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On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 became law.  One of the provisions allows stats to extend pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage from 60 days postpartum to a full year postpartum.  This is [...]

Full Article MMHLA’s Executive Director Adrienne Griffen was featured in this article about suicidal thoughts during pregnancy. "Not receiving proper help and care for mental health conditions can be particularly dangerous for people who are [...]

MMHLA and the March of Dimes partnered to host a virtual Maternal Mental Health Advocacy Day on March 4.  Over 125 advocates from Maine to Hawaii “met” with almost 50 Members of Congress to advocate [...]

Download Webinar MMHLA and the March of Dimes partnered to host a FREE 1-hour webinar on Advocacy and Maternal Mental Health.  Over 750 advocates from across the country joined in to learn the basics of [...]

In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new plan and partnership to address maternal mortality. The plan includes a bold goal of reducing the U.S. maternal mortality rate by 50% by 2025. Key HHS offices [...]

MMHLA Executive Director Adrienne Griffen and Policy Director Jamie Zahlaway Belsito were featured speakers at the first meeting of the Mind The Gap Coalition.  Griffen and Belsito outlined MMHLA’s legislative policy agenda for 2021, which [...]

The United States Congress stimulus package of December 20 provides historic funding for maternal mental health, including:$3 million for a dedicated maternal mental health hotline$5 million for grants to states to address maternal mental healthAccording to Congress,the U.S. [...]

MMHLA has created a listing of advanced training programs and professional development opportunities throughout the United States.  Programs include learning opportunities from: Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health Maternal Mental Health Now National [...]

MMHLA has recently helped develop a directory listing all the psychiatry fellowship programs in North America that focus on reproductive psychiatry and women's mental health.  The directory includes 15 programs in the United States and one [...]

Read Article Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for women in the first year following pregnancy, and up to 20% of individuals experiencing postpartum depression have suicidal ideations. Learn more in this article [...]