Every year in March, during Social Work Month, our team is reminded of the importance of social workers. Many of you likely know or work alongside social workers, or you may be a social worker yourself, so you understand the significant positive impact they have on both the lives of individuals and communities as a whole.

Social workers also are incredibly important to our program. They have been integral not just to the creation of MC3, but to the ongoing success and growth of our services. MC3 would not exist without the efforts and expertise of social workers. Because they turned their compassion into action by becoming social workers, our team was also able to turn our compassion for pediatric and perinatal patients into action through our psychiatric services and resources. 

With social workers on the frontlines of our program as Regional Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) and Perinatal BHCs, as well as leading and guiding the program as our Program Director, Program Manager, and admin team members, social workers have become instrumental to our practices and the driving force behind our work. They’ve played an integral role in MC3’s ability to provide psychiatric guidance and support to thousands of providers across Michigan, who, as a result, are able to more confidently treat thousands of patients’ mental and behavioral health concerns. 

During Social Work Month, we invite you to join us in thanking the social workers on your team and in your life. As the theme of this year’s Social Work month is Compassion + Action, consider giving thanks through compassion by reflecting on their critical and profound roles, and through action by explicitly acknowledging their contributions and showing gratitude. 

On behalf of everyone on the MC3 team, we graciously thank the social workers on our team for making our program what it is today, and for continuing to drive our efforts forward.

Thank you to all social workers for devoting your lives to helping others!

To better understand prenatal care delivery in Michigan, Obstetrics Initiative (OBI) is developing a MOM MAP, or Multisite Opportunities for Michigan: Maternal Health Assets in Prenatal Care. This is the first comprehensive report on prenatal social needs practices in Michigan. This work is supported by a grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan CQIO reserve fund.

OBI wants to hear from you!

Clinicians and administrators engaged in outpatient prenatal care delivery in Michigan can contact Briaa Baldwin, MPH, MOM MAP and PHE Project Intermediate Manager, at [email protected] to learn more about how to participate in this report.