CA SCR110

Designates May 2022 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month in California

Identifies maternal depression as the most common pregnancy complication, affecting one in eight women nationally and one in five mothers in California

Notes that fewer than 15 percent of identified maternal mental health disorders receive treatment due to personal, structural, and systemic barriers in the healthcare system

Recognizes that untreated maternal mental health disorders cause adverse birth outcomes, impaired bonding, poor infant growth, childhood behavioral problems, and significant medical and economic costs

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the author