Join the Missouri Maternal Health Action Network at their 4th Annual Summit ‘Building Bridges of Care: Recovery, Resilience, and Family Empowerment’ for a day filled with engaging panels, enlightening discussions and exclusive networking opportunities.
Friday, September 25, 2026
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
4801 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110
The Missouri Maternal Health Action Network (MHAN) is a network comprised of strategic partners such as service providers, organizations, and policy makers, and mothers with lived experience that aims to improve behavioral health outcomes for mothers, children and families affected by perinatal substance use across the state of Missouri.
The Summit aims to highlight the voices of those with lived experiences, facilitate insightful discussion, share groundbreaking ideas, create networking opportunities, and foster cross-system collaboration to drive our mission and systems change.
About the Summit
This year’s theme, “Building Bridges of Care: Recovery, Resilience, and Family Empowerment,” centers on maternal mental health and substance use, emphasizing the importance of strengthening whole-person, whole-family systems of care through collaboration, connection, and coordinated support.
What to expect:
- Networking opportunities
- Resource tables
- Solution-focused discussion
- Mother’s panel: Voices of Lived Experience
- Celebration for mothers who completed the Leadership and Self-Advocacy Academy
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The dress code is comfortable and casual.
Seats are limited to the first 175 registrants — Register today!
We encourage you to share this invitation with those in your organization and broader networks who may be interested in attending.
Individuals and organizations can also reserve a resource or exhibit table when completing the registration.
Hotel rooms are available at a reduced rate for all Summit attendees at the Hilton Kansas City Country Club Plaza. Self-Parking is also included through our group rate.
Sponsor a Mother to Attend
You’re invited to support our mission in highlighting the voices of those with lived experience by sponsoring a mother to attend the Summit and engage in this impactful gathering.
A $500 sponsorship provides the opportunity for a Missouri mother to attend the Summit, including an arranged overnight stay and the cost of travel and other travel expenses.
Click the button below to email your interest in becoming a sponsor!
This project is/was funded in part by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Multisector Action Network Contract # DH250057001 and is/was supported by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant #B04MC52935, Maternal and Child Health Services for $12,742,189, of which $0 is from non-governmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
