This webinar will explore why and how to engage faith actors as change agents for positive maternal mental health. “Maternal Mental Health: A Toolkit for Engaging Faith Actors as Change Agents” created by MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, is designed to equip diverse faith actors with the information and tools needed to raise awareness, deconstruct myths, and address barriers that inhibit positive maternal mental health.
By the end of the webinar, participants will:
- Recognize mental health disorders and symptoms
- Know how to communicate to reduce stigma and misinformation on maternal mental health
- Discuss theological dimensions and different faith messages on maternal mental health
- Understand how to leverage social media messaging on maternal mental health for faith communities
- Know how to promote good maternal health and self-care.
Speakers:
- Mrs. Millicent Muthoni Muriuki, Clinical Psychologist, Kijabe Hospital, Kenya
- Ms. Clene Nyiramahoro, Trauma Healing Master Facilitator, SIL International
- Dr. Anne Tweheyo Otwine, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bishop Stuart University, Uganda
- Mrs. Erin Pfeiffer, Consultant, USA
Moderator: Ms. Mona Bormet, Program Director, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership Faith Engagement Team and CCIH, USA
French interpretation will be available. Please share this notice with your Francophone colleagues.
