Poem (Perinatal Outreach & Encouragement For Moms), A Program Of Mhaohio

Mental Health America of Ohio (MHAOhio) conducts the POEM (Perinatal Outreach & Encouragement for Moms) program, which closes gaps in care for pregnant and parenting people with maternal mental health complications. Through care navigation layered with certified peer support, POEM serves as a single-entry point of care, providing mental and emotional care through the perinatal period. POEM provides mom-to-mom mentoring, support groups, talk/text support line, access to specialized maternal mental health clinicians (including free counseling for uninsured or underinsured), and collaboration with MHAOhio’s Get Connected program to aid in housing, legal, and case management needs. POEM’s Rise branch provides all program services exclusively by and for Black and African American mothers and parenting individuals.