20250SCR_016197CHP INTRODUCED 2026-04-15 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-05-14 PASSED_SENATE 2026-04-30 ENROLLED 2026-05-15 CHAPTERED 2026-05-21 FILED 2026-05-21 2025 SCR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Senator Weber Pierson (Coauthors: Senators Alvarado-Gil, Ashby, Caballero, Dahle, Gonzalez, Grayson, Ochoa Bogh, Smallwood-Cuevas, Valladares, and Wahab) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ávila Farías, Boerner, Calderon, Elhawary, Hadwick, Pacheco, Petrie-Norris, Michelle Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Sharp-Collins, Wicks, and Wilson) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Weber Pierson COAUTHOR SENATE Alvarado-Gil COAUTHOR SENATE Ashby COAUTHOR SENATE Caballero COAUTHOR SENATE Dahle COAUTHOR SENATE Gonzalez COAUTHOR SENATE Grayson COAUTHOR SENATE Ochoa Bogh COAUTHOR SENATE Smallwood-Cuevas COAUTHOR SENATE Valladares COAUTHOR SENATE Wahab COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Boerner COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hadwick COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Petrie-Norris COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sharp-Collins COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wicks COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. This measure would proclaim May as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month. NO

WHEREAS, In the United States, maternal depression is the most common complication of pregnancy, yet also one of the most underdiagnosed obstetrical complications in the country. Maternal mental health disorders encompass a range of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, and postpartum psychosis; and

WHEREAS, Maternal mental health affects about one in five women during or after pregnancy, but all women are at risk of suffering from maternal mental health disorders. Specifically, in California, one in three mothers suffers from pregnancy-related depression or anxiety; and

WHEREAS, Fewer than 15 percent of identified cases of maternal mental health disorders are treated as a result of the shortage of screening providers who are available or able to provide necessary treatment, and also 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 the continual 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 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.