Senior Fellow Maternal Mental Health Policy

Salary range:

Salary range:$62,400 to $75,000

Location(s):

Employment type:

Full time, exempt

Location

Employment status

Full time, exempt

Two years

Healthy Minds Policy Initiative is a non-profit, non-partisan policy organization that publishes research and analysis on mental health and substance use issues in Oklahoma, advocates for policy solutions that increase Oklahomans’ access to care, and convenes community partners to build stronger local mental health systems. The organization was founded in 2019 by The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation and has offices and staff members in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

Since its inception, Healthy Minds has published dozens of pieces of original research and analysis, helped secure tens of millions of dollars in competitive funding for Oklahoma’s behavioral health care system, and initiated more than a dozen community-based partnerships committed to ending untreated mental illness and substance use. Healthy Minds provides data, consultation, and education on best practices to Oklahoma legislators and other leaders committed to improving the mental health of all Oklahomans.

Over the course of a two-year, full-time fellowship, the Senior Fellow for Maternal Mental Health Policy will apply their experience in maternal, children’s, behavioral, or public health systems to lead research, policy analysis, technical assistance and stakeholder engagement to improve maternal mental health outcomes in Oklahoma.

Designed for established professionals and high-performing individuals with recent post-graduate degrees, the fellowship experience is diverse and professionally enriching. It exposes fellows to the most pressing issues facing behavioral health and offers training and support for fellows’ own personal and career goals. Over the course of two years, fellows serve as full-time staff who work on high-impact projects while receiving dedicated professional development.

This is a policy and systems-level fellowship; it is not a clinical internship or supervised practice program of any sort, and fellows may not engage in any form of clinical service during their fellowship.

The following duties may represent the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Lead a maternal mental health landscape analysis in Oklahoma, including screening, treatment, access, reimbursement, state reporting and behavioral health integration.
• Identify national evidence-based practices to address gaps and opportunities in maternal mental health services.
• Research and develop strategies to improve reimbursement for maternal depression screenings and follow-ups.
• Collaborate with the state’s Medicaid agency to advance statewide use and reporting of prenatal depression screening and follow up (PND-E) and postpartum depression screening and follow up (PDS-E).
• Increase behavioral health integration in obstetric settings by coordinating with Healthy Minds’ Integrated Care Resource Center to engage OB clinics and monitor progress.
• Coordinate with OPQIC, state agencies, managed care entities, and providers around opportunities to improve maternal mental health.
• Develop and deliver outreach and technical assistance to state regulators and advocates regarding maternal mental health issues and progress in the state.
• Draft and present research findings and recommendations to inform a policy agenda for Healthy Minds and stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Commitment to the organization’s mission and values.
• Experience in maternal health, children’s health, behavioral health, or…