Held and Housed: Protecting Maternal and Infant Well-Being from the Harms of Homelessness

We talk often in early childhood circles about toxic stress and the importance of a steady, nurturing environment for infant brain development. But we don’t always connect that language to the family living out of a car, doubled up on a relative’s couch, or cycling through motel rooms. This webinar from the BUILD Initiative’s Prenatal-to-Three Capacity-Building Hub will examine how homelessness and gaps in maternal, perinatal, and infant care reinforce one another, and why solutions must cross sectors that too often work in isolation. Register Here.

Panelists:

Kanika Harris, Executive Director, The National Association to Advance Black Birth (NAABB)

Jami Helmig, PhD Student and Parent Leader, Warren Village alumni and Johns Hopkins University

Paige Klemme, Assistant Professor of Research, Director of Healthy Beginnings at Home, Grassroots MCH Initiative, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Indiana University

Tyese Lawyer, President and CEO, Our House

Erin Patterson, Director, Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships, SchoolHouse Connection