PPDIL HELPLINE: 847-205-4455
666 Dundee Rd #502, Northbrook, IL 60062


Helpful Links & Websites

 

 

www.mentalhealthillinois.org

Depression During and After Pregnancy: A Resource for Women, Their Families, and Friends

A new Web site providing easy-to-understand, downloadable tools for women, their families and health care professionals.

Adobe Acrobat PDF Printer-friendly Perinatal Depression Booklet (628KB)

http://www.coping-with-life.com/ - a blog about family and mental health

Postpartum Support International (PSI)

Sarah Allen, Psy.D.
PSI Illinois Coordinator
666 Dundee Rd #502
Northbrook, IL 60062

or 755 Ela, #2A Lake Zurich, IL 60010 Tel: 847 791-7722
Sarah_Allen@msn.com

The HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) Perinatal Depression Project at the University of Illinois at Chicago is designed to increase understanding and awareness of depression during pregnancy and postpartum (peripartum) among health care providers, affected women and family members in Illinois. See: http://www.psych.uic.edu/clinical/HRSA/index.htm

Clinical Workshop: A Sample workshop brochure can be seen by clicking here. Times can be adjusted as needed. Please contact 1800-573-6121 or lsimanis@psych.uic.edu for more information.

Depression After Delivery (DAD)

Depression After Delivery, Inc.
91 East Somerset Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
Share your concerns with your health care professional and get in touch with us (DAD): 1-800-944-4PPD (Information Request Line). Please leave your name and address and an information packet will be mailed to you.

The Postpartum Stress Center (Karen Kleiman, MSW)

The Postpartum Stress Center
1062 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 8
Rosemont, PA 19010
phone: 610.525.7527
fax: 610.834.1176
email: kkleiman@aol.com

Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP) P.O. Box 6154, Santa Barbara, CA 93160 Email: pepmail@yahoo.com

Center for Postpartum Adjustment
(Ileyne Barsky, MSW)
1515 N. University DriveSuite 116ACoral Springs, FL 33071
Tel: (954) 752-0460
Fax: (954) 752-4542
Email: PPDSupport@aol.com

Well Mother  Shaila Misri, MD, FRCP

Dr. Sheila Misri, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Obstetrics/Gynecology University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Postpartum Health Alliance

President Kelly Boyd-Bragadeste, Psy.D. 
PO box 503396 
San Diego, CA 92150-3396 
(619) 685-7458 
Drklboydbrag@cs.com

Pacific Postpartum Support Society

THE PACIFIC POST PARTUM SUPPORT SOCIETY
#104 - 1416 Commercial Drive
Vancouver BC V5L 3X9
CANADA
Telephone:  (604) 255-7999
Fax:            (604) 255-7588
Web Site:     http://www.postpartum.org

Postpartum Depression Support and Education

Email: dt@infotrail.com

The Marce Society

PO BOX 30853, London, W12 OXG
email: info@marcesociety.com

Ruth Craven Foundation Inc, For postpartum depression awareness 1339 Outreach Lane · Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, Tel: 843-881-2047; Helena Bradford, Chairman and SC State Coordinator for Postpartum Support International 843-881-2047 Email:  buzerhel@aol.com; Elaine Earl, Secretary Email:  elaineBab5@hotmail.com; Mary Anna Mullinax, Treasurer Email: maryannamu@comcast.net

The Center for Postpartum Health

Diana Lynn Barnes, PsyD, MFT

Founder and Director
The Center for Postpartum Health
20700 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 203
Woodland Hills, CA 91364

dlbarnes@postpartumhealth.com
Work phone: (818) 887-1312
Fax: (818) 887-9606
Pager: (818) 819-1663

Support Services for Mothers Sherry Reinhardt, RN, MPH, MOM, Support Services For Mothers, P.O. Box 7151, Berkeley, CA 94707, 510-524-0821
E-mail: sherryr@there.net

North Carolina Depression after Delivery Shirley Halvorson, State Coordinator: DAD and PSI, President: NCDAD, Phone: 910-791-5731, email: sdhalvor@isaac.net

Postpartum Assistance for Mothers (PAM)
(Shoshana Bennet, PhD)
Shoshana S. Bennett, Ph.D., P.A.M.
20052 Jessee Ct.
Castro Valley, CA 94552
Tel: (510) 889-6017
Email: drshosh@attbi.com

POSTNATAL DEPRESSION Support Association of South Africa

Liz Mills Founder-President 082 882 0072 liz@pndsa.co.za

The Nurture Center
The Resource Place for Parents
3399 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549
Tel:925-283-1346 Fax: 925-283-1098
Email: info@nurturecenter.com

Radiant Mother
Kim Richardson, M.A., LCPC
www.radiantmother.com

A Lighter Shade of Blue, the Cincinnati Chapter of Postpartum Support International (P.S.I.) and Depression After Delivery (D.A.D.), is filled with women who have suffered from Postpartum Depression.  We have developed this site as a resource for women to learn more regarding the symptoms and treatments. If you need a friend, support, or prayer, Please don't hesitate to contact us--we've been there! Contact by email: Maria Korengel

Online PPD Support Group
Brochure and Flyer Available:
Our brochure and our flyer is now available online. You must have Adobe to read and print the brochure and/or flyer. To have a pre-printed brochure mailed to you, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:Tonya Rosenberg
P.O. Box 611, Issaquah, WA 98027-0023

 Medscape Depression Resource Center

http://www.medscape.com/pages/editorial/
resourcecenters/public/depression/rc-depression.gov

Site includes, news, journal watch and CME programs. Large organized library of peer reviewed articles, many with full text.

Eli Lilly's Depressoin Advances Website
http://www.depressionadvances.com
Info for health professionals with expert video lectures and powerpoint presentation

Mother Balance Foundation
http://motherbalancefoundation.org
We are a totally unique nonprofit organization that is operated by local women in the community. Our goal is to provide new moms with in home services that will allow them to adapt to their new role without feeling overwhelmed. Our services are available to all moms, but we offer these services to qualifying moms that have been diagnosed with PPD for little or no fee.

 

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