Hospital-to-Home Perinatal Mental Health ECHO Series
Relaunches October 13! Held on the 2nd Tuesday Each Month, 1p-2p PT, Online
Click here to learn more & register today!
Have more questions? See our FAQ below.
This free community of practice is funded by the WA Department of Health Perinatal Mental Health Access & Capacity Building Grant.
Registration is Open!
H2H Systems Change Presents:
Recognizing and Supporting NICU Grief
4-hour Interdisciplinary Training on Grief in the H2H population
December 4, 2026 from 9a-1p Pacific Time, Online
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Presenters: Leslie Butterfield, Ph.D. and Emily O’Sullivan, OTR/L, CLC
This training is a deeper dive into Grief surrounding NICU, as requested by providers in our recent ECHO series.
Course Description: While welcoming a newborn is often thought of as a time of joy, the transition to parenthood can also be a time of profound grief and loss. For families navigating medical complexities, birth trauma, a NICU stay, or perinatal loss, grief may be present in many forms. Home- and community-based providers are uniquely positioned to walk alongside families during this time, yet may feel unprepared to respond to grief while also providing the developmental, feeding, or supportive services that bring families into their care. This interdisciplinary half-day training will explore how grief can show up for families and how providers can offer meaningful, compassionate support within their existing roles. Through the perspectives of individuals with personal and professional lived experience and expert perinatal providers, participants will deepen their understanding of perinatal and NICU-related grief, learn how to recognize the many ways grief may present, and gain practical strategies they can integrate into their everyday work with families.
Registration is Open!
3- Day Training
Second Training Opportunity
Registration Closes 9/15
Interdisciplinary training intended for providers of all disciplines
working with infants and families in the NICU to home transition.
Presenters: Leslie Butterfield, PhD; Sara Circelli, PMH-C, IMH-E; Tiffany Elliott, MS, CCC-SLP, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC; Molly Nolan-Jones, MS, OTR/L, CLE, IMH-E®; Mari Mazon, MS, RDN, CD; Mia Edidin, LICSW; and parents to share lived experience.
Course Description: Hosted by Northwest Center Kids, the Hospital-to-Home™ three day training is an interdisciplinary 3-day training that instructs providers on supporting the specific mental health, feeding, and nutrition care needs of infants and caregivers transitioning from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to home. While NICU infants are at high risk for feeding and growth concerns, their caregivers are also at significant risk of experiencing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs). Research shows high-risk infants have better outcomes transitioning out of the NICU when they receive quality therapy in the home shortly after discharge. This training helps build the workforce capacity to holistically support infants and families in the hospital-to-home transition.
Who would Benefit from this Training: Early Intervention providers (including OTs, PTs, SLPs, FRCs, TCVI, DHH), home visitors, community mental health providers, WIC, postpartum doulas, lactation consultants, peer counselors and others supporting infants and families!
Note: Please plan to attend live for all three dates in this series. Sales tax will be added as applicable.
Upcoming Events
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Registration open! Second offering 2026 for 3-day H2H Training
Fridays
Sept 18 - Oct 16 - Nov 20
9a-5p PT, Online
Registration open now! Early bird rate EXTENDED through August 17th. Special rate for students or group 10+ participants.
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Project ECHO: Perinatal Mental Health + NICU series
New series launching in October 2026!
Second Tuesdays of the month from 1p-2p PT, Online
No cost to attendees - Community of practice focused on perinatal mental health with the Hospital-to-Home population.
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H2H Systems Change Presents: Recognizing and Supporting NICU Grief
Registration is Open!
December 4, 2026. 9a-1p Pacific time, Online.
More details on this 4-hour training on Grief for the Hospital-to-Home population will be shared soon.
H2H 3-Day Training FAQs
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Yes this is required as the training is builds upon the content across the three days. We also understand extenuating circumstances may come up. Please email with questions or concerns.
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The training is held over Zoom. About a month out from the training, calendar invites with zoom information will be sent.
