According to The Hill (5/8, Scully), Congressional legislators “are calling for extensive data on maternal mental health programs to examine their effectiveness, following an alarming spike in the country’s maternal mortality rate.” In their May 8 letter (PDF) “to the Health Resources and Services Administration led by Maternity Care Caucus co-chairs Reps. Young Kim (R-Calif.) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), lawmakers requested data on the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline one year after the program started.” Additionally, they “requested data on the Screening and Treatment for Maternal Depression and Related Behavioral Health Disorders…program overseen by the Health Resources & Services Administration,” calling for “qualitative and quantitative data on the two programs.”
Related Links:
— “Lawmakers ask for data on maternal mental health program’s effectiveness “Rachel Scully, The Hill , May 8, 2023