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Parent Partnership Board urges statewide focus on maternal mental health, proposes closed-loop referrals
Summary
A parent board member told the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth that gaps in postpartum screening and follow-up leave many mothers untreated and urged agencies to adopt proactive, closed-loop needs assessments to connect families to care.
Colleen Kauell, a member of the OCCY Parent Partnership Board, told the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth on Sept. 19 that gaps in screening and follow-up for postpartum depression left her out of care and contributed to long-term family harms. Kauell said she “filled out the surveys at the doctor” during postpartum visits but the results were not followed up, and that she resigned from her job because untreated depression made returning to work impossible.
Kauell told commissioners the board’s new strategic plan (included in the meeting packet) aims to “strengthen child-serving systems across Oklahoma by bringing…
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