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A statement from John Smith, Board Chair, and Joy Burkhard, Executive Director
#NoJusticeNoPeace. Recent events of police brutality and killing of African-American men are a part of a long, horrific history of injustices that aim to dismantle families and create mental, physical, and economic anguish. African-American mothers face even greater stress compounded by the plague of racism. She prays daily that her husband, son, and daughter are protected & come home safely without incidents due to the color of their beautiful skin.
2020 Mom is proud to support the ‘‘Military Moms’ Mental Health Assessment Act’’ (“The Act”) which was introduced last week by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA).
The Act will require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of prenatal and postpartum mental health conditions among members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
The Bill Recognizes:
The bill cites 2018 birth stats within the Armed Forces - where over 50,000 members and their dependents gave birth at a combination of military medical treatment facilities and civilian hospitals, funded by the Department of Defense.
Washington, DC – In May, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced that Joy Burkhard, MBA was selected to serve as an expert advisor for their Cross-Sectional Innovation to Improve Rural Postpartum Mental Health Challenge.
The challenge aims to drive both proposal and narrative submissions, allowing the initiative to highlight success stories in rural postpartum mental health and encourage future innovative approaches.
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