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The Surgeon General’s Workshop on Women’s Mental Health brought together experts from the consumer, academic, advocacy, health insurance, health care delivery, program management, and public policy communities to explore sex and gender differences in mental health and to address critical mental health issues affecting girls and women. The goal of this workshop was for participants to develop practical and actionable recommendations for materials (referred to broadly as communiqués) and toolkits that could be produced by the Surgeon General to advance knowledge, understanding, and behaviors regarding women’s mental health issues – and ultimately to improve the mental health of our Nation’s girls and women.

Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction: Background and Purpose of the Workshop
• Day 1 – Morning Sessions
  • Welcome, Introductions, and Charge to the Workshop
  • About the Surgeon General’s Women’s Mental Health Project
  • The State of Women’s Mental Health – What We’ve Learned
• Breakout Group Sessions
  • Workgroup 1: Biological and Development Factors
  • Workgroup 2: Specific Mental Disorders
  • Workgroup 3: Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
  • Workgroup 4: Social Stress Factors and Stigma
  • Workgroup 5: Identification and Intervention Issues
  • Workgroup 6: Treatment Access and Insurance
  • Workgroup 7: Health System Issues
  • Workgroup 8: Protective and Resilience Factors
• Day 2 – Final Session
  • Overview of Themes and Recommendations from the Breakout Workgroup Presentations
  • Comments from the Workshop Participants
  • Closing Remarks
• Appendix A Conceptual Framework
• Appendix B Communiqués and Toolkits: Ideas from Leadership Interviews and Facilitated Discussions
• Appendix C Participant List

This document summarizes the views and issues addressed by invited speakers and discussants at the Surgeon General’s Women’s Mental Health Workshop. The views expressed in this Report reflect the opinions of the individual participants at the Workshop and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Office of the Surgeon General, the Department of Health and Human Services, or other Federal entities.