Dr. Karen Milligan and Dr. Karen Urbanoski, Co-Principal Investigators of the “Healthy Mothers” study, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

On May 17 2018, 70 service providers and researchers from across Ontario and beyond convened in Toronto for the “Healthy Mothers” Knowledge Sharing Event. At the event, Co-Principal Investigators Drs. Karen Millgan and Karen Urbanoski shared key findings from the “Healthy Mothers” study and Dr. Alice Ordean, Medical Director of the Toronto Centre for Substance Use in Pregnancy (T-CUP) at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, delivered a keynote address, providing insight into the T-CUP program. The afternoon was devoted to break-out sessions focused on 1) inter-sectoral service delivery for pregnant and parenting women, 2) integrated treatment for pregnant and parenting women in the context of an opioid overdose crisis, and 3) intersections between substance use services, parenting programs, and child protection services.

A press release highlights some key findings from the “Healthy Mothers” study, including the finding that; more information about the “Healthy Mothers” study can be found here.