,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjbb,mr4  
,oss(f submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,,resolution  ,designat+ ! week (     
,july #ai ?r\gh ,july #be1 #bjbb1 z     
,black ,mat]nal ,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess  
,week & support+ ! goal ( rais+ aw>5ess 
& und]/&+ ar\nd mat]nal m5tal heal?     
conditions z !y affect ,black           
individuals4  ,:]eas #a 9 #h wom5 & #a 9
 #f ,black wom5 w suff] f a mat]nal     
m5tal heal? condition at "s po9t dur+ _!
 lifetimes2 ,:]eas mat]nal m5tal heal? &
 sub/ance use disord] conditions        
initially pres5t dur+ pregnancy or ! ye>
 foll[+ *ildbir?1 /illbir?1 or          
misc>riage1 & include depression1       
anxiety1 obsessive compulsive disord]1  
psy*osis1 & o!r conditions2 ,:]eas      
suicide & ov]dose caus$ by a mat]nal    
m5tal heal? or sub/ance use disord]     
condition contribute to ! ris+ mat]nal  
mortality rate2 ,:]eas non-,hispanic    

,black individuals are #c times m likely
 to h a mat]nal dea? ?an ,:ite          
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas   
untreat$ mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions 
co/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy             
#ad1bjj1jjj1jjj ea* ye> due to          
productivity loss1 pret]m bir?s1 *ild   
behavioral & developm5tal co/s1 & o!r   
heal?-relat$ co/s2 ,:]eas mat]nal m5tal 
heal? conditions impair "m-infant       
int]actions caus+ negative behavioral1  
cognitive1 & emotional impacts on !     
infant2 ,:]eas untreat$ mat]nal         
depression dur+ pregnancy leads to a    
high] risk ( pret]m & l[ bir? weight    
deliv]y & infant mortality2 ,:]eas _m   
heal? pr(essionals receive limit$ or no 
=mal tra9+ on provid+ culturally        
appropriate mat]nity c>e 9 div]se       
communities2 ,:]eas #ej p]c5t (         
individuals ) a mat]nal m5tal heal?     
condition nev] receive treatm5t1 &      
,black wom5 are less likely ?an ,:ite   
wom5 to access or cont9ue treatm5t1 or  
refill a prescription = a mat]nal m5tal 

heal? condition2 ,:]eas be/ practices = 
! prev5tion & treatm5t ( mat]nal m5tal  
heal? conditions include collaborative &
 culturally & l+ui/ically appropriate   
models ( gr\p pr5atal or po/p>tum c>e2  
,:]eas address+ mat]nal m5tal heal?     
conditions is integral 9 rea*+ ! ,heal?y
 ,p #bjcj goals ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices ( a #aj p]c5t r$uction 
( ! mat]nal mortality rate1 mat]nal     
illnesses & complications due to        
pregnancy1 & ! pret]m live bir? rate2 & 
,:]eas m rese>* on ,black mat]nal m5tal 
heal? outcomes & c>e1 exi/+ ,/ate & o!r 
programs1 & innovative mat]nity c>e     
models design$ to r$uce racial & e?nic  
disp>ities 9 mat]nal heal? outcomes is  
ne$$ to in=m evid5ce-bas$ treatm5ts1    
promote prev5tion & recov]y support     
ef=ts1 facilitate e>ly id5tification1   
dispel /igmas & b>ri]s to c>e1 & provide
 insight on illness causation & !       
effects ( mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions
 on infants & communities3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates !    

week ( ,july #ai ?r\gh ,july #be1 #bjbb1
 z ,black ,mat]nal ,m5tal ,heal?        
,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7 supports ! goals &
 ideals ( ,black ,mat]nal ,m5tal ,heal? 
,aw>5ess ,week to raise public aw>5ess &
 und]/&+ ar\nd mat]nal m5tal heal?      
conditions & _! disproportionate impact 
on ,black wom5 & families2  7#c7        
recognizes ! ne$ = culturally &         
l+ui/ically appropriate prev5tion1      
int]v5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y support 
s]vices = individuals affect$ by mat]nal
 m5tal heal? conditions2  7#d7          
ackn[l$ges ! ne$ = fur!r rese>* on      
mat]nal m5tal heal? treatm5t models t   
are effective 9 r$uc+ racial & e?nic    
disp>ities 9 heal? outcomes2 &  7#e7    
enc\rages ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local        
gov]nm5ts & citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 
7,a7 to support ,black ,mat]nal ,m5tal  
,heal? ,aw>5ess ,week ?r\gh programs &  
activities2 &  7,b7 to promote public   
aw>5ess ( mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions
 z ^? conditions affect ,black          
individuals4