Something that has affected my life and the way I show up is my dad. He had a severe stroke and being unable to communicate with him in the ways I had before has really changed my perspective in life. He poured so much of himself into me, and I know that who I am today is (1/6) because of his example. He was also the first real feminist in my life. Thinking about him allows me the mental capacity and courage to show up as I am and be myself. People would not expect this of me, but I get very nervous before giving talks! It’s his belief in me that (2/6)

Founded in 2019, the HOPE Family Justice Center of Greater New Haven (HFJC) is a remarkable program that provides FREE multidisciplinary and bilingual services to survivors of domestic violence under one roof. (1/4) It is client-centered, trauma-responsive, strength-based and hope-driven.

Many people do not know that the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to increasing gender-based violence in our communities, with requests for help increasing by 25-30% in some areas. Because victims (2/4)

Paola Serrecchia has been working in the field of mental health and domestic violence for nearly 30 years. She focuses on how women are affected by abuse in their homes, the workplace, and the community. She is currently working at the BHcare HOPE Family Justice Center to (1/6) support the mental health of women.

During these difficult times, victims of gender-based violence have been confined and isolated at home with perpetrators and children. COVID-19 has led to increased needs pertaining to mental health crises, housing and relocation from (2/6)

SciHonor Devotion is an Interdisciplinary Doula, a Certified Lactation Counselor, and a Maternal Child Health Specialist (J.J. Way) covering culturally appropriate support services for families from Antepartum, Labor and Birth, Postpartum, Lactation, and Grief and Loss (1/8) services.

She is the founder of @earthsnaturaltouch and trains Doulas in those same disciplines to support families in every stage of the childbearing year including how to recognize Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), which are often overlooked during pregnancy (2/7)

Dr. Stefanie Gillson is a @YalePsych Public Psychiatry Fellow. She is Dakota Sioux and Swedish from Minnesota. Historically, feminist spaces have not been as inclusive of Native American women and Stefanie is committed to changing this dynamic and bringing issues that (1/5) pertain to Native women to the forefront. She is one of the co-founders of WMHC at Yale and of the Women's Housestaff Organization at Yale-New Haven Hospital. (2/5)

Dr. Sofia Noori is a 4th year psychiatry resident at Yale Psychiatry. She is the co-founder of the WMHC at Yale and the co-founder of the Women's Housestaff Organization at Yale New Haven Hospital. (1/5) A survivor of sexual assault herself, Sofia is committed to advocating and supporting the wellbeing of women. Sofia recognizes that women of intersectional identities face compounded barriers to wellbeing. She hopes to be a physician-leader who dismantles these barriers. (2/5)

V (formerly Eve Ensler) is a Tony-award winning playwright, author of the Vagina Monologues, performer, and activist. A survivor of violence, V has dedicated her life to ending violence against women and girls. (1/5) In 1988, she started V-Day, a movement to stop violence against women and girls worldwide, and One Billion Rising, the largest global mass action to end gender-based violence in over 200 countries. She is also the co-founder of the City of Joy, a revolutionary center for (2/5)

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Held on October 25th, 2019, the Women’s Mental Health Conference (WMHC) was the nation’s first trainee-led, multidisciplinary academic conference focused solely on the mental health of women. The first annual conference brought together students (1/4) of law, medicine, psychiatry, and public health, researchers, advocates, and clinicians to share knowledge about how to better care for women from a variety of backgrounds and gender expressions.
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