The Women's Health Forum is an opportunity for organizations in Northern Manhattan to come together and discuss important topics related to women's health. This event aims to bring mental health issues into focus, including how we address them through holistic and healing modalities and the arts. Don't miss out on this informative and engaging forum where you can network with like-minded individuals, share what your organization is doing in this field, and learn from others. Mark your calendars and be prepared for an inspiring day filled with insightful discussions and valuable connections. We look forward to seeing you there!
Agenda:
9:00 doors open - breakfast
10:00 Welcome by Kota
10:10 Keynote speaker: Catherine Monk (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Chief of Division of Women’s Mental Health)
10:35 Roundtable intros of organizations in the room
11:00 Moderated discussion
11:50 Conclusion
12-1pm Lunch and networking
Keynote Speaker Catherine Monk
Catherine Monk, PhD, is the inaugural Diana Vagelos Professor of Women’s Mental Health and Chief, Division of Women’s Mental Health, in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) and Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Monk is the founding director of Women’s Mental Health @Ob/Gyn, an embedded service helping women across the life course and enhancing health equity by accepting most insurances for mental health care. Dr Monk’s research, at the PerinatalPathways lab, brings together the fields of developmental psychopathology, developmental psychobiology, developmental neuroscience, and perinatal psychiatry to focus on the earliest influences on children’s developmental trajectories—those that happen in utero—and how to intervene early to help pregnant people and prevent mental health problems in the next generation. Her research has been continuously funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) since her NIH Career Development award in 2000. Dr. Monk directs the new Center for the Transition to Parenthood (TtP): Two Generation Impact, a research-to-practice initiative to provide greater support and information to all patients undergoing perinatal care, address the mental health of all parents, improve infant outcomes, and promote family well-being.