Resources to Combat the Maternal Mental Health Crisis in the United States

Below are resources to support healthcare providers as well as mothers, childbearing people, and their families with addressing maternal mental health conditions.

Get all of these resources in a printable PDF.

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262)

• For mothers, fathers, birthing people, and family members

• Resources, referrals, and support

• Free and confidential

• 24/7 phone and text support from professional counselors

• Available in English and Spanish

• Interpreter services in 60 languages

Learn More About the Hotline

Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs

• Provide psychiatric consultation to front-line providers, such as obstetricians and family physicians, to help them treat women and birthing people experiencing maternal mental health conditions

• Connect affected women and birthing people with additional resources for recovery, including therapists and support groups

• Provide one-on-one psychiatric consultation to women and birthing people with complex maternal mental health issues

• The following states have (or are developing) psychiatry access programs:

  • Colorado – Children’s Hospital Colorado

  • Florida – Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative

  • Georgia – PEACE for Moms

  • Illinois – Collaborative Care Model for Perinatal Depression Support Services

  • Kansas – Kansas Connecting Communities

  • Louisiana – Louisiana Maternal Mental Health Perinatal Partnership

  • Massachusetts – MCPAP for Moms

  • Michigan – MC3 for Moms

  • Montana – The Meadowlark Initaitive

  • North Carolina – NC Maternal Mental Health MATTERS

  • Rhode Island – Moms Psychiatry Resource Network

  • Vermont – Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Consultation Service at the University of Vermont Medical Center

  • Washington – Partnership Access Line (PAL) for Moms

  • Wisconsin – The Periscope Project

Learn More About Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs

Postpartum Support International Psychiatric Consult Line

• Free

• Available by appointment (fill out this form)

• For medical professionals who are prescribers and have questions about the mental health care related to pregnant and postpartum patients and pre-conception planning

• Staffed by experts in the field of psychiatry who are members of PSI and specialists in the treatment of perinatal mental health disorders.

• Questions? Email Chrissy@postpartum.net or call 1-877-499-4773 and leave a voicemail.

Request a Free Consultation

Perinatal Mental Health Education and Screening Project

MMHLA and is leading a multi-year, multi-disciplinary collaborative effort to ensure all pregnant and postpartum people are educated about and screened for perinatal mental health disorders and connected with resources for recovery.

• Phase I (2021-2022) focused on creating a framework for WHEN to provide patient education and screening.

• Phase II (2023-2024) is addressing barriers to screening, including:

  • Education for frontline providers

  • Resources for those impacted by perinatal mental health disorders

  • Reimbursement for screening and treatment

  • Updating screening tools

Learn More About The Screening Project

Webinar Series: Delving Into Maternal Mental Health

MMHLA will be hosting a webinar series (August - November 2023) about specific topics that intersect with maternal mental health:

• Disability and Pregnancy

• Birth Trauma

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss

• Military Mothers

Check out the webinars here.