HIGHLIGHTING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO PREVENT PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS Monday, May 23rd 12-1 PM ET Overview of Maternal Mental Health and Prevention Programs 1-2 PM ET “Deep Dive”Into One of Three Prevention [...]
Building Systems of Support to Address Maternal Mental Health Establishing Programs at the National, State, and Local Levels JUNE 8, 2022 12:30-1:30 PM EST Mental health conditions – primarily anxiety and depression – are the [...]
On March 14, 2022, Congress introduced Into the Light Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act of 2022 to reauthorize and fund existing programs to help those impacted by maternal mental health (MMH) conditions. Into [...]
Kanika also shared some of her favorite quotes: "We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond." - Gwendolyn Brooks "When I dare to be powerful to use my [...]
MMHLA is seeking to hire a full-time Policy Director to lead our federal policy agenda. The Policy Director will be the primary point person and spokesperson for interacting with Congress, federal agencies, and national coalitions. [...]
Advocacy priorities for 2022 include the following: Grants to states: Funding and legislation for grants to states. MMH Hotline: Funding and legislation for a 24/7 dedicated MMH hotline. Moms Matter Act: Funding to focus specifically on [...]
Download Report - PDF MMHLA is the only organization focused exclusively on advocating for national policy around maternal mental health. Our advocacy priorities for 2021 included increasing funding for grants to states to create programs [...]
Jamie Zahlaway Belsito, MMHLA's Founder and former Policy Director, recently won a special election to represent the 4th Essex District in the Massachusetts State House.Jamie -- who is the first Democrat to hold this seat in [...]
On Tuesday, December 7, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a Day of Action on Maternal Health, highlighting steps the federal government is taking to address maternal mortality. Of note, one recommendation specifically called for creating universal [...]
For 25 years, colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital have met midday on Wednesday for clinical rounds to review cases in perinatal psychiatry and discuss important new scientific findings. At the start of the pandemic, Drs. Lee Cohen [...]
