Seleni Launches Scholarship for Maternal Mental Health Professionals in 2021

January 2021 – New York, NY - In honor of the new year, Seleni has launched its Scholarship for Maternal Mental Health Professionals. Throughout 2020, the pandemic demonstrated the urgency for more support for mothers, parents, and families everywhere. Seleni aims to better equip mental health professionals with 100 full scholarships through a rolling application for one of our most recent trainings, Maternal Mental Health Intensive for Young Parents: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (MMHI4Teens: PMADs). The scholarships valued at $10,000 are targeted to support mental health professionals and students serving underserved populations.

Seleni is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the emotional health of individuals and families during the family building years. The organization argues that there is a gap in knowledge and understanding that often results in maternal mental health challenges going un-diagnosed or being inappropriately treated. Recognizing this growing need to equip mental health professionals with the critical knowledge to support mothers and their families, these grants will support further education in this specialist branch of mental health.

The application for the scholarship is open worldwide to mental health professionals, social workers, doulas, midwives, nurses, lactation consultants, or other health care professionals who feel they would benefit from this training. Candidates must work primarily with underserved populations.

Submissions are rolling throughout 2021 and recipients will be announced monthly.

To apply, see here. 

Anyone wishing to support the work of Seleni or learn more about the institute’s clinical training and patient services should visit www.seleni.org.

 For further information, please contact [email protected].