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If you are experiencing an emergency, scared you may harm yourself or a child, go to your nearest emergency room or call 9-1-1. 

In Crisis?​
call or text 988

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For Immediate Support 24/7

Mental health struggles are common after having a baby, and reaching out for support is a brave and necessary step. If you're feeling this way, it’s okay to ask for help.

If you need to talk, don’t hesitate to call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262). They’re available anytime, and everything is free and confidential. Call or text 1-833-943-5746 (1-833-9-HELP4MOMS). TTY users can use a preferred relay service or dial 711 and then 1-833-943-5746.

When to seek immediate help:

  • Thoughts or acts of hurting yourself

  • Thoughts of hurting someone else

  • Thought of hurting your child

  • Changes in sleep or inability to sleep

  • Hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling, or feeling things that others do not see or hear or are not there

  • Having unshakeable beliefs in things that are not true

  • Having disorganized or disturbed thoughts

  • Behavioral Changes Urgent

If you are experiencing an emergency, scared you may harm yourself or a child, go to your nearest emergency room or call 9-1-1.

For Resources and Support Call or text either of these lines 24/7 free of charge:


Find Treatment

  • Professional Resources for Healthcare Providers

Request a Perinatal Psychiatric Consultation

  • Perinatal Psychiatric Inpatient Specialty Care

Arkansas: Little Rock, AR – The Women’s Inpatient Unit at the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute (PRI), known as the 5-North Unit

Louisiana: Baton Rouge, LA – The Perinatal Mental Health Unit (PMHU) at Woman’s Hospital

North Carolina: Chapel Hill  NC – UNC Perinatal Psych Inpatient Unit

New York: Glen Oaks, NY – Northwell Health Perinatal Psychiatry Service

California: Mountain View, CA – El Camino Inpatient Psychiatric Care Women’s Specialty Unit


Learn More

  • Guides for Moms, Parents, and  Families

Finding trained professionals in your area 
Find a support group in your community

  • Maternal Mental Health Resources

PSI

MMHLA
Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health

  • Substance Abuse 

SAMSA

  • How to support new parents

  • How to talk to someone who may be struggling

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