Appropriate training for perinatal mental health care is an important public health concern. Perinatal individuals have unique mental health needs during pregnancy and postpartum, and mental health disorders are common pregnancy complications. One of the essential competencies required for perinatal care providers to successfully deliver mental health care is shared decision-making skills and strategies to effectively meet the unique needs of perinatal individuals with mental health conditions. Despite the importance, perinatal and mental health care providers report the difficulty of treating perinatal individuals due to insufficient information available regarding mental health treatment decisions, differences in beliefs and attitudes, and concerns about adverse effects on patients, such as self-harm and suicide. To the best of PI's knowledge, there is no evidence-based SDM intervention tailored to meet the learning needs of perinatal mental health providers within health systems. The proposed project titled "DECIDE to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care Delivery" aims to adapt DECIDE, an evidence-based shared decision-making model developed by Dr. Alegria and her team, to improve rapid and wide dissemination and implementation of DECIDE in maternal mental health care. DECIDE stands for Decide the problem; Explore the questions; Closed or open-ended questions; Identify the who, why, or how of the problem; Direct questions to your health care professional; Enjoy a shared solution. Specifically, the proposed project will (1) make content adaptation (i.e., adding topical training content to fit perinatal mental health care) and process adaption (i.e., creating asynchronous training modules to reduce the burden for mental health care providers) to DECIDE and (2) assess the acceptability, appropriateness, and usability of the adapted DECIDE for rapid and wide dissemination and implementation of DECIDE in maternal mental health care delivery.
Appropriate training for perinatal mental health care is an important public health concern. Perinatal individuals have unique mental health needs during pregnancy and postpartum, and mental health disorders are common pregnancy complications. One of the essential competencies required for perinatal care providers to successfully deliver mental health care is shared decision-making skills and strategies to effectively meet the unique needs of perinatal individuals with mental health conditions. Despite the importance, perinatal and mental health care providers report the difficulty of treating perinatal individuals due to insufficient information available regarding mental health treatment decisions, differences in beliefs and attitudes, and concerns about adverse effects on patients, such as self-harm and suicide. To the best of PI's knowledge, there is no evidence-based SDM intervention tailored to meet the learning needs of perinatal mental health providers within health systems. The proposed project titled "DECIDE to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care Delivery" aims to adapt DECIDE, an evidence-based shared decision-making model developed by Dr. Alegria and her team, to improve rapid and wide dissemination and implementation of DECIDE in maternal mental health care. DECIDE stands for Decide the problem; Explore the questions; Closed or open-ended questions; Identify the who, why, or how of the problem; Direct questions to your health care professional; Enjoy a shared solution. Specifically, the proposed project will (1) make content adaptation (i.e., adding topical training content to fit perinatal mental health care) and process adaption (i.e., creating asynchronous training modules to reduce the burden for mental health care providers) to DECIDE and (2) assess the acceptability, appropriateness, and usability of the adapted DECIDE for rapid and wide dissemination and implementation of DECIDE in maternal mental health care delivery.
DECIDE to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care Delivery
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States, 08854
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18 Years to 64 Years
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
Christina D Kang-Yi, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2026-12-31