Maternal Wellness Coalition of Madera County

Mission Statement:
To create a system of care that addresses the needs of mothers in Madera County to ensure maternal wellness through establishing an inter-organizational collaborative that supports the delivery of integrated physical health, mental health, and other services utilized by women and their families.

Purpose:
To create a formalized and coordinated process to best meet the needs of women in Madera County with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders; to increase service efficiency, reduce costs and resource redundancy and improve client outcomes.

Objectives:
The MWC will initiate collaboration and service linkages between community primary care providers, mental health services and other resources that address the determinants of health

The Maternal Wellness Coalition of Madera County consists of a group of medical and behavioral health providers, hospitals, community programs and organizations that volunteer to collaborate on perinatal health issues. This coalition works to assist women, infants, men and families seeking community services by creating a collaborative system that allows easy access to agencies.

These meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 1:30.
Please contact Alexandra for more information.

Alexandra Addo-Boateng, AMFT EdD Psy.
aaddo@healthcollaborative.org