By the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health Policy Team

The Moms Matter Act (H.R. 3312/S. 1602), first introduced in 2021, was reintroduced this summer as part of the broader Momnibus bill package.

Our work shaping and reporting on national mental health policy is made possible through a 2020-2024 capacity grant from the Perigee Fund.

Like last year, the bill invests in community-based programs that provide mental and behavioral health treatments and support to moms with maternal mental health conditions or substance use disorder, including:

Group prenatal and postpartum care models;
Collaborative maternity care models;
Initiatives to address stigma and raise awareness about warning signs for maternal mental and behavioral health conditions;
Programs at freestanding birth centers; and
Suicide prevention programs.

The bill also provides funding to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce.

The Moms Matter Act is one of 13 evidence-based bills that make up the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.

A one-pager on the Moms Matter Act can be found here.

A full summary of the Momnibus package can be found here.

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