A decade of gathering
From one family's loss to a statewide convening.
What began as a small effort to talk openly about maternal mental health in New Mexico has grown into an annual day that draws clinicians, students, and advocates from across Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Valencia counties.
The 2025 summit met in Albuquerque on March 29 and brought together community health workers, doulas, counselors, social workers, home visitors, and medical professionals for a single day of training and shared learning. Attendees included parent educators and nursing staff from across the metro and from rural communities where prenatal and postpartum support is hardest to reach.
The summit has always shared the same simple shape: a fixed registration, scholarships for those who would not otherwise be able to attend, and a deliberate mix of clinical training and lived-experience perspective. The 2026 summit continues that pattern — and broadens it.
