Creating Healthy Families
Maternal Substance Use Disorder and Its Impact on Families
Advancing Health Equity for All Families
We know that effective treatment and coordinated care for women and mothers with Substance Use Disorder leads to better birth outcomes, decreased maternal and fetal deaths, and lower rates of custody loss. At Creating Healthy Families: Maternal Substance Use Disorder and Its Impact on Families we heard from thought leaders and subject matter experts as they discussed the emerging trends in maternal substance use disorder as well as how the Indiana community is working together to advance health equity.
Why this Panel Discussion
- Addiction is a public health issue that impacts the entire community.
- Overdose and opioid-related deaths climbed 30% during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In Indiana, Substance Use Disorder was the most common contributing factor to maternal deaths, likely contributing to over half of all pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in 2018.
- The opioid epidemic has been identified as one reason for increases in children removed from homes and placed in foster care, with a large percentage of removals due to parental substance misuse in Indiana
Watch the Panel Discussion
Opening Remarks
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John R. von Arx III
President & CEO
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana -
Douglas Huntsinger
Executive Director
Indiana Drug Prevention, Treatment & Enforcement -
Terry Stigdon
Director
Indiana Department of Child Services
Moderator & Panelists
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Anne Marie Tiernon
Moderator
Anchor
WTHR/NBC -
Dr. Kristina Box
State Health Commissioner
Indiana Department of Health -
Chief Justice Loretta Rush
Indiana Supreme Court
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Brooke Schaefer, NP
Director of Perinatal Substance Use Disorder Programs
Community Health Network -
Lindsay Baywol
Policy Manager, Coverage and Benefits Unit
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration -
Jessica Bosecker
Clinical Services Supervisor
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
