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POSTPARTUM EXPERIENCES
Postpartum depression can sometimes feel like having pampers scattered all over the house—a reflection of the overwhelm, exhaustion, and chaos that can deeply affect a mother’s maternal mental health. But no matter how the pampers pile up, every mother deserves to be pampered...
3rd Annual Maternal Mental Health Summit
Join Us for the 3rd Annual Maternal Mental Health Summit!
Presented by Wright’s Way Foundation
📅 Saturday, February 22, 2025
📍 OSU Healthy Community Center
1600 E. Long Street, Columbus, Ohio
⏰ 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Featuring Our Honorary Chair:
Danielle Tong
Executive Director CelebrateOne
Every mother’s postpartum journey is unique. Each deserves access to care, resources, and a strong support network to nurture her maternal mental health and well-being. The "Our Postpartum Experiences" concept symbolizes the love, understanding, and essential support needed to thrive during the 4th trimester, turning moments of chaos into opportunities for healing and care.
According to the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, one in five women will experience maternal mental health conditions during pregnancy or the first year postpartum.
Yet, 75% of these women go untreated.
This free summit will feature:
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Speakers & Panel Discussions
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Mocktail Sampling & Presentation
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Brunch Bites
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Resources
Elizabeth Brown
President & CEO
YWCA Columbus
Trish Wright
Co-Founder & Board President
Wright's Way Foundation
Jessica M. Roach, MPH, LPN
Founder & CEO
ROOTT
SPEAKERS
Bryttani Debro MPA, MSW
ROOTT
Janelle Wilson
Author "Miracle Baby"
Samorra Dower
Family Solutions USA
Ekima Smith
CEO & Founder
The Five Party & Event Center
Ciera Frazier
CEO & Founder
Frazier Consulting
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Julie Holston
Ohio State University
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Chadael Foreman,LSW
Wild Hope Therapy
Karla Lebron-Rivera, LSW
Owner
Sanos Counseling
Whitney Gordan
Program Manager CelebrateOne
Erika Simmons
Academy for Urban Scholars
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Kenneth Brown
Kenny Brown Dance Experience
Too Good Eats
Near East Cafe
David Fluellen
CEO & Founder
Urban Family Development Center
Schedule
10:30am - DOORS OPEN
11:00am - Summit Begins
11:30am - Program Begins
11:40am - KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Elizabeth Brown PRESIDENT & CEO OF YWCA
12:00pm - MAMAS ON THE MOVE - PANEL DISCUSSION
1:00pm - ADDRESSING MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH FROM THE BLACK SPECTRUM
1:30pm - MOCKTAILS SAMPLING & PRESENTATION
by Too Good East (Near East Cafe)
1:30pm - SUPPORTING & UNDERSTANDING MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH
2:00pm - Mama+Papa Circle
3:00pm - Summit Ends
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Trish Wright
Committee Chair
K'Yalei Harris
Committee Co-Chair
State of Ohio
Rashaan Cargile-Gregory
Sponsorship Chair
ROOTT
Kevida Bowry
Logistics Chair
Franklin County
Bryttani Debro
Speaker Coordinator Chair
ROOTT
Tiffany Lusear
Volunteer Coordinator Chair
Molina Healthcare Ohio
Rheagen Jennings
Social Media Chair
Ohio State University
Kachema Woodruff
Attendee Experience Chair
Moms2B - Dayton
Siatta Dennis-Brown
Sponsorship Co-Chair
Humana
2024 Sponsors
2023 Sponsors
Shayla D. Favor
City of Columbus Councilmember
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
Eryn Gilson
614MOM
Dr. Janell Jones
Janell Jones Empowers
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Janelle Wilson
Author “Miracle Baby”
Kenneth Brown
Kenny Brown Dance Experience
Rashaan D. Cargile-Gregory, MSW
Samorra S. Dower, B.S., M.Ed.
Family Solutions USA
Alice Mills Mai, LMHC, LPCC-S, NCC
Centering Wholeness Counseling
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Julie Wilkes - Seven Studios
Carolyn Encarnacion - Chula’s Corner
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS....
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Planning Committee
Co-President/Executive Director - Wrights Way Foundation
Owner - Celebrity Style Events
K'Yalei Harris, MPA
Program Manager - Wrights Way Foundation
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
Annette M. Vasquez
Director, Alianza 614 Ohio
Owner - FLOWER day-ze
2023 Speakers
Kimberly Hoser, RN, BSN, RNC-NIC
Grant Medical Center - Nationwide Children's Hospital
"Importance of Skin to Skin in the NICU"
Ariesa D Griffin
Retired Army Master Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
(ASIST) Trainer
"Stand for Life"
Jenale Henderson, B.S., SWT
Family Solutions USA
Assistant Director
Jennifer Sanger
Owner of Jamison & Bexley
Tiffanie Thomas, Author
"God's Surrogate"
Erica Russell-Averette
"Hatha Yoga for Prenatal and Postnatal Health"
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Kacia Grant
Founder of Mommy2Go Vending
CEO of KMG Estates