Emergency Services in the Boston Area

Acute Psychiatry Service at Massachusetts General Hospital

The Acute Psychiatry Service, or APS, is located within the MGH Emergency Department. They are a 24-hour service that provides diagnosis and treatment of acute psychiatric and neuropsychiatric emergencies. (617) 726-2994

Intensive Outpatient and Inpatient Treatment for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders by State

Alabama

Christina Pannell, LICSW – Huntsville, AL

Alaska

Postpartum Support – Providence Hospital, Anchorage, AK

Arkansas

Women’s Mental Health Clinic – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Arizona

Women’s Health Innovations – Gilbert, AZ

California

Maternal Outreach Mood Services (MOMS) – El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA

Maternal Wellness Program – Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, CA

Maternal Mental Health Program, University of California, San Diego, CA

Maternal Mental Health Program – Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA

M aternal Mental Health Program – Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Caring for Women with Maternal Depression Program – St. Joseph Hospital, Orange County, CA

Perinatal Psychotherapy Services – San Francisco, CA

Colorado

Healthy Expectations Perinatal Mental Health Program – Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora and Denver, CO

Postpartum Wellness Center – Boulder, CO

The Catalyst Center – Denver, CO

Luna Counseling Center – Denver, CO

Connecticut

Peripartum Mood Disorders Program – Institute of Living, Hartford, CT

Delaware

Christiana Care Center for Women’s Emotional Wellness – Wilmington, DE

Florida

Better Beginnings Perinatal Mental Health Center – Gainesville, FL

Happy Start Counseling Services – Miami, FL

Georgia

Women’s Mental Health Program – Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Idaho

Transitions Maternal Mental Health Counseling– Boise, ID

Illinois

Center for Women’s Behavioral and Mental Health – Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Wildflower Center for Emotional Health – Chicago, IL

Perinatal Intensive Outpatient Program – Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, Hoffman Estates, IL

Indiana

Postpartum Support Group – Franciscan Behavioral Health Services, Indianapolis, IN

Iowa

Pine Rest – Des Moines, IA

Kentucky

Norton Women’s Mental Health Services – Louisville, KY

Maine

Tree of HOPE Postpartum Support Group – Northern Light Inland Hospital, Waterville, ME

Maryland

Perinatal Depression Outreach Program – Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Michigan

The Women and Infants Mental Health Program – Michigan Medicine (University of Michigan), Ann Arbor, MI

Women’s Mental Health Program – St. Joseph Mercy Outpatient Behavioral Health Services for Women, Ann Arbor, MI

Pine Rest Mother and Baby Partial Program – Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI

Minnesota

Hennepin Healthcare Mother-Baby Program – Minneapolis, MN

Mother Baby Intensive Outpatient Program – Nystrom & Associates, Ltd., Eden Prairie, MN

PrairieCare Perinatal Mental Health Clinic – Brooklyn Park, MN

Missouri

Mother Baby Intensive Outpatient Program – Mercy Birthplace, St. Louis, MO

New Jersey

Long Branch, NJ. Monmouth Medical Center Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Program – Long Branch, NJ

New York

The Motherhood Day Program – Motherhood Center of New York, New York, NY

Brooklyn PPD Support – Premier Pediatrics, Brooklyn, NY

Seleni Institute – New York, NY

Northwell Health Perinatal Psychiatry Service – Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY and South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, NY

North Carolina

Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Ohio

Wexner Women’s Behavioral Health – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Women’s Mental Health Program – Lindner Center of HOPE, Mason, OH

Mother-Baby Connections – Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Rhode Island

The Day Hospital at Women and Infants – Providence, RI

Tennessee

Hope Clinic for Women – Nashville, TN

Ready Nest Counseling – Nashville, TN

Texas

Women’s Mental Wellness – Dallas, TX

Parkland Postpartum Depression Program – Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX

Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX

The Center for Postpartum Family Health – Houston, TX

Utah

Reach Counseling – South Jordan, UT

Perinatal Outpatient Program – St. Mark’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT

Vermont

Emily Miller, MA, LCMHC – Eastern View Medicine, South Burlington, VT

Washington

Swedish Center for Perinatal Bonding and Support – Seattle, WA

Wisconsin

Mom’s Mental Health Initiative – Milwaukee, WI

Additional Programs & Providers

Additional listings of outpatient providers can be found on the Postpartum Support International website.

