Introducing LEARN Intensives, a new live virtual event series from ZERO TO THREE inspired by the innovation and thought leadership of the LEARN Conference.
These interactive deep-dive sessions bring timely topics, emerging research, and leading experts directly to you. Each event offers a unique opportunity to explore the ideas shaping the future of early childhood and engage more deeply with the conversations that matter most to the field.
Reimagining Infant Mental Health: Applying a Reproductive Justice Framework
January 14, 2027; 1 PM- 2:45 PM
Cost: General: $79 / Members: $54
What might it look like to center reproductive justice within infant mental health practice? In this session, members of the Irving Harris Foundation PDN Reproductive Health & Justice Committee introduce a framework for applying a reproductive justice lens to infant mental health. Participants will examine historical and institutional harms within the field and explore strategies for advancing equity, healing, and transformation through reproductive justice principles.
Presenters:
- Markita Barideaux LCSW, Director, Behavioral Health for EMBRACE Perinatal Care
- Monica Noriega, PsyD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco
- Natasha Pérez Byars MS, MSW, LICSW, Director, Racial Equity Consultation and Training at Indigo Cultural Center
Learner Objectives:
As a result of participating in this event, attendees will be able to:
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- Describe core principles of the Reproductive Justice framework.
- Identify areas of alignment and tension between reproductive justice principles and infant mental health practice.
- Recognize historical and systemic influences that have shaped the infant mental health field.
CEUs: 1.5 Contact Hours/ 0.2 CEUs
Note: Recording available but CEUs only offered in live session.
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