; Whereas depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and psychosis are some of the most common conditions women experience pre- and postpartum; Whereas unmet parental mental health and substance use disorder treatment and service needs contribute to increased involvement with the child welfare system, which leads to preventable foster care placements, given that— (1) in 2018, 262,956 children entered foster care, with the leading reasons related to mental health and substance use disorder needs of the parents, with— (A) 36 percent of children entering care as a result of parental drug abuse; (B) 14 percent of children entering care as a result of the caretaker’s inability to cope; and (C) 5 percent of children entering care as a result of parental alcohol abuse; (2) even when necessary to ensure a child’s safety, foster care itself creates additional trauma for both the child and family; and (3) longstanding racial inequities in child welfare services create disproportionate child welfare involvement for Black, Native, and Latinx children and families, which exacerbates those families’ experiences of trauma and contribute to health disparities while not resulting in needed access to quality mental health and substance use disorder services; Whereas children and adolescents have unique needs when it comes to mental health and substance use disorders and the services provided, given that— (1) 45 percent of children have experienced adverse childhood experiences which have the potential to significantly impact the mental health of children; (2) in the last 12 months, 49.4 percent of children who needed mental health services did not receive the necessary services, and there needs to be improved access to more appropriate treatment services, which must focus on community-based supports and services available near their home, in order to effectively prevent children from experiencing a mental health crisis