Creating an Inclusive & Diverse Organization
At IAPMD, we understand that not every PMDD and PME sufferer identifies as female, has medical insurance, or access to healthcare. Through our work, we value the many qualities and perspectives that make individuals unique.
#DiversityGoals
Our diversity objectives are a top priority and include:
Use of inclusive language on our website, informational content, peer support services, education, and outreach.
Diverse representation in our Board of Directors, Clinical Advisory Board, Youth Advisory Board, and Peer Support volunteers.
Provide services that are culturally competent by increasing targeted outreach to often underserved and overlooked populations.
Support diverse individuals in low-income communities, particularly those who may lack access to informed and compassionate mental health and reproductive care.
Offer a clear position on anti-discrimination and inclusivity that never excludes individuals in need based on race, socioeconomic status, gender identification, ethnic identification, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, or disability.
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“... more than making people feel welcome when they come to our home, we need to invite them to come to our home”
Our Actions
Here are the actions we are taking that we hope will speak louder than our words:
We are developing a mandatory diversity and inclusivity training module for all Board Members, staff members, and Peer Support Providers.
We recommit to our diversity and inclusion efforts as outlined in our strategic plan
We recommit to increasing diverse representation in our organization and invite all community members of color to apply for leadership positions on our Boards, and/or other volunteer opportunities. Learn more and apply here.
In 2021, we launched the IAPMD Patient Insight Panel (PIP) - a diverse group of individuals living with PMDD and/or PME who will play an important advisory role at IAPMD, helping us better understand and serve the needs of patients and families by bringing their unique, and invaluable perspectives directly into IAPMD’s work. An important focus of the PIP will be to help bring diverse perspectives to the conversation in order to help make IAPMD’s work inclusive and useful to all.
In 2021, IAPMD will establish the first-ever PMDD Community Coalition (PCC), a collaborative of diverse patient and professional stakeholders. We gain strength from diversity and will actively seek participation from those who enhance it. The PCC will convene in a Roundtable to outline a strategic plan for PMDD outcomes research and guidelines for best practices rooted in the patient experience. The PCC is partially funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes research Institute® (PCORI ®) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award (EAIN 20240).
We acknowledge that this will be an ongoing journey and have much to learn along the way. We are committed to listening to the members of our PMDD/PME community.
Please direct any questions, comments, concerns, and other feedback to info@iapmd.org. Thank you for learning alongside us as we move forward in this work.
Anti-discrimination Policy
IAPMD is an equal opportunity organization and does not discriminate based upon age, ethnicity, ancestry, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or any other status prohibited by applicable law.