Our Purpose
The goal of the Sacramento Maternal Mental Health Collaborative (SMMHC) is to increase the knowledge of parents, health and mental health care providers, policymakers, community organizations for maternal and child wellbeing, and other stakeholders regarding maternal mental health conditions and resources.
Vision Statement
Sacramento County systematically prioritizes the physical and mental well-being of the mother-baby dyad with cultural sensitivity so that our families, communities, and economy may thrive.
Mission Statement
The Sacramento Maternal Mental Health Collaborative works to develop and maintain an equitable system of prevention, identification, and treatment services addressing the full spectrum of maternal mental health conditions in Sacramento County.
Role of the Collaborative
The Collaborative serves as a broadly representative stakeholder body that acknowledges the need to ensure that every woman in Sacramento receives information on risk, prevention, and treatment of pregnancy and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. We bring together mothers with lived experience, as well as medical, mental health and allied health professionals in our community. The Collaborative functions to exchange ideas and form relationships to increase and improve awareness, prevention, detection, and treatment of maternal mental health conditions in Sacramento County.The Collaborative developed a Report of Recommendations (Report) to guide priorities and activities that advance the Collaborative’s Mission and Vision.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions, please contact SacMMH@saccounty.net.
SMMHC Co-Chairs:
Jessica Walker
Stacey Peerson
Brenna Rizan
Sacramento County providers and families:
Click here for a collection of Maternal Mental Health Resources.
Postpartum Support International
National Perinatal Association
