Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health - Formerly 2020 Mom

Closing Gaps in Maternal Mental Health

The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health is a national think tank, nonprofit organization advancing policies that support a health care system that routinely detects and treats maternal mental health disorders for every mother, every time.

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Executive Order and New Actions to Advance Women’s Health Research and Innovation

March 29, 2024 by Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health Policy Team in POLICY

On March 18, the Biden Administration signed a new Executive Order outlining directives to ensure women’s health is integrated into the federal research portfolio and budget. More than 20 new actions and commitments by federal agencies to advance women's health research were included in this announcement. This follows the First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s recent announcement of $100 million in women’s health funding through Sprint for Women’s Health, which “intends to fundamentally change the trajectory of women’s health care research and radically accelerate the next generation of discoveries”.

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March 29, 2024 /Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health Policy Team
federal policy, Health and Human Services (HHS), postpartum, POST, Executive Order, White House, Spring for Women’s Health, Women’s Health Research
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White House Hosts First-Ever Maternal Health Day of Action

December 07, 2021 by Shalini Wickramatilake, MHS in POLICY

On December 7th, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted the first-ever White House Maternal Health Day of Action. The Day of Action included a Summit that was composed of three panels, as well as a Call to Action, outlining steps the federal government will take to improve maternal health outcomes.

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December 07, 2021 /Shalini Wickramatilake, MHS
White House, CMS, HHS, Medicaid coverage, Black Maternal Health Momnibus, Build Back Better Act, Federal Policy, POST
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