Our 2024 Maternal Mental Health Advocacy Day was a Success!

Special Thanks to Our Partners

Our Impact

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Our Impact •

120

Advocates Participated

118

Congressional Meetings

30

States, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico represented

What Our Advocates are Saying

  • "Fired up! I was so impressed and moved by how much my fellow moms had been through, and that they had turned their struggles into action."

    Jessie Colbert, Founder and Executive Director, Mass. PPD Fund

  • "Like a champion."

    Mercedez Johnson

  • "Elevated and empowered! It was great to be able to voice the needs in our field directly to the lawmakers’ offices."

    Simal Ozen Irmak

  • "On top of the world!"

    Ambar Rivera, CD/PCD(DONA), LCCE, CLC, CLE, SBD

  • "As someone who struggled during postpartum with my girls and boys, knowing there are individuals and organizations advocating for high quality care touches my heart."

    Laela Bisgrove

  • "It was great to be able to be part of bills being supported and passed advancing maternal mental health resources."

    Adriana Reyes de Merkle, MSW, LCSW Candidate, Lead Advocate Board Member for PSI-MT, Expecting first-time mom

  • "Great experience. I feel very proud to be involved!"

    Joan Stefka, BS Health Science, Will County Health Department Well-Woman Program

  • "I felt like I'd done something that might make a real difference for moms and families."

    Nicole

  • "I enjoyed sharing my experiences and the experiences of mamas in my community with the different Congressional offices."

    Tamara Robertson, Mama, US Navy Veteran, Community Doula

  • “Empowered and grateful to share my story publicly for the first time in order to advocate on behalf of others whose voices remain unheard.”

    Natasha Fahlgren, Consortium Manager, Healthy Start Enhanced - San Bernardino

  • "It was amazing to think that these people might remember our stories and share them when making decisions in the future."

    Rachel

What we’re fighting for this year

Read our 2024 Advocacy Agenda

Supporting U.S. Military Mothers

The MOMS Act is on our 2024 Advocacy Agenda

The MOMS Act (Maintaining Our Obligation to Moms who Serve Act), is proposed legislation that aims to support the maternal mental health of our nation’s military mothers.