Closing Gaps in Maternal Mental Healthcare

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.

DC Policy

DC Code § 7-1234.04 (2022): Establishes a Perinatal Mental Health Task Force to provide comprehensive policy recommendations for the improvement of perinatal mental health in the District; requires the Task Force to submit to the Mayor and the Council a comprehensive report setting forth its findings and providing recommendations regarding legislation, policy initiatives, and the funding requirements of initiatives to address perinatal mental health needs in the District by August 31, 2023.

Law 22-139 (2018): Establishes a Maternal Mental Health Task Force to study maternal mental health needs in the District; requires the task force to submit a report to the Mayor and the Council setting with its findings and recommendations.