The Perinatal Substance Use (PSU) Network:

The Perinatal Substance Use Network is a community coalition working to better support families impacted by substance use during the perinatal period (pregnancy – age 3). The PSU Network is a community coalition based at Missoula Public Health. Involvement of families with lived experience is a priority for the Network, and we work to engage parents in the Network in ways that feel empowering to them. The PSU Network has also prioritized a focus on anti-racism and deeper understanding of historical trauma and its implications for work in medical, treatment, family support, criminal justice, and child welfare systems.

PSU Network Vision:

The group envisions a community where families feel safe asking for help, families can access the services and treatments they need, the available services are effective, and families can live sustainably together into the future. The goal of the PSU Network is that 90% of families impacted by perinatal substance use in Missoula County will be able to stay safely and securely together by 2025.