Biden-Harris Administration Announces Maternal Mental Health Task Force’s National Strategy to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care Amid Urgent Public Health Crisis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of a national strategy today, with recommendations developed by the, a subcommittee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Advisory Committee for Women’s Services, to address the urgent public health crisis of maternal mental health and substance use issues.
“At HHS we are working every day to transform behavioral health. This critically includes providing support for maternal mental health,” said HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm. “This report, and the accompanying National Strategy, will further our efforts to improve access to care – including the integration of perinatal behavioral health care across our health and social systems.
Building upon existing federal government efforts, the task force outlines a path to achieve the vision in the national strategy within a framework of five core pillars, each with supporting priorities and recommendations. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.
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