Understanding African American grief requires taking a long look at the historical and contemporary experiences around the issues of death. But troublingly, there is very little research conducted on Black grief and its connection to racism and the social injustices connected to it.
Understanding the impact of systemic racism and its influence on how a person reacts to loss sets the stage for addressing how best to support communities that are disproportionately affected by infant death.
This webinar will offer insight on how some women of color deal with compounded loss and trauma. Participants will walk away with an opportunity to gain additional knowledge on how to best serve communities of color affected by infant loss.
Stacy Scott, PhD, MPA: Dr. Scott has spent the past 30 years designing and implementing programs to address health disparities in under-resourced communities. In 2016, she founded the Global Infant Safe Sleep Center, an organization with a mission to empower the world’s communities to achieve equity in infant survival. She is also the executive director of Baby’s 1st Network and is a Senior Director at NICHQ, where she works on multiple initiatives, including co-directing the National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Improvement and Innovation Network.
Who is eligible?
Partner Staff of the SAMSHA Healthy Families Program: direct service provider in the St. Louis Metro region who serves pregnant and postpartum women, children and families. PBHI Partners can also participate.
What is the commitment?
90-minute training session.
Training Date (Virtual training):
August 27, 2021 @ 9:00am – 10:30am
Location for Training:
Via Zoom. Link will be sent out to registrants. Registration link cannot be shared.
Please contact Rose Anderson-Rice, randersonrice@generatehealthstl.org if you have
questions or comments.