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.

MD Policy

SB 600/HB 775 (2017): Requires the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to identify information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; make available specified information on the Department's Web site; develop a plan to expand the Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) program to assist obstetric, primary care, and other health care providers in addressing the emotional and mental health needs of pregnant and postpartum women; and submit the plan to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017.

SB 74 (2015): Establishes a Task Force to study Maternal Mental Health; requires Task Force to submit a report to the governor by December 31, 2016.