Illinois Statutes Chapter 405. Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities § 120/9. Intent

(1) to raise awareness of the risk factors, signs, symptoms, and treatment options for maternal mental health conditions among pregnant women and their families, the general public, primary care providers, and health care providers who care for pregnant women, postpartum women, and newborn infants;

(2) to provide information to women and their families about maternal mental health conditions in order to lower the likelihood that new mothers will continue to suffer from this illness in silence;

(3) to develop procedures for assessing women for maternal mental health conditions during prenatal and postnatal visits to licensed health care professionals; and

(4) to promote early detection of maternal mental health conditions to promote early care and treatment and, when medically appropriate, to avoid medication.