G9 - (Virtual) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice: The Importance of Transformative Leadership and Practices in Perinatal Substance Use Treatment and Reentry Services

*This session will be held over Zoom. The link will be available during the conference.*

This workshop aims to provide MCH stakeholders with DEI&J initiatives and core principles of transformative leadership to integrate into treatment programs. The audience will learn about the historical context of perinatal substance use treatment and incarceration and identify social reformers who advocated for pregnant people impacted by substance use and individuals that experienced imprisonment. The session will highlight the importance of adopting transformative leadership skills and DEI&J initiatives when working in perinatal /maternal substance use treatment and reentry services to help advance the lives of pregnant people and their children impacted by SUD and incarceration and its workforce.