New research led by Bastyr University professor and researcher Tanya Taiwo highlights the harms of not meeting the mental health needs of BIPOC mothers and birthing people.
King 5 News shares the story of Kristin, a Community-Based Outreach Doula with Perigee Fund grantee Open Arms Perinatal Services, about the challenges she faced in accessing mental healthcare during her first pregnancy. Despite being an experienced doula, the struggle for mental health support took her by surprise. Her story sheds light on the critical need for better mental health resources for BIPOC birthing people.
“When you’re talking to somebody who looks like you and comes from where you come from and understands what’s going on, that takes the weight off right there.”
Kristin Travis, Community-Based Outreach Doula, Open Arms Perinatal Services