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If this is an emergency, if you fear that you may harm yourself, your baby or others you need to call your healthcare provider, dial 911 (emergency services) or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.  Help is available. Available 24 hours a day:

Suicide Prevention:    
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline   1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
     

Baby Safe Haven: Do Not Abandon Your Newborn

AMT Children of Hope Safe Haven Program

 

1-877-796-HOPE
1-877-796-4673

If you are pregnant and afraid to tell anyone or if you do not know what to do with your newborn baby, call for help or take the baby to any hospital emergency room. Your secret and the baby will be safe. The police will not be called. You will not have to answer any questions. Confidential help and support are available for you.

     
Child Abuse Prevention:    
Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline   1-800-4-A-CHILD
1-800-422-2253

Other PPD Resources

Men and Postpartum Depression
Yes, men do get postpartum depression. It's a fact that most people - and even many health professionals - don't know. As a result, most men with postpartum depression suffer in isolation. With PostpartumMen, these dads are no longer alone.

Contact: Dr. Will Courtenay for appointment or phone consultation
Phone: 415/346-6719
http://www.postpartummen.com

Phone consultation, from any location Support Group also offered in San Francisco Bay Area, California

Postpartum Dads
Postpartum Support International
PSI Social Support Network - Help in the US and worldwide
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder After Childbirth
Postpartum Progress Blog by Katherine Stone
PPD chatrooms and message boards
Melanie's battle: The Hidden Plague of Postpartum Psychosis & Depression (by Carol Blocker)
PPD Play by Nadine Bernard
Illinois: Postpartum Depression Alliance of Illinois
Japanese and foreign communities oversees birth: Care the World - founder Nora Kohri
Kansas:  Postpartum Resource Center of Kansas 
New Jersey:  Get help for PPD - NJ Speak Up with First Lady Mary Jo Cody
Oklahoma: Postpartum Support of Oklahoma
South Africa: Post Natal Depression Support Association of South Africa
South Carolina: Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation for Postpartum Depression Awareness
Virginia: Postpartum Support Virginia
Washington, DC: Postpartum Depression Hope Center
Washington, DC: Postpartum Depression Hope Center
Well Postpartum Weblog by Cheryl Jazzar - nutrition and perinatal mood disorders
   
For more information, please visit these related sites:
Bipolar Focus
Colic Support
Doula Network of Long Island
The Early Years Matter
Eating Disorders Support and Information - HEED
Fussy Baby Support
Herstorywriters.org a community memoir-writing project for women
Human Milk Banking Association of North America
Institute for Parenting at Adelphi University
Long Island Midwives
Long Island Association of Labor and Postpartum Doulas
Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc.
Mental Health Association of New York State & Parents with Psychiatric
Disabilities
Mingling Moms
Mommy Maintenance (Mom's Fitness)
MomsLikeMe.com where New York Moms meet
Mothers Across America (empowering mothers through sport to achieve personal goals)
Mothers of Super Twins
National Association of Mothers' Centers
New York State Perinatal Association
North Shore Child and Family Guidance Association
Perinatal Loss - The Little Angel Fund
SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc.
 
 

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