News Highlights

Approximately 70 members of the Yale Child Study Center community recently gathered together in a hybrid format—both in-person and by Zoom—to celebrate 46 YCSC faculty and staff members being honored for their respective years of service at Yale University, from five up to 40 years.

This month, the Yale Child Study Center's Elevate team released results from the first major effort to evaluate the MOMS Partnership® model across the MOMS network. The cross-site evaluation report highlights high implementation fidelity for the program’s core design, high participant engagement rates, and significant pre-to-post improvements in mental health outcomes for participants, which are retained over time.

This March, key partners from across New York City came together to review progress and chart the next steps for the Yale Child Study Center's MOMS Partnership® programs at CAMBA and BronxWorks shelters. Elevate, alongside leaders from the Robin Hood Foundation, NYC Department of Social Services, Department of Homeless Services, and the Office of Research & Policy Innovation, engaged in two pivotal meetings that underscored the program’s impact and future potential.

Updates from the maternal mental health field, including a scientific statement from the American Heart Association, a pilot program from the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, evidence-based recommendations from the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health's second annual impact report, and new state and federal laws and resolutions such as HB 7214 in Connecticut and the MOMS Act federally.

For the latest Q&A spotlight in a series highlighting Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) community members and their work, meet Beth Yeh, PhD. She serves as the manager of special projects for the YCSC Elevate Policy Lab.

The Elevate team recently sat down with Gabriella McNulty and Jennifer Jackman, the respective Clinician and CMHA for the Vermont MOMS Partnership, to hear more about the program in their own words. Read the full article to learn more about Vermont MOMS's past, present, and future!

Connecticut has a straight-forward vision for its young children, adopted nearly 20 years ago. All young children will grow up healthy, reach expected developmental milestones, come to kindergarten ready for the grand adventure of schooling, and leave the third grade reading well. But data tell us we have not achieved this vision. This article, written by Janice Gruendel, co-founder of the CT359 Network, and with contribution from Elevate's Hilary Hahn, proposes several steps to take to meet this goal by 2035.

In fall 2024, the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation published a report on the Western Mass MOMS Partnership, which included descriptions of the program model, the context in which the program was implemented, the participant population, key implementation findings, cost, and implications for impact analysis.

Beginning in January 2025, MOMS Stress Management classes will be offered at CAMBA, Inc., a non-profit agency that provides services that connect New Yorkers with opportunities to enhance their quality of life.