My practice is not a 24 hour resource or crisis center.
However, if you are in need of immediate help, please call 911 or the following national resources:
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1 (800) 273-8255
988 Suicide and Crisis lifeline - Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
NAMI Suicide Prevention Lifeline -Crisis Text Line – Text NAMI to 741-741
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline -Call or Text 1-833-943-5746
Maternal Mental Health
Who is impacted
1 in 5 women will experience a maternal mental health complication. While these are all disorders that can affect anyone in their lifetime they are more prevalent in pregnancy and postpartum.
When to Get Help
If you experience:
sadness
depression
anxiety
panic
feeling totally overwhelmed
feeling guilty, regretful, hopeless, ashamed
difficulty bonding with your baby
feeling irritable or angry with those around you
changes in appetite and sleep
upsetting thoughts you can’t get out of your mind
feeling as if you’re out of control
feeling like you should never have become a mother
worry you might hurt the baby or yourself
For additional information:
www.postpartum.net
www.postpartumstress.com
www.postpartumflorida.org
www.postpartumprogress.com