⢠Resiliency-building exercises and education
⢠Trauma-informed care education
⢠Workforce development services
Fathers and other family members will also have access to services, rounding out a program that aims to provide support and care at a community level.
âIf weâre to support the well-being, and eventually the futures and opportunities, of these babies, we have to make sure their mothers have support during and after pregnancy, and the family unit is lifted up and cared for, as well,â said Dr. Michael Bermes, PhD, senior director of addiction services for Ballad Health.
âMuch of our capacity for resiliency and future success is founded in our early lives and family structure, so if we can build a strong enough foundation, the next generations will be able to reach higher, achieve more and, overall, live better.â