If you are having trouble accessing it, email traininghospitaltohome@nwcenter.org
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A certificate of attendance will be provided that can be used toward your professional development hours, per your discipline’s/state’s licensure and credential organization.
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Hospital-to-Home (H2H) a framework for providing care to families that integrates perinatal mental health–attuned support with infant feeding and developmental services. Our 3-day training provides foundation in perinatal mental health, infant feeding challenges, variety of speciality topics and the H2H care model to help you bring this care to your community.
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We want everyone to have the learning environment that is best for them. Email traininghospitaltohome@nwcenter.org with any specific accommodations to support your optimal learning and enjoyment of the training.
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We will be recording for administrative purposes only and not for distribution. This training is live and interactive.
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The agenda and training materials will be sent via email once they are finalized. We will also consolidate resources shared by participants during the training to share.
Training etiquette:
Raise hand to speak.
Please mute if not speaking. Silence phones & background noise.
Use chat function and reaction buttons.
Video on if possible.
Lean in with wondering and curiosity. There are no silly questions or ideas, we are ALL teachers and learners in this environment.
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Day 1 - Taught by a Perinatal Psychologist; Topics include Becoming NICU Parent, Trauma in birth and NICU stays, Perinatal mental health overview and screening, Non-birthing parents, and more
Day 2 - Taught by SLP/IBCLC, OT, and RD; Topics include Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) framework, Each PFD domain, Assessment and Intervention for feeding skills, and case application
Day 3 - Taught by Early intervention provider with PMH-C and IMH-E, OT, SLP, IBCLC, LICSW, and Parents; Topics include Parent Story and Lived Experience, Strengths-based sleep support, tube feeding overview, optimizing team communication, PMAD Screening, Hospital-to-Home Care Model, and more
Please note that each 3-day training is unique and adjusted to meet the needs of the participants. If there is a specific topic of interest, please reach out to discuss.
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Please fill out the post-training evaluation forms. We want to make changes that best meet the needs of participants! We also use this information to share the impact of these sessions with potential funders as we explore innovative ways to increase training access.
Follow-up emails with any next steps are also intermittently sent.
ECHO Series FAQs
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No, you do not need to attend every session. Please join the meetings that work with your schedule. We do encourage you to attend as many sessions as possible for the most comprehensive experience.
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30 minutes before the session begins: An email reminder and join link will be sent out from the iECHO site. A join button on the iECHO site is also available.
If you are having trouble, email traininghospitaltohome@nwcenter.org and we can send you the Zoom link directly once it is live.
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A certificate of attendance will be provided that can be used toward your professional development hours, per your discipline’s/state’s licensure and credential organization.
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Project ECHO – Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes – is a free innovative tool that connects the community with a multidisciplinary team of experts. This “all teach, all learn” model uses case-based learning to share best practices and support equitable outcomes.
More info about Project ECHO
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Unfortunately, we are not able to provide recordings of the session. We will be recording for administrative purposes but we cannot share it out given that we want to respect the confidentiality of participants.
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Please see the agenda on the program site. We will also briefly review it at the start of each session. Sessions are intended to be very interactive so your participation is greatly encouraged. There are no silly questions or ideas, we are ALL teachers and learners in this environment.
Meeting etiquette:
Raise hand to speak.
Please mute if not speaking. Silence phones & background noise.
Use chat function and reaction buttons.
Video on if possible.
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The anonymized cases are brought from participants. We need your help! Please reach out about a case you could potentially present at a future session. We can meet with you beforehand to discuss your case and how to present it to ensure that you are comfortable and feel well-supported. We have a template to use.
In previous ECHOs, participants presented on cases that they felt were successful, ones that they had real-time questions about how to best support, and instances where they felt unsuccessful and wanted an opportunity to reflect with others. All of these types of cases are valuable and provide wonderful learning opportunities.
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Please fill out the post-session evaluation form. We need to share the impact of these sessions with our funder so these post-session evaluations ensure we can continue to provide these learning opportunities. We also want to make changes that best meet the needs of participants so feedback is welcome!
Materials will be uploaded to the iECHO site for you to download, including notes from the discussion.