Dear John,

We're excited to announce that a new Forefront article on the use of medication to treat opioid use disorder was authored by a Fellow in the Health Equity Fellowship for Trainees (HEFT), Anjali Dixit.

HEFT provides multi-layered mentorship to early career health equity researchers.

Social Determinants Of Perinatal Mental Illness

In the April Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being issue, Bridgette Blebu and coauthors conduct a latent class analysis to identify subgroups of co-occurring social determinants of health among prenatal clients with perinatal anxiety and depression or serious mental illness.

The researchers found that intimate partner violence, housing instability, history of substance use, and low social support were the most commonly reported social determinants that had negative impacts on survey respondents.

They conclude by calling for integrated social determinants and perinatal mental health screening and support services.

For more about the paper's finding, revisit Bridgette Blebu's presentation from our theme issue briefing.

More on Social Determinants Of Health

• Social Determinants Of Health And Community Needs: Implications For Health Legacy Foundations by Sabrina Jones Niggel and William P. Brandon
• Strategies To Empower Communities To Reduce Health Disparities by Beti Thompson et al.
• Research & Justice For All: Mental Health and Health Equity

Community & State is the business segment of UnitedHealthcare that provides health care coverage for the economically disadvantaged, the medically underserved and those without the benefit of employer-funded health plans. These state-based health plans meet local needs, while leveraging the national resources of UnitedHealthcare.

The Urgent Need To Advance Women’s Health Research

Michal A. Elovitz