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 purpose of the Policy and Regulation Strategic Action Team is to support, promote, and resource policy and advocacy initiatives that streamline and operationalize screening practices, address barriers to equitable access and care, and support perinatal mental health providers and support services workforce. The Policy and Regulation Strategic Action Team also plans to protect funding for a statewide stakeholder group to address perinatal mental health and education.
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: Cass Woodard
- Peer Chair: Kalli Foreman Beglinger
