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HLC Maternal & Family Mental Health Research Center Research • Advocacy • Resources | Supporting moms, families & rural communities since 2024

HLC Co-Executive Director Dr. Latrina Thomas explores the reality of maternal mental health deserts, highlighting barrie...
10/19/2026

HLC Co-Executive Director Dr. Latrina Thomas explores the reality of maternal mental health deserts, highlighting barriers to care and the need for expanded access, telehealth, and community-based solutions to better support mothers and families.

Read the publication: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16924282

10/13/2026

HLC Co-Executive Director Dr. Patrina Dow, a Human Services Professor, Marriage and Family Therapist, and maternal and family mental health researcher, discusses what advocacy looks like, why community voices matter, and how we can move from awareness to meaningful change.

HLC Research Center is a community-based participatory research center dedicated to addressing disparities in maternal and family mental health through culturally responsive research, advocacy, and community engagement. Our work centers the voices of the communities we serve to inform research, interventions, programs, and policies that promote equitable outcomes for families.

It’s officially FALL! 🍂 Check out some of our favorite Fall family activities here at HLC. Statistically speaking, famil...
09/22/2026

It’s officially FALL! 🍂
Check out some of our favorite Fall family activities here at HLC. Statistically speaking, family time is associated with better outcomes for children, especially when it involves conversation, and shared activities. Some of the strongest research links family connection with better mental health, lower substance use, stronger academic functioning, and healthier behavior. HAPPY FALL!!

Check out Caring for Little Hearts, a coloring book created by Dr. Felecia Heard. The pages were created to help make he...
09/04/2026

Check out Caring for Little Hearts, a coloring book created by Dr. Felecia Heard. The pages were created to help make healthcare feel a little more familiar, friendly, and less intimidating for children while giving them something fun to color and enjoy. Available on Amazon now!

Check out our newest article! Our story, our mission, and the work behind HLC Maternal & Family Mental Health Research C...
08/21/2026

Check out our newest article!

Our story, our mission, and the work behind HLC Maternal & Family Mental Health Research Center are featured in the August 2026 issue of Women in Higher Education.

“Building Research Where It Matters: The Story Behind the HLC Maternal & Family Mental Health Research Center”

We’re proud to share how community voices continue to shape the research we do and the work ahead.

We’re excited to pour into the amazing middle and high school girls in our community with an evening of fun, confidence,...
07/25/2026

We’re excited to pour into the amazing middle and high school girls in our community with an evening of fun, confidence, and self-care.

We’re currently accepting donations to help fill our Confidence Kits with essential hygiene and school-year items. Every donation, big or small, will make a difference.

If you’d like to donate supplies, please send us a message or email [email protected].

Register your girls by using the QR code on the flyer!

Thank you for helping us remind our girls that they are prepared, confident, and supported. 💜

It was an honor to provide a few of our Welcome Mama gift bags to the Babies & Blooms Community Baby shower for The Nour...
07/19/2026

It was an honor to provide a few of our Welcome Mama gift bags to the Babies & Blooms Community Baby shower for The Nourish Foundation! We truly hope the moms love their goodies!

The HLC Maternal & Family Mental Health Research Center is proud to offer the HLC Minnie Lee Scholarship at Tuskegee Uni...
07/14/2026

The HLC Maternal & Family Mental Health Research Center is proud to offer the HLC Minnie Lee Scholarship at Tuskegee University.

Established in honor of Minnie Lee, a rural Alabama matriarch whose life continues to exemplify faith, family, perseverance, service, and resilience, this merit-based scholarship recognizes graduating Health Sciences students who demonstrate leadership, professionalism, service to others, and a commitment to improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

Through this scholarship, we are honored to celebrate Minnie Lee’s enduring legacy while investing in the next generation of health professionals and community leaders. 💙🐅

06/27/2026

Future researchers in action!

From exploring the library to presenting their own research, our Junior Researchers spent the day learning, collaborating, and having fun. We can’t wait for Youth Research Day 2027!

We had such a great time today at the HLC Youth Research Day! Our Junior Researchers learned how to navigate the library...
06/27/2026

We had such a great time today at the HLC Youth Research Day!

Our Junior Researchers learned how to navigate the library, completed a fun scavenger hunt, and worked together in teams to develop, research, and present their own research questions. They also enjoyed lunch together, made new friends, and discovered that research can be both fun and meaningful.

A special thank you to our Honorary Researcher, Aubie, for stopping by and making the day even more memorable! We are grateful for the Opelika Public Library for welcoming us and to everyone who helped make this event possible.

We’re already looking forward to an even bigger and better Youth Research Day next year!

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