23.11.23
On November 7th, we co-hosted an event at the EU Parliament on peripartum depression with MEP Maria Noichl. [...]
Read more13.11.23
Make Mothers Matter launched a new video series on Maternal Mental Health, addressing mothers, their families and society in general. Our aim is to highlight the latest research surrounding maternal [ [...]
Read more10.11.23
UN Geneva – In a joint submission to the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural rights (CESCR), MMM and its grassroots member EDO Group denounce the multiple human rights violations suffered by i [...]
Read more09.10.23
In June this year, the European Union (EU) Commission announced a new high-priority initiative to address the mental health of all Europeans. [...]
Read more27.06.23
MMM welcomes the European Commission’s new proposal addressing mental health and bringing a much-needed focus on various aspects of mental well-being. The proposal’s emphasis on mental health pro [...]
Read more14.03.23
Make Mothers Matter submitted its contribution to the Call for Evidence of the EU Commission on Mental Health. [...]
Read more25.01.23
A new Act, the Coroners (Amendment) 2019 Act, was passed in full and enacted at the beginning of 2020. This law makes reporting and inquests into all maternal deaths mandatory. It also allows Coroners [...]
Read more18.12.22
The European Child Guarantee and universal maternal healthcare in Europe: the essential role of maternal health in the first 1000 days of child development [...]
Read more06.12.22
We are searching for an academic partner for an EU survey on issues concerning mothers to be used as a lever for change. [...]
Read more26.08.22
UN Geneva - Answering to a call for input on a draft joint OHCHR/WHO Guidance note on mental health, human rights and legislation, MMM called for a specific focus on maternal mental health, highlighti [...]
Read more16.03.26
Make Mothers Matter (MMM) responded to the Public Consultation on the European Commission’s upcoming Skill Portability Initiative. We submitted a paper outlining our views and provided feedback on the need to
14.03.26
UN Geneva – An MMM submission to the OHCHR call for input on the impact of mental health challenges on the enjoyment of human rights by young people highlights a critical, often overlooked human rights issue:
13.03.26
UN Geneva – Runa Khan, Founder and Director of Friendship, our member organisation from Bangladesh, was among the four civil society speakers selected to deliver an intervention during the annual High Level S
12.03.26
Make Mothers Matter (MMM) has submitted a formal response to the recent consultation by the European Commission on the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities up to 2030, calling for greater recogn
12.03.26
UN Geneva – The UN Human Rights Council is a vital space for bringing key issues into global discussions across a range of topics, and highlighting how recognition and support for mothers can contribute to ad
10.03.26
Make Mothers Matter was invited by ETUI to its event: “Gender matters at work: Making the invisible visible” to discuss the issue of motherhood at work in the European Union. During the discussion, we argue