,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,may #d1 #bjbf,ms4    
,letl[ 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,kelly (         
,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 & ,mrs4 ,kiggans (
 ,virg9ia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+     
support = ! designation ( ,may #f1      
#bjbf1 z ,national ,mat]nal ,m5tal      
,heal? ,aw>5ess ,day & prioritiz+ !     
goals & ideals ( rais+ aw>5ess & und]/&+
 ( mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions4      
,:]eas #a 9 #e wom51 & #a 9 #c m$ically 
und]s]v$ wom51 exp]i5ce a mat]nal m5tal 
heal? condition ea* ye>1 impact+ an     
e/imat$ #hjj1jjj ,am]ican families2     
,:]eas ov] #a_/c ( female active duty   
s]vicememb]s & milit>y sp\ses1 & almo/  
#b_/c ( retirees1 are diagnos$ ) a      
mat]nal m5tal heal? condition dur+ !    
p]9atal p]iod2 ,:]eas mat]nal m5tal     
heal? conditions are among ! mo/ common 
heal? conditions dur+ ! p]9atal p]iod1  
includ+ anxiety1 sub/ance use disord]1 &

 depression2 ,:]eas #bb4e p]c5t (       
pregnancy-relat$ dea?s 7 caus$ by a     
m5tal heal? condition1 ( :i*            
approximately #a_/c ( mo!rs di$ by      
suicide & #b_/c by ov]dose2 ,:]eas #hg  
p]c5t ( pregnancy-relat$ dea?s 7& #ajj  
p]c5t ( dea?s by suicide & ov]dose7 are 
prev5table2 ,:]eas mat]nal m5tal heal?  
conditions increase ! risk ( infant     
mortality1 pret]m bir?1 & l[ bir?       
weight1 & imp$e infant gr[? &           
developm5t2 ,:]eas #ge p]c5t ( mo!rs ) a
 mat]nal m5tal heal? condition nev]     
receive treatm5t2 ,:]eas untreat$       
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? co/s2 ,:]eas mat]nal  
m5tal heal? conditions dur+ ! pr5atal & 
p]9atal p]iods are easily treatable )   
increas$ access to risk assessm5ts1     
regul> scre5+1 & o!r e>ly int]v5tion    
me*anisms2 & ,:]eas m rese>* & fund+ are
 ne$$ to build ^u evid5ce-bas$ be/      

practices = improv$ scre5+ & treatm5t   
ef=ts1 exp& access to & quality (       
treatm5t & prev5tion s]vices1 & improve 
heal? outcomes = mo!rs1 infants1 &      
communities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes & supports ! designation (   
,national ,mat]nal ,m5tal ,heal?        
,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 supports ! goals & 
ideals ( a national day to raise public 
aw>5ess & und]/&+ ar\nd mat]nal m5tal   
heal? conditions1 ! ,national ,mat]nal  
,m5tal ,heal? ,hotl9e1 & mat]nal m5tal  
heal?'s disproportionate impact on      
high-risk communities1 includ+          
s]vicememb]s1 vet]ans1 rural mo!rs1 &   
o!r m$ically und]s]v$ mo!rs2  7#c7      
recognizes ! risks affiliat$ ) untreat$ 
mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions & !      
negative heal? impacts on mo!rs & _!    
*ildr52  7#d7 ackn[l$ges ! ne$ = fur!r  
rese>* on1 & prev5tion & treatm5t (1    
mat]nal m5tal heal? conditions2 &  7#e7 
enc\rages ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local        
gov]nm5ts & citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 

7,a7 to support ,national ,mat]nal      
,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,day ?r\gh       
programs & activities2 &  7,b7 to       
promote public aw>5ess ( mat]nal m5tal  
heal? conditions4