Become a 2020 Mom Ambassador, Pledge to do Two of the activities.
And join our community of do-gooders on Facebook to inspire and support each other in completing projects noted below. Together we can improve MMH awareness and outcomes.
Once you do two you'll earn your Ambassador badge to proudly display on social media profiles and/or website.
Once earned, you may proudly display your Ambassador badge on social media, let your networks know of your Ambassadorship and promote your ambassador activities as such. Share our website content and social media posts freely. However, please do not post any written articles/statements/etc. written by you using 2020 Mom's name or your status as an ambassador without first obtaining 2020 Mom's written consent and submitting the content you wish to post/publish.
Yearly Ambassador Badges are distributed twice a year, in April & October. Those who have completed qualifying activities by March 31 will receive their badge by the first week in April, and those who've completed their qualifying activities by September 30 will receive their badges the first week in October.
Emily Jacobson – Green Bay, WI
Congratulations to Emily Jacobson, our 2020 Ambassador of the year.
I’m a birth and postpartum doula and run my own agency to support other doulas who wish to serve mothers without having to manage the administrative side of the business. I came to 2020 Mom because I knew we needed to do more in my community to help pregnant and postpartum women.
Our community doesn’t have its own diaper bank. I wanted to create a way for the community to access diapers. I partnered with a local emergency homeless shelter for pregnant and parenting women ages 17-24 and their children. In 2019, we were able to distribute more than 26,000 diapers to the shelter and other community partners in our area. This year’s diaper drive, which was held in July collected over 36,500 diapers and over 27,700 wipes.
In April of this year, I was elected to the Brown County Board of Supervisors. I wanted to be the mom voice for our community as my passion lies in working with mothers, women, and children. With a pandemic happening, my learning curve was steep but I knew I wanted to help acknowledge families. In August I put forth communication to have October 15th, 2020 recognized by our county, as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day. The resolution passed unanimously and as a community, we were able to honor the hundreds of children lost each year and to grieve alongside their parents and families.
Congratulations to the class of 2020 Ambassadors who have earned their badges!
Amie Bender
Danielle Bonura
Christine Boso
Nicole Bowman
Izabe Caetano Francy
Eileen Caito
Minodora Condurache-Igescu
Bridget Croteau
Janelle Daku
Heather Dopp
Lauren Doud
Rachel Ebert
Dani Giddens
Courtney Ginder
Courtney Haller
Becky Harman
Justina Hinterberger
Emily Jacobson
Ivana Jagodic Meholick
LaKeisha Johnson
Breanna Jones
Samantha Konikoff
Anna Lawrence
Jaclyn Ley
Heather Mae Green-Marquis
Heather Martin
Leila Martinez
Casey Newman
Allison Nguyen
Stacey Porter
Kate Rescsanszky
Jamie Rosengard
Jordan Ruby
Angelique Schumacher
Kisha Semenuk
Rebecca Sharp
Laura Siddons
Tamika Simpson
Krista Sommers
Jamie Spence
Dominique Teaford
Jessica Thomas
JaLyn Tiffany
Stephanie Trendowski
Caitlyn Undreiner
Jessica Wagner
Beverly Warner
Chea Weltchek
KristiAnna Whitman
Moira Wilkes
View our past badge-earning Ambassadors and Ambassadors of the Year here.
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Engage in Advocacy
Become a Member of Mom Congress
Join as an Individual Member, and receive one Ambassador activity credit.
LEARN MORE HERE
City, County or State MMH Month Proclamations
1. Find your local or state elected officials:
For a village/city proclamation, determine who is your Selectman, Alderman, County Commissioner or City Councilor. This can be done by visiting your city or town’s website or contacting the city or town clerk's office and telling them where you live and asking who represents you. Ask the clerk for the best way to contact your elected official. Some elected official's websites will have a link specifically to request proclamations.
For a state proclamation, visit your state’s website or contact the governor's office and ask who should be contacted to request a state proclamation.
2. Download the template and edit all the RED text areas in both the cover letter AND the 2nd page with proclamation wording with the information appropriate for your local official & area.
You can find the number of births in past years from your state, city or county vital records. Check your local/state department of public health and look for birth statistics, and use the latest stats you can find.
Make sure that you change all the text back to black after you have edited it.
3. Send the proclamation request to your elected official(s) via email or US Postal Mail.
4. If there is an opportunity for you to go to your local public official's meeting to obtain the proclamation and you are comfortable doing so, please do and make sure someone can get a photo of you with your local community leader who confirmed the proclamation, you may be offered a chance to speak briefly at that meeting. Please let us know if this is the case and we are happy guide you through this.
Thank your elected official(s) & community for their part in advocating for Maternal Mental Health!
5. Take a picture of the official proclamation and email it to Stacey@2020mom.org along with the name of your elected official(s) who helped get it named so we can acknowledge.
