Moms Matter Act

The Moms Matter Act would establish a grant program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, with priority given to entities serving communities with elevated maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, or health disparities, including those in health professional shortage areas. Grants would fund initiatives such as integrating mental health care into primary and prenatal settings, expanding group prenatal and postpartum care, reducing stigma, raising awareness of warning signs, preventing suicide or self-harm, training maternity care providers, and improving coordination between providers. The…

AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.