Thank you to those of you who were able to make the focused strategy session meeting for the Montana Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative (MPMHC) as part of the Mind the Gap Montana series. The investment of time and expertise are invaluable, and we look forward to taking action together in our next meetings with you all again!

For those of you who could not make that first session we warmly welcome you to our next two meetings. Also, here is the link to a recording of the September 22nd session.

There are two remaining sessions of the series where we will build an action plan for launching the MPMHC: 

Thursday, October 9th, 2025

at 12pm MST:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81510460400

Monday, October 27th, 2025

at 12pm MST:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84045275381

If you know someone who you think should be a part of these discussions, please feel free to forward this email to them. We need many voices to create a group reflective of the families we all serve. 

Please don’t forget to sign up for Mind the Gap Monthly, an excellent resource for those working on and adjacent to perinatal mental health. Each issue provides information and news important to the State Policy Series including policy, advocacy, funding, new research, and other opportunities. 

Thank you for your partnership! 

Stephanie Morton, Executive Director, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies -

The Montana Coalition

Adriana Reyes de Merkle, Chair, PSI Montana Chapter