Maternal Mental Health
The mental health bill includes AHA-supported legislation that would reauthorize and expand a program that addresses maternal depression.
Speakers will share women’s mental health resources and discuss national policy and stakeholder engagement.
HRSA will launch May 8 a toll-free hotline for expecting and new mothers experiencing mental health challenges.
According to latest data from the CDC, the U.S. maternal mortality rate, already significantly higher than in comparable countries, continues to rise, specifically for women of color.
Join the AHA for a virtual screening of the film, Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story to explore the many underlying factors impacting the health of Black women and their birth outcomes.
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Below are tools and other educational resources from national organizations the AHA recognizes and/or works with in improving maternal mental health outcomes.
As part of AHA's Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative, this webpage is designed to provide information, resources and best practices to better support hospitals in addressing maternal mental health
During his State of the Union address last night, President Biden announced a national strategy to strengthen the mental health care system.
In a statement submitted to the Senate Finance Committee for a hearing on protecting children’s mental health, the AHA urged Congress to lift the caps on physician residency positions and increase scholarships, loan forgiveness and other financial supports to encourage health care providers to…
Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story is a film developed to address the root causes of infant mortality and racial disparities in infant mortality rates.