The CA-PAMR Mental Health Task Force Committee is focusing on pregnancy-associated deaths with an in-depth review of maternal suicide occurring between 2002-2013. The committee is composed of experts in maternal mental health and addiction, comprising psychiatrists, psychologists, social work and public health specialists.
Chair
- Elliott Main, MD, Medical Director and Executive Committee Chair, CMQCC
Committee Members
| Deirdre Anglin MD, MPH |
LA County/USC Medical Center |
| Diana Lynn Barnes Psy.D., M.F.T. |
The Center for Postpartum Health |
| Alinne Barrera PhD |
Palo Alto University |
| Mike Curtis PhD |
California Department of Public Health |
| Nirmaljit Kaur Dhami MD |
El Camino Hospital |
| Lisa Marie Dryan LCSW |
Inland Empire Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative Director |
| Amina Foda MPH |
California Department of Public Health |
| Sue Holtby MPH |
Public Health Institute Senior Research Scientist |
| Michelle Jorden MD |
Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner, Santa Clara County |
| Elizabeth Lawton MHS |
California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program Health Researcher |
| Nathana Lurvey MD, FACOG |
Southbay Family Healthcare Center |
| Christy McCain MPH |
Public Health Institute Research Associate |
| Christine Morton PhD |
CMQCC Research Sociologist | Program Manager |
| Robert Oldham M.D., M.S.H.A. |
Placer County Dept. of Public Health |
| Sayida Peprah MD |
Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Maternal Mental Health |
| Anna Spielvogel MD, PhD |
University of California, San Francisco |
| Anna Sutton RN, PHN, MSN |
Yolo County HHSA |