Have a Legislative Meeting
Meet with your state or federal elected official to tell your story and share whether your community is doing enough to address maternal mental health.
Don't worry, we connect you with other Ambassadors and provide support.
Host a Gathering
Host a Screening of a maternal mental health documentary.
Invite at least 3 friends, family members, co-workers or neighbors over to watch a documentary and have a conversation about maternal mental health.
Return to Zero: A true story of love, loss, and hope
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. Consider having a community screening of the Return to Zero film. It's a great way to build a community of both bereaved parents and health providers.
If you are interested and need images for a poster or any ideas/support, please email kiley@rtzhope.org
When the Bough Breaks: A Documentary about Postpartum Depression (Available on NetFlix & iTunes)
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/when-the-bough-breaks/id1210503223
NetFlix https://www.netflix.com/title/80175828
The Dark Side of the Full Moon
Lead a discussion with a maternal mental health expert and share 2020 Mom's pathway to change.
- Though there are several documentaries on maternal mental health disorders, the only documentary currently available to the U.S. public via purchase or "Tugg" screening is The Dark Side of the Full Moon. Learn more about showing the film here: http://www.darksideofthefullmoon.com/rentitnow/
Some suggested starter questions:
What did you feel?
What did you learn?
What surprised you the most?
What resonated with you most?
Could this have been someone you know and do you think you would you have been able to tell if they were suffering? Why or why not?
Host a Webcast
Host a webcast of 2020 Mom's annual forum in February with at least one local agency/non-profit.
Fundraise
Create a Birthday Fundraiser on Facebook or Instagram
Earn $150 or more and receive credit for 1 Ambassador activity. A fundraiser can be set up for your birthday or at any time. Instructions for both Facebook and Instagram are available here.
Download a Facebook cover image.
(Note: Instagram doesn’t have a cover image for fundraisers.)
Host a Fundraiser of Your Choice
Earn $300 or more for 2020 Mom. You can raise money anyway you see fit. The simplest way is to join a ColorWalk walking team in your community (even if you can't walk), or the main annual walk in Los Angeles, and send out e-mails to your family and friends telling them why you believe in 2020 Mom and would love their support of this important organization.
Here are some more ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
Consider a documentary viewing at your home, with cocktails for our cause.
Partner with a local restaurant to host brews and a local reproductive psychiatrist and legislator to speak about women's health.
TheBlueDot Virtual Run/Walk
Participants choose their own course, start time, to run or walk, and who walks next to them! It’s easy to set up your run/walk fundraising page and invite friends and family to support your walk. LEARN MORE HERE.
Share Your Story
If you struggled with an MMH disorder and would like to share a #MyMMHStory in our database (a.k.a. story bank) please do so here.
Donate Your DNA
Donate your DNA through MomGenes to Fight MMH Disorders Mom Genes analyzes DNA from women who suffered from maternal depression or psychosis to find a genetic connection and lead to additional cures. The goal of MomGenes Fight PPD is to rally 100,000 women who have suffered to donate their DNA via a simple at-home saliva collection kit.
Out in the Community
Hang Posters
Grab some girlfriends and spend 2-3 hours hanging posters like this one and/or distributing awareness materials in your community. Check out the available materials HERE.
Hold a Diaper or Baby Formula Drive
Organize a diaper baby formula drive to raise awareness about the link between a diaper or formula need and postpartum depression. You choose the non-profit in your community to donate to. LEARN MORE HERE.
Speaking Ambassador
Speak about MMH in your community or even at state or national levels on the range of disorders, prevalence, barriers to care and the 2020 Mom pathway forward. To be eligible you must have received at least 6 hours of certificate based training in maternal mental health, use a powerpoint deck provided by or approved by 2020 Mom and have presented to a 2020 Mom team and adopted feedback provided into your presentation. Email Stacey@2020mom.org to learn more. This activity counts as two 2020 Mom Ambassador Projects.
Local Initiatives & Partnerships
Engage your Hospital to Inspire Change
Engage your hospital staff to inspire change. Start by asking for a short meeting with the Labor and Delivery manager to inform her of free training and resources available to her and her staff.
See attached hospital engagement overview for more information.
Host a Stakeholder Meeting
Join with at least one local agency to hold a multiple stakeholder meeting, presenting an overview of MMH (if you are a Speaking Ambassador) or have a clinician trained in MMH present the overview. Work with your community to create 2-3 evidenced based action steps by using tools created by 2020 Mom, including a template invitation, powerpoint and more. Email Stacey@2020mom.org to learn more. This activity counts as two 2020 Mom Ambassador Projects.
MMH Passion Project
Do it your way! Make it personal.
Have a way to make a difference in MMH in your community?
Contact Stacey@2020mom.org to talk about your idea and how it may work with our Ambassador program.