HHS Awards $10 Million for New Community-Based Maternal Behavioral Health Services Grant Program

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently awarded $10 million for the Community-Based Maternal Behavioral Health Services Program, a new grant program supporting the behavioral health of pregnant and postpartum women. Behavioral health conditions, such as postpartum depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder, affect about 1 in 5 pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S, and have negative impacts not only on the mother but also entire families.