Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm CT | Via Zoom

Minnesota passed the landmark Healthy Start Act (HSA) in 2021, allowing the state’s Commissioner of Corrections to conditionally release sentenced, pregnant and postpartum people into community-based alternatives for the duration of the pregnancy and up to one year postpartum.

This webinar will summarize a recent evaluation of HSA implementation, main findings, recommendations, and will feature a panel of individuals who will share their experiences with this policy, highlighting perspectives from researchers, DOC staff, and individuals with lived experience.

Participants will learn about:

• Alternatives to incarceration for pregnant and postpartum people, specifically focusing on Minnesota’s Healthy Start Act
• High-level findings from an implementation evaluation of the Healthy Start Act
• Opportunities to better support pregnant, postpartum, and parenting people both in Minnesota and nationally
• Reflections from researchers, DOC staff, and individuals that have been directly impacted by this policy

Invited panelists include:

• Shlafer, University of Minnesota
• Lori Timlin, Minnesota Department of Corrections
• Victoria Lopez

Free and open to all!