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The MOMS Partnership® at Yale Child Study Center offers a stress management course, in addition to other interventions including Parenting D.A.N.C.E., a science-informed program for mothers that teaches skills for building a positive relationship with their children and supporting emotional development from infancy through early adolescence.

The Mental Health Outreach for MotherS (MOMS) Partnership® was represented on a national stage at Yale on May 2, 2025, as findings from a newly piloted stress management course were presented at the 6th annual Women’s Mental Health Conference. Developed at Yale Child Study Center, the MOMS Partnership® is a culturally responsive, community-based program model implemented and adapted at several sites throughout the United States.

This article explores two programs in Maine that show promising ways forward in meeting parents' needs - including the MOMS Partnership, stewarded by the Elevate Policy Lab at Yale Child Study Center.

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.

Yale Child Study Center Senior Research Scientist Suzi Ruhl joins Justin Farmer's podcast with Deborah Sims to discuss the evolution of once-neglected Mount Trashmore in Bridgeport, Conn. into the thriving Mount Growmore.

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.