Explore Mental Health Resources

Find a therapist, support group, doula, book, or even a social media account that will help you cope and heal during the perinatal period.

Find a therapist, support group, lactation consultant, doula, etc.

Postpartum Support International’s Online Provider Directory is a searchable list of professionals who specialize in working with moms, birthers, and parents.

Find a Professional

PSI also offers access to Colorado-based local coordinators, over 50 online support groups, and a HelpLine that can be reached via phone or text. See all PSI’s resources for mothers here.

Get in touch with a local PSI Coordinator

Call the Hotline

Need to talk to someone immediately? Call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262).

The Birth Squad

The Birth Squad offers several types of support groups and community events in the Denver area including affinity support group spaces for Black and Latino/a moms and birthing people in English and Spanish. Babies are welcome at all groups! We also offer childcare, so feel free to ask more about that if you have older kids.

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Resources for Dads and Partners

Perinatal mental health can affect any parent, and if you are a dad or partner to the birthing parent, you are not alone. While we don’t offer in-person, Colorado-based support for dads and partners, PSI has online support groups specifically for you.

PSI's Resources for Dads

Local Resources for Dads

Local Colorado Resources

Explore a selection organizations and services that support moms, birthers, and parents in Colorado.

Bright By Text

Bright By Text is a free text messaging service that offers tips, information, and resources for parents and caregivers of children, from pregnancy to age eight.

WeeCycle

WeeCycle collects and redistributes baby gear to families in need.

Nurse Family Partnership

Nurse Family Partnership connects first-time pregnant women with registered nurses to provide care and support.

Tough as a Mother

Tough as a Mother offers resources for mothers with substance abuse disorders.

Parents Thrive

Parents Thrive supports the mental health and wellbeing of pregnant and postpartum people by connecting them with relevant resources.

CU Women’s Behavioral Health & Wellness Services

CU Women’s Behavioral Health & Wellness Services provides patient-centered and evidence-based care to promote wellness in women across the lifespan.

CU Connections Program for High-Risk Infants and Families

CU Connections Program for High-Risk Infants and Families promotes healthy coping and positive parent-infant interactions for parents with high-risk infants.

CUB Clinic at University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology

CUB Clinic at University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology offers a variety of mental health services for caregivers, family members, and their young children

Parentline

Parentline is a free telebehavioral health service that offers short-term psychotherapy through video chat and telephone.

Therapist of Color Collaborative

Therapist of Color Collaborative is a collective of licensed therapists that offers culturally relevant, trauma-informed mental health services.

MotherWise/ Thriving Families

MotherWise/Thriving Families supports women, children, and their families during pregnancy and after giving birth.

Healthy Expectations Perinatal Mental Health Program

Healthy Expectations Perinatal Mental Health Program offers a comprehensive care team (Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Pediatricians, Nurses, Music Therapists) treating perinatal mood disorders from pregnancy through the postpartum period. Call at 303-864-5252

or email healthyexpectations@childrenscolorado.org to learn more.

The Haven Mothers House

The Haven Mothers House is a program for mothers dealing with substance misuse and addiction where pregnant women and women with infant children can recover from addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges. Call 303-734-5000 to learn more.

The Alma Project for Maternal Mental Health

The Alma Project for Maternal Mental Health at Lifespan Local is a home visitation program for pregnant moms or caregivers that take care of little ones up to the age of three who speak English, Vietnamese, Spanish, and Arabic.

La Cocina

La Cocina is a Latinx-founded, Latinx-led, and Latinx-serving mental health care clinic that provides mental health and health equity support services.

Black Mamas Circle at Children’s Hospital Colorado

Black Mamas Circle at Children’s Hospital Colorado is a weekly support group for Black women and birthing people experiencing perinatal mental health challenges. Call 303-862-5252 to learn more.

Fussy Baby Network Colorado

Fussy Baby Network Colorado supports parents who have concerns about their baby's fussiness during their first year of life.

Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes helps Colorado families cope with the sudden, unexpected death of an infant or toddler.

MamaBird Wellness

Empowering pregnant individuals of color through a range of services that enhance their health, wellness, and self-care.

Lifespan Local

Currently operating in Southwest Denver, Lifespan Local activates community-driven solutions to collectively identified challenges by partnering across sectors, breaking barriers and elevating community voices.

Angel Moms

Adam’s Purpose Angel Moms is a faith-based group that provides support groups for women who have experienced pregnancy loss, miscarriage, stillbirth and early infant/toddler loss.

Hand to Hold

Hand to Hold offers personalized support for families before, during, and after a NICU stay.

Love for Lily

Love for Lily supports families in the NICU and bereaved families.

Local Resources for Dads

Explore a selection organizations and services that support dads in Colorado.

Circle of Parents Colorado Chapter

The Circle of Parents® program offers peer support groups for anyone in a parenting and/or caregiving role, and has support groups for fathers in both English and Spanish.

Honoring Fatherhood Program at Denver Indian Center

Generations of Native men making a difference tied together by tradition & building future generations of fathers.

Struggle of Love Foundation

The Struggle of Love Foundation, provides FREE in-person therapy sessions at our Love Center. These services include one-on-one, couples, and family/group therapy.

Fatherhood Initiative at Families Forward Resource Center

FFRC helps fathers identify and overcome barriers to maintaining positive and active roles in their children’s lives. The Today’s Fathers Program teaches men to be better fathers through fatherhood training classes.

Colorado Fatherhood Program (Office of Early Childhood)

Seven fatherhood programs with nine locations across Colorado have to support fathers to sustain healthy
relationships, work toward financial
well-being, and reinforce responsible parenting through skills-based parent education workshops.

24/7 Dads at the Center for African American Health

This initiative is an evidence-based program that teaches men the characteristics they need to be an involved, responsible, and committed father.

Social Media Accounts

Here is a list of helpful social media accounts that share information, resources, and some laughs for new moms and parents.

The Perinatal Mental Health Project

We post mental Health tips, events, opportunities, and ways to connect.

The Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPQPC)

Provides access to telehealth services for prenatal and postpartum care, including mental health.

Postpartum Support International

Is a global network of organizations and individuals that aims to raise awareness, prevent, and treat mental health issues related to childbearing.

What To Expect

What To Expect is a pregnancy and baby tracking app.

LatinDoula

LatinaDoula is a latina doula and birth coach who helps people prepare for postpartum with confidence.

Healthy Black Mothers

Healthy Black Mothers is a pregnancy and lifestyle blog for Black women.

My Best Mom Friend

My Best Mom Friend provides information about motherhood and postpartum.

Black Moms Breastfeed

Black Moms Breastfeed works to normalize breastfeeding in the Black community.

South Asian Moms Support

South Asian Moms Support is an online platform for moms with a South Asian connection, navigating parenthood through a cultural lens.

Push for Empowered Pregnancy

Push for Empowered Pregnancy is a diverse coalition of bereaved parents working to drive down the incidence of stillbirth in the United States.

Matrescence

Matrescence is the developmental process of becoming a mother, including pre-conception, pregnancy, birth, surrogacy or adoption, and the postnatal period.

Podcasts, Articles & Books

Read and listen to broaden your understanding of perinatal mental health and better understand your own experience.

Mom & Mind

Dr. Kat, a psychologist and specialist in perinatal mental health, conducts interviews about how to cope, manage, and recover from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

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Motherhood Sessions

This podcast features emotionally honest conversations about being a mother.

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I Am One

Postpartum Support International (PSI) staff and volunteers reflect on their own lived experience during the perinatal period.

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Breastfeeding & Psychiatric Medications: How Safe is it for Women to Take Medications & Breastfeed?

Given the prevalence of psychiatric illness during the postpartum period, a significant number of women may require pharmacological treatment while nursing.

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