This event is hosted by Futures Without Violence.

This discussion will explore the significant and often overlooked consequences that interpersonal violence has on maternity health outcomes. Panelists will present the latest research on the impact of violence on maternal health outcomes, best practices for addressing violence in the clinical setting and policy recommendations for the MediCal program.

Agenda:

• Summary of the research on the correlation between violence and adverse maternal health outcomes.

• Effective strategies for healthcare professionals to address violence in the maternity care setting.

• Policy recommendations for improving maternal health outcomes in the MediCal program.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Diana E. Ramos – Surgeon General of California

• Maeve Wallace, PhD – Reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist, Tulane University

• Monica McLemore PhD, MPH, RN – Professor, University of Washington

• L Tomay Douglas, MSW - Adjunct Professor, Vermont Law School

• Virginia Duplessis, MSW – Futures Without Violence