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Mental Health Committee (MHC) Spotlight: Cheryl Jean
Sitting at a Celtics basketball game, Cheryl turned to her younger son—the youngest of her two boys—and asked, “Are you happy to be here?” He responded “Yes.” Feeling happy herself, Cheryl had d...
Building Bridges: How Sean Thimas is Shaping a More Connected Boston
“My mission has always been to empower and uplift the youth in our community through education and support.” A lifelong Bostonian and devoted father of two, Sean Thimas has spent his career rooted in one powerful belief: comm...
News Clips
State's real maternal health crisis lies in stark and widening racial disparities
By Danubia Camargos Silva and Kelly Harrington · Dorchester Reporter ·You may have seen the recent headlines, warning of a crisis in maternal health, citing reports of an explosion in the number of women who die in childbirth. As we note in a recent Boston Indicators report, the reality is actually more co...
Here’s what doulas do, and how they’re fighting for Black maternal health
By Dasia Moore · The Boston Globe ·Rhode Island is expanding access to doulas and investing in healthier birth outcomes. Why isn’t the rest of the country doing the same?
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Network Connector Volume 12, Issue 7