Byatt, NancyBergman, AaronMaslin, Melissa C. T.Forkey, HeatherGriffin, Jessica L.Moore Simas, Tiffany A2022-08-232022-08-232020-11-032020-11-0210.7191/pib.1159https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44276Mental health conditions are the most common obstetric complications of the perinatal period, impacting 1 in 5 individuals during pregnancy and the year following pregnancy. Perinatal mental health (PMH) conditions have deleterious effects on the health of perinatal individuals and their children, and are a leading and preventable cause of maternal mortality. Nevertheless, PMH conditions are underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. To address these gaps, Massachusetts created the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Moms to build the capacity of frontline medical providers to address PMH conditions by providing education, consultation, and resources and referrals. MCPAP for Moms has emerged as a successful and scalable model with at least 25 states or organizations implementing or developing similar Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs. This report summarizes the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program model and its individual and national impact.en-US© 2020 University of Massachusetts Medical Schoolhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/Access to CareChildrenFamilyMental Health and Primary CareParentingparental mental healthchild mental healthperinatal mental healthfamily healthfamily mental healthPerinatal Psychiatry Access Programs MCPAPMCPAP for MomsMassachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Momsmedical providermedical practitionerPPDpostpartum depressionmental health during pregnancyPsychiatry Issue Briefhttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=pib&unstamped=1https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol17/iss19/120057078pib/vol17/iss19/1