Expectant parents who struggle with substance use may not ask for help for various reasons. Judgment-free conversations about substance use can help expectant parents get the support they need to have a healthy pregnancy.
Join the Office of Head Start and its National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety for this webinar, and learn how to have compassionate and helpful conversations about substance use and recovery that lead to greater health equity.
This webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.
Session Details
Thursday, March 23 | 1 - 2 p.m.
Virtual
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In this webinar, Head Start will discuss:
how substance use affects the health of the expectant parent and baby
how to use motivational interviewing techniques to reduce stigma during conversations about substance use and recovery
why talking with expectant parents about substance use and recovery is important to achieving health equity
This webinar benefits:
Head Start and Early Head Start program staff, families, directors, managers, and administrators
Home visitors
Infant and early childhood mental health consultants
To learn more, visit the Head Start website.