Announcing March Recipients for the Seleni Scholarship for Maternal Mental Health Professionals

March 2021 – New York, NY - Seleni is pleased to announce the March round of recipients for its Scholarship for Maternal Mental Health Professionals for 2021. Here are a few shared stories from recipients of how this training will help them in positively impacting their communities:

“My community will have another advocate and ally in mental health. [As] a Black woman who understands what it means to feel stigmatized…I want to be a resource to others and be seen as a viable resource within my birth community, my cultural community and amongst my peers in the mental health community.”

“I want to continue to be a positive and empowering resource to women and families as I didn’t have that after my first and second loss.”

“My motivation is to gain a deeper understanding of PMADs in order to better service my community and to be a better advocate in the field. I want all women, irrespective of race to feel held and supportive…prioritizing and focusing on black and brown communities will have a large impact on black and brown families, communities and children, which will ultimately benefit all communities.”

For March, Seleni is honored to award the following recipients:

• April Thomas

• Camille Lester

• Carrie Cohen

• Cecily Moore

• Chelsea Bodie

• Courtney Behrens

• Jemal Ebrahim

• Kiara Barnett

• Kundai Muringi

• Letizia Rossi

• Linos Muvhu

• Lisette Alvarez

• Madeeha Kanwal

• Malissa Kerr

• Sara Beckwith

• Shamire Juste

• Stephanie A. Henriques

• Vu-An Foster

• Zuzana Laubmann

Thank you to these individuals for all the critical work that they do. We welcome all mental health professionals (social workers, doulas, midwives, nurses, lactation consultants, students, etc.) working in underserved communities to apply for next month’s round: APPLY HERE.

For further information, please contact programs@seleni.org.