Improving Maternal and Infant Mental Health: Focus on Maternal Depression

Posted on October 17, 2005

This policy paper, written by Zero to Three and UCLA, examines the impact of maternal depression on the social and emotional health of young children, and recommends specific steps that family support programs, early childhood programs, and public health officials can take to address the unmet mental health needs of mothers, ultimately promoting the social and emotional health, school readiness, and future functioning of very young children.