Challenges and Opportunities in Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Families in the Perinatal Period

Series: 2024 Pediatric brain health webinar series:

Speaker:

Darius Tandon, PhD

Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences | Director, Center for Community Health, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Darius Tandon, PhD, is a tenured professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine where he also is director of Northwestern’s Center for Community Health. Trained as a community psychologist and prevention scientist, his research focuses on improving perinatal mental health outcomes among vulnerable, lower socioeconomic, and ethnically diverse populations. Much of this research has focused on examining the impact and innovation of the Mothers and Babies perinatal depression preventive intervention, including several studies conducted in partnership with home visiting programs.

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