Examining Critical Mental Health Issues Across the Reproductive Life Cycle
October 23, 2024 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET
The National Academies Standing Committee on Reproductive Health, Equity, and Society will host a public webinar to explore mental health issues that individuals face across the reproductive life cycle, including issues around sexual education, sexual coercion, and violence.
Speakers, including researchers and practitioners, will touch upon social determinants of health, misinformation, and access to care for marginalized communities, among other topics. Discussions will also include identifying potential contextual and systemic solutions to address these issues. Learn more on the event page.
Speakers include:
- Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, FSAHM, Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh
- Inger Burnett-Zeigler, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- M. Antonia Biggs, PhD, Associate Professor and social psychologist at ANSIRH, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California San Francisco
- Ruth Shim, MD, MPH, Luke & Grace Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Associate Dean of Diverse and Inclusive Education, University of California Davis
Moderator:
Katherine L. Wisner, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics and Associate Chief, Prenatal Mental Health, Developing Brain Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences