Stacey Stewart, President and CEO of the March of Dimes, and Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware recently published an article about the importance of women’s mental health. They praise strong and powerful women athletes – [...]
Learn more about funding opportunities RFA-MH-21-240 or RFA-MH-21-241 DUE DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS OCTOBER 9, 2021 The National Institutes of Health NIH recently announced two funding opportunities for applications to refine and examine preliminary effectiveness of [...]
The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations passed the 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill which provides funding for maternal mental health programs, including: an additional $5 million for [...]
Kara Zivin (PhD, MS, MA, MFA) is a professor of psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and health management and policy at the University of Michigan. Kara leads a large body of scientific research on mental health [...]
The President’s proposed budget for FY22 includes additional funding for maternal mental health; this is the first step in the process to increase federal funding for programs. The budget calls for the following funding for [...]
Congressional Briefing. MMHLA and the March of Dimes hosted their 2nd annual Congressional Briefing on June 8, 2021. Almost 700 participants – including policymakers and practitioners from around the country – joined in to learn about [...]
Jamie Zahlaway Belsito, MMHLA Founder and Policy Director, has been awarded the Don. R. Lipsitt Award for Achievement in Integrated and Collaborative Care by the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated excellence and [...]
MMHLA warmly welcomes Aminat Balogun, MPH, as the inaugural Postgraduate Fellow. Aminat recently graduated from George Washington University’s Milken School of Public Health with a concentration in maternal-child health. Aminat was an intern with MMHLA during the [...]
Anger is an often-overlooked mood disorder symptom in women who have recently given birth.By Caroline Bologna - Huffington Post 5/25/21May is Maternal Mental Health Month, so HuffPost Parenting and Wellness are shining a light on postpartum well-being. From [...]
Read Full Article Death by suicide or overdose is a leading cause of death for women in the first year after they give birth, a new analysis shows. Many of these deaths may be preventable, said Adrienne Griffen, [...]
