CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 110Introduced by Senator Caballero(Coauthors: Senators Eggman, Gonzalez, Hurtado, Kamlager, Leyva, Limn, Melendez, Ochoa Bogh, and Rubio)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Boerner Horvath, Calderon, Cervantes, Megan Dahle, Cristina Garcia, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, and Luz Rivas)May 19, 2022 Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 110, as introduced, Caballero. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.This measure would dedicate the month of May 2022 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 eight 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; andWHEREAS, 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; 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 Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature dedicates the month of May 2022 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 110Introduced by Senator Caballero(Coauthors: Senators Eggman, Gonzalez, Hurtado, Kamlager, Leyva, Limn, Melendez, Ochoa Bogh, and Rubio)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Boerner Horvath, Calderon, Cervantes, Megan Dahle, Cristina Garcia, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, and Luz Rivas)May 19, 2022 Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 110, as introduced, Caballero. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.This measure would dedicate the month of May 2022 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 110
Introduced by Senator Caballero(Coauthors: Senators Eggman, Gonzalez, Hurtado, Kamlager, Leyva, Limn, Melendez, Ochoa Bogh, and Rubio)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Boerner Horvath, Calderon, Cervantes, Megan Dahle, Cristina Garcia, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, and Luz Rivas)May 19, 2022
Introduced by Senator Caballero(Coauthors: Senators Eggman, Gonzalez, Hurtado, Kamlager, Leyva, Limn, Melendez, Ochoa Bogh, and Rubio)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Boerner Horvath, Calderon, Cervantes, Megan Dahle, Cristina Garcia, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, and Luz Rivas)
May 19, 2022
Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 110, as introduced, Caballero. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
This measure would dedicate the month of May 2022 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
This measure would dedicate the month of May 2022 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 eight 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; 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 Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature dedicates the month of May 2022 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.