NH AIM/ERASE Maternal Mortality Webinar Series - Addressing SUD and Mental Health Stigma

Monday, October 12, 2026, 12:00 PM - Friday, October 12, 2029, 1:00 PM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.00 hours), ASWB Social Work Credit(s) (1.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Join us to learn about strategies for addressing SUD and Mental Health stigma as it applies to the perinatal population and beyond. Lauren Chambers (Program Supervisor, New Hampshire Perinatal Quality Collaborative at DH) will set the stage with some level-setting about data related to stigma. Cheri Bryer (Community Health Worker, Certified Recovery Coach, Certified Lactation Counselor, and Perinatal/Postpartum Doula) will offer actionable insights into dealing with stigma with regard to substance use disorder. MomHub's Heather Martin (Certified Professional Doula, Certified Community Health Worker, and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Worker) will then walk us through resources for addressing mental health stigma.

Presenters

Cheri Bryer, CHW, CRC, CLC
Perinatal Peer Support Coordinator and Education
Perinatal/Postpartum Doula
NHPQC at Dartmouth Health

Heather Martin, CPD, CCHW, PMHC-C
NH MomHub
DH Children’s Maternal Health Navigator

Lauren Chambers, MPH, CPS
Program Supervisor
NHPQC at Dartmouth Health

1. Discuss the ways stigma can negatively impact perinatal care and outcomes
2. Identify one or more concrete resources for responding to and preventing stigma as it applies to SUD
3. Identify one or more concrete resources for responding to and preventing stigma as it applies to mental health

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Bibliographic Material

• Gallup and Addiction Policy Forum (2026). Addiction Stigma in America: How Public Knowledge Shapes Attitudes Toward Recovery. Gallup, Inc. https://www.gallup.com/analytics/710624/addiction-stigma-in-america.aspx

• Link, B. G., Cullen, F. T., Frank, J., & Wozniak, J. F. (1987). The social rejection of former mental patients: Understanding why labels matter. American Journal of Sociology, 92(6), 1461-1500. https://doi.org/10.1086/228672

• Yang, L. H., Grivel, M. M., Anderson, B., Bailey, G. L., Opler, M., Wong, L. Y., & Stein, M. D. (2019). A new brief opioid stigma scale to assess perceived public attitudes and internalized stigma: Evidence for construct validity. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 99, 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2019.01.005

• Brown, S. A. (2011). Standardized measures for substance use stigma. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 116(1-3), 137-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.12.005

• Barry, C. L., McGinty, E. E., Pescosolido, B.A., Goldman, H. H. (2014). Stigma, discrimination, treatment effectiveness, and policy: public views about drug addiction and mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 65(10), 1269-1272. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400140

• Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance Website. Accessed 2026. https://www.mmhla.org/

• Richardson, A. Redefining Strength: The Weight of the Supermom Myth. Postpartum Support International. 2025. https://postpartum.net/redefining-strength-the-weight-of-the-supermom-myth/

• O’Connor, E. The Stigma of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Psychology Today. 2024. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/scientific-mommy/202410/the-stigma-of-perinatal-mood-and-anxiety-disorders?msockid=1105e3e332b06fb10867f40936b061dd

• Center on Rural Addiction, University of Vermont. The Role of Stigma among Health Care Providers in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. 2023. https://www.uvmcora.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Final-UVM-CORA-Stigma-Research-Spotlight-FINAL-01_09_2026-with-fixed-links-approved.pdf

• National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health. Your Words Matter – Language Showing Compassion and Care for Women, Infants, Families, and Communities Impacted by Substance Use Disorder. 2023. https://nida.nih.gov/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/health-professions-education/words-matter-language-showing-compassion-care-women-infants-families-communities-impacted-substance-use-disorder

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