The end-of-year omnibus spending package includes the creation of a maternal mental health task force to support new mothers and their families.
The law instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create the task force to identify, evaluate, and recommend ways to improve federal maternal mental health programs.
The task force will include representatives from several federal agencies: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), among others.
The task force will also include non-federal members such as specialists with maternity or mental health expertise, nonprofit organizations with professionals trained in maternal mental health, and other relevant medical personnel….