02/2023 Maternal Vitality Newsletter-Empowering Black Women Now
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About Our Newsletters
Each month the Institute of Family and Community Impact, an OhioGuidestone initiative releases research Newsletters to explore our innovations closely. We want to communicate our projects, innovations, and other happenings while strengthening our relationship with the community in an accessible manner. Read the February Newsletter that closely explores our Maternal Vitality Study and the ways we are empowering Black women now in order to build a better future where families do more than just survive-they thrive! Learn more about our Maternal Vitality innovation and how we’re working toward empowering Black women by visiting our innovation page!
About Our February Maternal Vitality Study-Empowering Black Women Release
Our Maternal Vitality Study is a research-based therapy protocol developed with Black women for Black women by the Institute of Family and Community Impact and our supporting partner The George Gund Foundation. The Maternal Vitality Study centers family vitality at the core of the study and invites Black women to contribute strategies to identify and combat not only maternal depression, but also race-related stressors during 15 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) based therapy sessions.
Sneak-Peek Inside the February Maternal Vitality Study Newsletter
- Introduction to the Maternal Vitality Study funded by the George Gund Foundation
- Reading Corner: In this release we introduce you to literature that closely relates to our Maternal Vitality Study.
- Community Resources: We work with the communities we serve! In each Newsletter release find some resources that might be of help to you!
- Featured Participant: Abby Rinehart, Joyful Together Participant
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Payten Kleinhenz B.S., CDCA is a Behavioral Health Specialist IV at OhioGuidestone. As a former Research Analyst at the Institute of Family and Community Impact, she helped lead applied clinical science & research communications. She authored department written content such as newsletters and reports, social media posts, and articles by prioritizing evidence-based, research-backed writing and reader accessibility. She also managed research data through data collection, entry and storage. Payten graduated with a B.S. in Sociology from Western Carolina University in May 2022. Her sociological background drives her passion for dismantling systemic and structural barriers. Payten’s primary research and professional areas of interests include substance use disorders, and family/social ties in the context of power relations and structures.