Moms Matter Act
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Overview
The Moms Matter Act aims to improve maternal mental health and address substance use disorders by establishing a grant program to fund community-based organizations, maternity care providers, and other entities. It focuses on providing services to demographic groups with higher rates of maternal mortality and disparities, including expanding access to care, offering support, and raising awareness. The bill also seeks to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce through targeted grants and training programs.
Key provisions
- Establishes a Maternal Mental Health Equity Grant Program to fund maternal mental health and substance use disorder services.
- Prioritizes grant recipients based on their work with community-based organizations, areas with high rates of maternal health issues, and health professional shortage areas.
- Funds programs to expand maternity care programs, group prenatal care, and postpartum care.
- Supports services for pregnant and postpartum individuals with mental health conditions and substance use disorders, including referrals to treatment centers.
- Includes provisions for addressing stigma related to maternal mental health and substance use.
- Creates grants to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce through training and education programs.
- Requires grant recipients to report on program activities and outcomes.
- Authorizes appropriations of $25,000,000 per year from 2027-2031 for the grant program and $15,000,000 per year from 2027-2031 for the workforce grants.
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