Virtual Event
Quarterly Meeting: Military Maternal Mental Health
The purpose of this upcoming meeting is to provide updates on the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline’s efforts to support military mothers and families. This meeting will bring together individuals and organizations to identify opportunities for expanding outreach to military mothers who may be harder to reach, including those stationed overseas or receiving care outside military-health settings. Attendees will also share recommendations, resources, and strategies to strengthen ongoing collaboration and inform future quarterly meetings.
Hosted by: Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (MMHLA)
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Time: 12pm - 1pm EST
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Speakers
SPEAKER
Adrienne Griffen, MPP
Executive Director, Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (MMHLA); Navy Veteran
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Adrienne is an advocate and subject-matter expert in maternal mental health.
Prior to joining MMHLA, Adrienne founded Postpartum Support Virginia and served as executive director for 10 years, establishing a statewide network of peer-led support groups, creating educational programs for mental health providers and maternal-child healthcare professionals, and helping pass legislation requiring information about postpartum depression and anxiety be provided to new mothers.
Adrienne graduated from the United States Naval Academy and has a master’s in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
SPEAKER
Whitney Wiggins, MA
Public Health Analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Whitney Wiggins is a public health professional with more than a decade of experience in grant management, program analysis, and community health programming at the national and international levels. She currently serves as a Public Health Analyst at the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, where she works as a project officer for the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program and the State Maternal Health Innovation Program, and serves as the program lead for the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. Her career reflects a strong commitment to improving maternal and child health, advancing access to care, and strengthening public health systems through collaboration and strategic leadership.
Prior to her current role, Whitney supported telehealth initiatives at HRSA, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia implementing community health and HIV prevention programs, and managed grantmaking and outreach efforts in the nonprofit sector. She holds a Master of Arts in Health Education and Promotion and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a concentration in Community Health from East Carolina University.
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WHO WE ARE
We are a 501(c)3 nonpartisan nonprofit organization leading national efforts to improve maternal mental health in the United States by advocating for policies, building partnerships, and curating information.
OUR IMPACT
Since 2019, we have helped pass groundbreaking federal legislation and secured $125.5 million in federal funding to create programs across the country that support maternal mental health.