Stacey B. Stephens, LCSW-C

Stacey Stephens, LCSW-C, is the Director of the B’more for Healthy Babies Upton/Druid Heights at the UMSSW Center for Restorative Change. Ms. Stephens is a visionary leader with twenty-eight years of experience in assisting women and children access equitable health and mental health services throughout Baltimore and the metropolitan DC region. She was a governor-appointed member of the Maryland task force to study perinatal mental health. Ms. Stephens is a clinical assistant professor at University of Maryland School of Social Work and an adjunct professor at Morgan State University School of Social Work, where she teaches and inspires future healthcare professionals.  She is also a certified diversity practitioner, enabling her to help individuals, groups, organizations, and communities effectively manage cultural differences, influence system change, and create equity in healthcare and educational sectors.   

 Ms. Stephens and her team were awarded the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s JEDI 2022 inaugural Shirley Chisholm Community Award for making significant strides in building a sense of unity and purpose in Baltimore City by seeking to advance equity and inclusion in the community. She was recently recognized by the Maryland chapter of the National Association of Social Worker as Social Worker of the Year in 2022. With meaningful partnerships with residents and community partners, she has also led the B’more for Healthy Babies team, which has accomplished a 75% reduction in the infant mortality rate over the past eleven years, resulting in the elimination of the disparity between Black and White infants in this community. Ms. Stephens is a strong advocate of reproductive and sexual health and justice.