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	28	+	HOUSE MEMORIAL 56
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	30	+	TH LEGISLATURE
	31	+	- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
	32	+	FIRST SESSION
	33	+	, 2025
	34	+	INTRODUCED BY
	35	+	Tara L. Lujan and Cynthia Borrego and E. Diane Torres-Velásquez
	36	+	and Michelle Paulene Abeyta and Linda Serrato
28	37		A MEMORIAL
29	38		RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND
30	39		OBSERVING MAY AS "NATIONAL MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
31	40		MONTH" IN NEW MEXICO.
32	41		WHEREAS, over twenty-two thousand babies are born in New
33	42		Mexico each year, and the maternal health, including mental
34		-	health, of women before, during and after pregnancy is an
35		-	issue of great concern to women, their families and the
36		-	state; and
	43	+	health, of women before, during and after pregnancy is an issue
	44	+	of great concern to women, their families and the state; and
37	45		WHEREAS, between ten and twenty percent of new and
38	46		expectant mothers are affected by prenatal and perinatal
39	47		depression and related mood disorders, such as anxiety and
40	48		psychosis, and may experience associated symptoms that are
41	49		often overlooked and heavily stigmatized, causing new and
42	50		expectant mothers suffering from prenatal and perinatal
43	51		depression and mood disorders to often feel confused, ashamed
44		-	and isolated; and
45		-	WHEREAS, many at-risk women may not seek help because
46		-	they are not informed about prenatal and perinatal depression
47		-	and related mood disorders as being part of prenatal and
48		-	perinatal health care due to a lack of knowledge, awareness
49		-	and use of screening and assessment tools by health care
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78		-	WHEREAS, heightened awareness and increased education
79		-	with regard to the incidence of prenatal and perinatal
80		-	depression and related mood disorders are critical; and
	79	+	and isolated; and
	80	+	WHEREAS, many at-risk women may not seek help because they
	81	+	are not informed about prenatal and perinatal depression and
	82	+	related mood disorders as being part of prenatal and perinatal
	83	+	health care due to a lack of knowledge, awareness and use of
	84	+	screening and assessment tools by health care providers and a
	85	+	lack of awareness of available medical treatments and community
	86	+	support services; and
	87	+	WHEREAS, heightened awareness and increased education with
	88	+	regard to the incidence of prenatal and perinatal depression
	89	+	and related mood disorders are critical; and
81	90		WHEREAS, prenatal and perinatal depression and mood
82	91		disorders affect all categories of women and teenage girls
83	92		regardless of age, race or income level; and
84	93		WHEREAS, prenatal and perinatal depression and related
85	94		mood disorders can have a profound impact on families and
86	95		significantly contribute to adverse developmental and
87		-	behavioral outcomes and attachment disorders in the children
88		-	of affected women; and
	96	+	behavioral outcomes and attachment disorders in the children of
	97	+	affected women; and
89	98		WHEREAS, prenatal and perinatal depression and related
90	99		mood disorders are highly treatable with therapeutic
91	100		interventions, such as medication, professional therapy and
92	101		counseling, support groups and community support services,
93	102		including crisis hotlines;
94	103		NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
95		-	REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the
96		-	department of health be requested to encourage collaboration
97		-	with local, state and national coalitions, organizations and
98		-	agencies that are informed on and devoted to the field of
99		-	maternal health care to facilitate increased awareness and
100		-	education about prenatal and perinatal depression and related
101		-	mood disorders; explore and encourage the use of prenatal
102		-	screening tools; and improve the availability of and access HM 56
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129		-	to effective treatment, prevention and support services to
130		-	promote maternal and infant mental health care throughout New
131		-	Mexico; and
	132	+	REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department
	133	+	of health be requested to encourage collaboration with local,
	134	+	state and national coalitions, organizations and agencies that
	135	+	are informed on and devoted to the field of maternal health
	136	+	care to facilitate increased awareness and education about
	137	+	prenatal and perinatal depression and related mood disorders;
	138	+	explore and encourage the use of prenatal screening tools; and
	139	+	improve the availability of and access to effective treatment,
	140	+	prevention and support services to promote maternal and infant
	141	+	mental health care throughout New Mexico; and
132	142		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that national maternal mental
133	143		health awareness month be observed in May in New Mexico; and
134	144		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
135	145		transmitted to the secretary of health.
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