivity Chair in the Policy and Regulation Strategic Area. She will ensure that Policy and Regulation project strategies, methods, and outcomes are receptive to the needs of diverse populations.

The Policy and Regulation Strategic Action Team is tasked with identifying, promoting, and distributing anti-bias, culturally responsive, research-based, and trauma-informed screening protocols, and educational resources to equip screening providers with the tools and skills necessary to effectively screen. By offering resources for direct referral sources for perinatal mental health treatment and support, the Policy and Regulation team will be a resource for ongoing education and technical assistance related to perinatal mental health care.

Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force Mission

The task force’s mission is that Ohio be one of the leading states in the country in perinatal mental health education and access-to-care and treatment. The Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force is one of the strategy teams within Ohio Council to Advance Maternal Health (OH-CAMH) and the Mental Health America of Ohio.

Ohio Perinatal Mental Health Task Force Leadership

  • Public Policy and Advocacy Chair: Tonya Fulwider
  • Equity and Inclusivity Chair: Raquel Williams
  • Administrative Chair: Ebony Wilson and Becca Alexander

Strategic Area Action Team Chairs

Treatment and Support

  • SAAT Chairs: Hailee Childs and Lindsey Brown McCormick
  • Equity and Inclusivity Chair: Chahdael Foreman
  • Peer Chair: Melissa Schlosser 

Policy and Regulation

  • SATT Chair:  Amanda Fava
  • Equity and Inclusivity Chair: Natasha Takyi-Micah
  • Peer Chair: Rachel Hudgel and Olivia Atley

Screening and Identification

  • SAAT Chair: Rebekah McBride-Smith
  • Equity and Inclusivity Chair: Suban Warsame
  • Peer Chair: Danielle Bruner

Public Awareness

  • SAAT Chair: Sara Parko
  • Equity and Inclusivity Chair: Tanikka Price and Kelisia Hudson
  • Peer Chair: Arganise Kline

Research and Data

  • SAAT Chair: Melissa Wagner and Naleef Fareed
  • Equity and Inclusivity Chair: Stephanie Marshall and Cass Woodard
  • Peer Chair: Kalli Foreman Beglinger

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