A couple of weeks ago, California Assemblyman Pedro Nava, in partnership with the Junior Leagues of California, introduced new legislation called the Healthy Mothers’ Act of 2009 aimed at raising awareness of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and creating guidelines for healthcare professionals. Assembly Bill 159 will ask the California Department of Public Health to establish a statewide perinatal mood and anxiety disorder task force consisting of healthcare professionals and their stakeholders to develop a best practices model for public awareness and standards of care.
I’ll let you know about its progress.
