With great excitement we share the news that Postpartum Support International (PSI) has been awarded a landmark contract to operate the first-ever Maternal Mental Health Hotline. The Hotline -- funded by the federal government through the Health Resources and Services Administration -- will launch in early 2022 and will be available 24/7, 365 days a year, providing services in English and Spanish via voice, text, and web chat. This is great news for those suffering maternal mental health conditions and those who love and care for them. Learn more HERE. Congratulations, PSI!

Congress has introduced new legislation, the TRIUMPH for New Moms Act, which will coordinate federal efforts around maternal mental health and create a national strategic plan for addressing maternal mental health disorders. Thank you to 20/20Mom for taking the lead on this legislation, which is officially called The Taskforce Recommending Improvements for Unaddressed Mental Perinatal and Postpartum Health (TRIUMPH) for New Moms Act (S.2779/H.R.4217).

NIMH recently updated its strategic plan in which Director Josh Gordon specifically called out two medications he said were the first truly novel antidepressants in decades, including brexanalone (brand name Zulresso), which is the first drug specifically designed to postpartum depression.

The International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health is celebrating 40 years with a special edition of the Archives of Women's Mental Health which focuses on Innovations in Research, Policy, and Clinical Care. The Marce Society is an international, interdisciplinary organization dedicated to supporting research and assistance surrounding perinatal mental health for mothers, fathers, and their babies.

Nicole Barnett is a mom of three beautiful girls and a longtime advocate for maternal mental health. In her first book -- Out of the Mouths of Babes -- Nicole invites mothers to reframe everyday exchanges with their children as teachable moments. Written In a daily devotional format, Nicole shares relatable adventures

Dr. Carly Snyder is a reproductive and perinatal psychiatrist with a unique approach, combining traditional psychiatry with integrative medicine-based treatments. She is launching MOOD Bars, nutritional snack bars formulated to support female physiology. Each bar is plant-based, vegan, Non-GMO, and includes ingredients that help balance out a woman’s mood (in combination with an active lifestyle and healthy diet).

The Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) aims to provide independent, unbiased, nonpartisan information and analysis that informs Medicaid policy and improves the health of the nation. Medicaid plays an extremely important role in providing healthcare to pregnant women, new mothers, and their children; in fact, Medicaid covers almost half of all births in the US.