Strengthening the System Supporting Perinatal People with Substance Use Disorder in the Midwest Using Group Model Building.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Providing comprehensive, evidence-based care to perinatal people with substance use disorders (SUD) requires multi-stakeholder collaboration and alignment. The National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center facilitated a system-strengthening process with the Midwest substance use in pregnancy (SUPper) club, a regional collaborative of health care providers, state public health agencies, and community-rooted organizations.

Methods

Facilitators led a 2 day group model building (GMB) workshop with 20 participants and two semi-structured interviews. Workshop participants were invited to complete an evaluation.

Results

Two primary trends were identified as priorities for change: (1) Birthing people's perception/experience of stigma and (2) The

SUBMITTER: Simon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10692270 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature