Healthcare Innovation May 28, 2024
Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, George Washington University say 34 states showed improvements in 2024
A nonprofit think tank called the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health has collaborated with the George Washington University to create a report card that scores each state’s efforts to address maternal mental health.
In 2024, the U.S.’s national grade improved slightly from a D to a D+ as state grades inched upwards. Thirty-four state grades improved; three states earned Bs (an increase from 1 state in 2023) and five states earned failing grades (down from 15 states in 2023).
Maternal mental health disorders, like postpartum depression, affect roughly 600,000 (20%) of U.S. mothers a year. Though no women or families are immune, Black,...
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