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Equity in access to mental health care after stillbirth

Presenter: Rana Jawish (Huntsman Mental Health Institute), Marcela Smid (University of Utah), Christy Schunn (Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network, Inc.), & Stacey Fletcher (University of Utah)Date: 10/12/24Brief Description: Discusses equity considerations in accessing mental health care in the wake of stillbirth.Keywords/Main Subjects: Mental health care, equity, healthcare accessSlides: View / download (Jawish), View / download (Smid)Copyright: copyright Rana Jawish, …

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Fostering a Culture of Wellness

Presenter: Jamuna Jones, LCSW (University of Utah Health) and Jake Van Epps, PhD (University of Utah Health) Date: 10/12/24Brief Description: A presentation from the Resiliency Center that discusses the symposium through a lens of wellness and resilience. Keywords/Main Subjects: Wellness, resiliency, loss, trauma.Slides: View / downloadCopyright: copyright Jamuna Jones & Jake Van Epps ©2024 Jamuna Jones Jamuna Jones, LCSW is …

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A Review of Group Singing and Social Cohesion: Recommendations for Assessing Social Cohesion in Utah’s Youth

Background Social cohesion is a fundamental social determinant of health that signifies the strength and quality of relationships among individuals or groups within a given community or society.1-3 It is also an important component of social health as outlined by the 7 Domains of Health, which reflects an individual’s “connection to family, intimate partner, friends, …

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Perinatal depression trends in Utah and the role of nurses and integrated behavioral health professionals

Abstract Objectives: Perinatal depression is a serious condition that many women experience in Utah. Women with this challenge may not receive adequate treatment even when they are screened. This study evaluated the needs of Utah women who are perinatally depressed and identified recommendations for addressing this public health concern. Methods: Data collected from the Utah …

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Impact of COVID-19 on Women’s Mental Health and What It Taught Us

The COVID-19 pandemic presented new and unique challenges in many areas of life. Women in the US were impacted differently than men in some of these areas, including work-life changes, home and family changes, and responsibility for problem-solving. The purpose of this section is to explore how these changes affected women’s mental health. We focus …

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7 Domains of Women’s Health: Ovarian Cancer Landscape Post Roe v Wade

With the overturning of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, patients, advocates, clinicians, and researchers have braced themselves for the long-term negative impact on women’s health. The public and political discussion typically turns to abortion access and reproductive rights, with seldom consideration and conversation regarding how this decision may negatively …

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Interpersonal Violence

Introduction Interpersonal violence is a global phenomenon that cuts across the life-course – child abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV) and elder mistreatment – with both public and private implications for almost one in three women, and countless other victims worldwide.1 In the U.S., the domestic violence movement emerged in the media, law, policy, research, and …

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Impact of Nature on Women’s Spiritual Health and Well-Being: Nature as Resistance for Women in Fostering Spiritual Health and Well-being

Historically, spiritual health is often linked to religiosity. However, in this article, we have chosen to distinguish spiritual health from religion, making the case that spirituality is about being at peace with the internal self rather than being compelled by external influences. Michaelson et al (2019) contended spiritual health is comprised of four domains: 1) …

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