Organizations

Postpartum Support International

PSI is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote awareness, prevention and treatment of mental health issues related to childbearing in every country worldwide.

1.800.944.4PPD (4773) – PSI’s toll-free HelpLine serves over 1,000 callers a month and is staffed by a volunteer team of PSI trained responders who rapidly refer callers to appropriate local resources, including emergency services. The HelpLine also offers Spanish-language support – press 1 for Spanish.

PSI Perinatal Psychiatric Consult Line: If you are a patient who has questions about changing or expanding your treatment, ask your doctor about using this consultation service. The consultation line is available for medical professionals who have questions about the mental health care related to pregnant and postpartum patients and pre-conception planning. This consultation service is available for medical providers only. The Perinatal Psychiatric Consult Line is staffed by reproductive psychiatrists who are members of PSI and specialists in the treatment of perinatal mental health disorders. The service is free and available by appointment. To fill out an online form to schedule a consultation, click here, or call 1.800.944.4773, ext 4.

PSI also hosts a comprehensive database of outpatient perinatal mental health providers, located here.

The North American Menopause Society

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the health and quality of life of all women during midlife and beyond through an understanding of menopause and healthy aging. NAMS offers guides and a searchable database of menopause clinicians to patients and consumers. Automated consumer request line: 1.800.774.5342

For names of North American Menopause Society members in your area, you may contact NAMS.

Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project (MCPAP) for Moms

MCPAP for Moms provides real-time, perinatal psychiatric consultation and care coordination for obstetric, pediatric, primary care and psychiatric providers to effectively prevent, identify, and manage depression and other mental health concerns in pregnant and postpartum women. For more information, visit their resources page.

MISS Foundation

The MISS Foundation “is an international 501(c)3, volunteer based organization providing C.A.R.E. [counseling, advocacy, research, and education] services to families experiencing the death of a child.” For more information on their services, visit their support services page.

Massachusetts’s Women’s Health Network

Massachusetts’s Women’s Health Network provides uninsured or under-insured women, 40 to 64 years of age, free screening and health care services, including mammograms, clinical breast exams, physical exams, pap tests, blood pressure and sugar levels, total and HDL cholesterol levels, and height, weight and body mass index. For further information regarding the Women’s Health Network and its programs, call 877.414.447. Services are available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Websites

Mind Body Pregnancy

Dr. Anna Glezer: A physician’s expert guidance on your mental health & emotional well-being during pregnancy, delivery, & postpartum. Articles, guides, & advice on mood, anxiety, mental illness, hormones, treatments, resources, & many others.

Treating for Two

Women and healthcare providers don’t have enough information to answer questions about medications and pregnancy. Treating for Two is CDC’s prescription for this problem. Treating for Two aims to improve the health of women and babies by working to identify the safest treatment options for the management of common conditions before and during pregnancy.

Women and Mental Health – National Institute of Mental Health

National resource for the latest news, scientific breakthroughs, and policy updates related to women and mental health.

Postpartum Depression: Signs and Resources for Help – Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies

Resources related to postpartum depression curated by Georgetown’s women’s health nurse practitioner program.

Aunt Bertha

Aunt Bertha connects people to free and low cost services in their area by zip code. Services include: housing, food, education, goods, money, healthcare, education, employment and legal assistance.

Women’s Health: A Guide to Legal Resources

A “resource to arm women with legal tools to help advocate for themselves and other women” created by American University’s online Master of Legal Studies”.