2020 Mom

2020 Mom is closing gaps in maternal mental health care through education, advocacy, and collaboration. CALL TO ACTION 2020 Mom has issued a national call to action that sets forth an aggressive new path for solving what some have called one of the biggest public health concerns of our time: the silent maternal mental health crisis impacting up to 20% of expecting and new moms. We serve as a catalyst for policy and systems change by building nationwide partnerships with dedicated stakeholders, pursuing advocacy opportunities, providing training and tools, and promoting recommendations for hospitals, insurers and providers. COMMON DENOMINATORS Recognizing doctors alone can't fix the maternal mental health problem, 2020 Mom looks at the common denominators in a woman's life during this time: 99% of women deliver at hospitals and 83% (as of March 2014) have health insurance, and has identified the best practices in our framework for change, called the 2020 Mom Project. Recognizing the shortage of trained providers and training programs, we launched a web-based training program in MMH, with a sister non-profit, Postpartum Support International, in 2013. Since our inception in 2011, 2020 Mom has presented at nearly 20 conferences, supported and passed three pieces of MMH legislation in California, hosted eight Emerging Considerations in Maternal Mental Health Forums, created evidence-based framework for hospitals/insurers/doctors, hosted two annual fundraising events, formed the National Coalition for Maternal Mental Health (http://www.mmhcoalition.com), established a California Commission to assess maternal mental health (MMH) needs, launched a web-based MMH Certificate Training Program in partnership with Postpartum Support International, and partnered with critical organizations [such as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the Joint Commission, and the March of Dimes.