CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 75Introduced by Assembly Member WaldronApril 26, 2021 Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 75, as introduced, Waldron. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.This measure would dedicate the month of May 2021 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, In the United States, maternal depression is the most common complication of pregnancy. Maternal mental health disorders encompass a range of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and postpartum psychosis; andWHEREAS, Maternal mental health affects one in five women during or after pregnancy, but all women are at risk of suffering from maternal mental health disorders. Specifically, in California, one in five Californian mothers suffers from pregnancy-related depression; andWHEREAS, Fewer than 15 percent of identified cases of maternal mental health disorders are treated as a result of personal, structural, and systemic barriers within the health care system; and WHEREAS, Untreated maternal mental health disorders significantly and negatively impact the short- and long-term health and well-being of affected women and their children; andWHEREAS, Untreated maternal mental health disorders cause adverse birth outcomes, impaired maternal-infant bonding, poor infant growth, childhood emotional and behavioral problems, and significant medical and economic costs, estimated to be $22,500 per mother; andWHEREAS, Lack of understanding and social stigma of mental health disorders prevent women and families from understanding the signs, symptoms, and risks involved with maternal mental health and disproportionately affect women who lack access to social support networks; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature dedicates the month of May 2021 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 75Introduced by Assembly Member WaldronApril 26, 2021 Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 75, as introduced, Waldron. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.This measure would dedicate the month of May 2021 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 75
Introduced by Assembly Member WaldronApril 26, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron
April 26, 2021
Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 75, as introduced, Waldron. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
This measure would dedicate the month of May 2021 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
This measure would dedicate the month of May 2021 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, In the United States, maternal depression is the most common complication of pregnancy. Maternal mental health disorders encompass a range of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and postpartum psychosis; and
WHEREAS, Maternal mental health affects one in five women during or after pregnancy, but all women are at risk of suffering from maternal mental health disorders. Specifically, in California, one in five Californian mothers suffers from pregnancy-related depression; and
WHEREAS, Fewer than 15 percent of identified cases of maternal mental health disorders are treated as a result of personal, structural, and systemic barriers within the health care system; and
WHEREAS, Untreated maternal mental health disorders significantly and negatively impact the short- and long-term health and well-being of affected women and their children; and
WHEREAS, Untreated maternal mental health disorders cause adverse birth outcomes, impaired maternal-infant bonding, poor infant growth, childhood emotional and behavioral problems, and significant medical and economic costs, estimated to be $22,500 per mother; and
WHEREAS, Lack of understanding and social stigma of mental health disorders prevent women and families from understanding the signs, symptoms, and risks involved with maternal mental health and disproportionately affect women who lack access to social support networks; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature dedicates the month of May 2021 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.