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.

Action Alert: Support Access to Contraception!

December 27, 2022 by Joy Burkhard, MBA, and Sarah Johanek, MPH in POLICY

Take two minutes and two clicks to tell Congress to pass legislation to improve access to contraception care, particularly now, post the overturn of Roe v Wade.

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.