From Pain to Power: A Storytelling & Advocacy Day to Transform Perinatal Mental Health in California

Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) will join maternal mental health survivors, advocates, healthcare providers and lawmakers at the State Capitol on Tuesday, April 29 for “From Pain to Power: A Storytelling & Advocacy Day to Transform Perinatal Mental Health in California.” Hosted by the California Coalition for Perinatal Mental Health & Justice (CCPMHJ) and partners, the event will feature survivor storytelling, a documentary screening, and remarks from key legislative champions ahead of the Senate Health Committee hearing on SB 626, authored by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas. SB 626 is a landmark bill that would strengthen screenings, expand insurance coverage, and increase accountability across California’s perinatal mental health care system.