American Hospital Association May 14, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services May 14 announced a national strategy to address maternal mental health and substance use issues. The strategy was created by the Task Force on Maternal Health, a subcommittee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Advisory Committee for Women’s Services. Alpa C. Shah, M.D., a psychiatrist with the Marshfield Clinic Health System, served as the AHA’s representative on the task force. The strategy calls for an integration of perinatal mental health and substance use care across medical, community and social systems that increases equity and access, improves federal coordination...