Black Mamas Matter Alliance's New Policy Agenda

April 21, 2023 by Sarah Johanek, MPH in POLICY

The Black Mamas Matter Alliance held a virtual rally to launch "Black Mamas Matter: In Policy and Practice,” Black Mamas Matter Alliance’s (BMMA) new policy agenda last week. This policy agenda articulates BMMA’s organizational stance and specific policy recommendations on a range of Black Maternal Health policy issues, including:

Structural and Social Determinants of Black Maternal Health
Full Spectrum Maternal, Sexual, and Reproductive Healthcare

Access to Reproductive Healthcare and Maternal Mental Health Issue Brief Released

December 02, 2022 by Sarah Johanek, MPH

Access to reproductive healthcare has been shown to impact rates of Maternal Mental Health Disorders (MMHDs). In 2020 Mom’s most recent issue brief, we present the available research on the multifaceted relationships between access to different forms of reproductive health care and maternal mental health (MMH). The brief also provides a call to action for policymakers, providers, and health insurers.

The World Health Organization’s Maternal Mental Health Actions in the “World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All”

August 05, 2022 by Sarah Johanek, MPH in POLICY

On June 17th, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its largest review of mental health data and programs across the globe since the 20th century in its World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All. The blueprint outlines the necessary action that needs to be taken by governments, academics, health professionals, civil society, and others. The blueprint pulls from the most recent research, successful models of care, and highlights people’s lived experiences to justify each call to action.