Becky Floyd, MSW, LCSW Mental Health Case Manager II, BRAVE Clinic In 2024, Mercy was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to launch a groundbreaking initiative: the BRAVE Clinic. BRAVE stands for Building, Recovery, Advocacy,...

The Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative mourns the loss of Taylor Dyer — mother, spouse, Certified Patient Family Partner, Maternal Health Task Force member, and Maternal Child Learning and Action Network member. Taylor joined the MO PQC in February 2024, bringing with her a...

Guesswork vs. precision — let’s close the gap. Join the Quantitative Blood Loss vs. Estimated Blood Loss Challenge, empowering birthing providers to champion accuracy, elevate care and improve outcomes.  Hemorrhage is the sixth leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related death ...

Issued by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the Missouri Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Missouri Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Board and the Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative In Missouri, we are united in...

Each year, the Missouri Pregnancy‑Associated Mortality Review Board takes a close look at the lives lost during or within one year of pregnancy. More than just numbers, these reviews help uncover the stories behind maternal deaths — why they happen, who they affect, and most...

On behalf of the Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative, in partnership with Missouri Hospital Association, a limited number of stipends are being offered to stakeholders in Missouri responsible for and participating in providing fourth trimester and extended postpartum care (up...

The Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative, in partnership with Missouri Hospital Association, has awarded two series of stipends to Missouri hospitals and community-based organizations. Fifteen health care facilities received $10,000 stipends for implementing universal SBIRT...

By Laine Young Walker, M.D.  As chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri and the Robert J. Douglas, MD, and Betty Douglas Distinguished Professor in Psychiatry, I’ve spent much of my career focused on something deeply personal to me: supporting the mental...

By Kim Hawley, LMSW  May marks Parental Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to supporting the emotional well-being of parents and caregivers of all kinds. As a licensed social worker in Kansas and Missouri, I work every day to ensure that those navigating the joys and...