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Washington, DC – In May, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced that Joy Burkhard, MBA was selected to serve as an expert advisor for their Cross-Sectional Innovation to Improve Rural Postpartum Mental Health Challenge.

The challenge aims to drive both proposal and narrative submissions, allowing the initiative to highlight success stories in rural postpartum mental health and encourage future innovative approaches. Currently, rural women and families face a variety of barriers to accessing mental health care for postpartum mental health problems. These include cost, transportation, childcare, and potential new challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. AHRQ and Ms. Burkhard look forward to examining the cross-cutting solutions submitted to this challenge that encompass digital health, non-traditional partners, and provide treatment and support for postpartum mental health care.

Joy serves as the founding executive director of 2020 Mom, a non-profit, advocacy organization driving system and policy change to close gaps in maternal mental health.

To learn more about the AHRQ challenge and to participate, click here.

About 2020 Mom

2020 Mom, founded in 2011 is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is closing gaps in maternal mental health care through education, advocacy, and collaboration. 2020 Mom understands the complex health care system and how to change the tide so all mothers are screened, diagnosed, and treated for maternal mental health disorders. Because of its proven track record, 2020 Mom is recognized as a national go-to organization that is advancing systems and policy change for maternal health.

2020 Mom is a social change 501(c)3 nonprofit organization driving systems and policy change to close gaps in maternal mental health care.

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