Postpartum Depression Support Groups Around the U.S. & Canada
If you are a new mom looking for people in your area who understand what you are going through, you’ve come to the right place. Scroll down below to find postpartum depression support groups in your state or province. It doesn’t matter whether you have postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, antenatal depression or whatever, as these groups welcome all moms with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Oh, and if you’re not sure whether you or someone you love has postpartum depression or anxiety and even needs a support group, check out the symptoms here:
Symptoms of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
Symptoms of Postpartum Psychosis
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ONLINE SUPPORT
If you can’t find a group in your area from the list below, visit the Online Postpartum Depression Support Group at http://www.ppdsupportpage.com/
ALABAMA
Montgomery — meets 1st Tuesday of every month from 7-8pm at the Capitol Heights United Methodist church; contact Greta Chambless at 260-9381 for info
ALASKA
Anchorage — meets at the Maternity Education Center at the Children’s Hospital at Providence on Monday afternoons from 2-3pm; contact 907-261-2065 or visit http://www.providence.org/resources/alaska/classes/classes.asp?Cat=101&Submit=+GO+
ARIZONA
Chandler — meets Wednesdays from 1pm to 2:30pm, contact Ann Marie Casey at 480-728-5617
Flagstaff — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group at Flagstaff Medical Center, meets Tuesdays from 12-1:30, contact 928-773-2319 to register for free group
Gilbert — meets Mondays 6-7:30pm; children are welcome; contact Ann-Marie Casey at 480-728-5617
Glendale — meets at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, meetings are bimonthly, contact 602-865-5908
Mesa — PPD support group meets Tuesdays from 10-11:30 at Banner Desert Medical Center, contact Suzanne at 480.412.5292
Phoenix — Mother to Mother support group at St. Joseph’s Hospital, meets 1st and 3rd Friday from 10-11:30am, contact 1-877-602-4111
Phoenix – Pregnancy & Postpartum Depression Support Group, meets Wed from 11:30 to 1 at Maricopa Medical Center, contact Debra Welborn at 480-247-2890
Prescott — Mother to Mother Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 5-6:30pm in the Elsea Conference Room at Prescott Library, contact 928-777-1500
Sierra Vista — meets Wednesdays at 6pm, contact Amy at 439-9043 or email [email protected]
Tucson — at Northwest Medical Center, meets Wednesdays from 10 to 11:30am, contact Alison at 520-877-4149
Tucson — at St. Joseph’s Hospital, meets Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30pm, contact Carole Sheehan or Terry Scallon at 520-873-6858 or 520-218-7404
Tucson — Mother’s Oasis support groups, held Wednesdays in English and Thursdays in Spanish, call (520) 202-1987 or visit http://mothersoasis.org
ARKANSAS
Little Rock – PPD Support Group, meets Thursdays from 10-11:30 at the Parent Center, contact Allison at 501-225-4627
CALIFORNIA
Barstow — Mom’s Circle Support Group for Maternal Mental Health, meets weekly, call 760.957.7951 ext 306
Berkeley — North Berkeley Postpartum Stress Support Group, Saturday mornings bimonthly, contact Lee Safran at 510-496-6096
Chula Vista — Spanish speaking PPD Support Group, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month from 5:30 to 7pm, contact Scripps Mercy Chula Vista Well Being Center at 619-691-7273 or 1-800-SCRIPPS
Clairemont — at North Clairemont Rec Center, Tuesdays from 7 to 8pm, contact Gretchen Pound at 858-663-7285
Glendora (20 mins east of Pasadena) — Postpartum Depression Support Group Call Andrea
Schneider, LCSW 626-241-6812 or e-mail [email protected]
Hermosa Beach — at Recovery Now, meets Wednesdays, contact Alisa MacGowan at 310-508-5931
Hermosa Beach — meets on Mondays from 1pm-2:30pm, contact Dr. Jennifer Chrisman at (310) 740-0294 or [email protected]
Indio — Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Group, meets Mondays at Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, RSVP call 951-358-5438
Kensington — Mothers Supporting Mothers PPD Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 12 to 1:30pm, contact Mary Obata at 619-220-4680
Laguna Hills — at Saddleback Memorial Women’s Hospital, meets 10:30-11:30 on Tuesdays, contact Cynthia Hiles at 310-428-2088 or [email protected]
La Jolla — at Scripps Memorial Hospital, meets Thursdays from 2:30 to 4pm, call 1-800-SCRIPPS
La Mesa — at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, meets Thursdays from 3 to 4:30pm, contact 619-740-4906
Lake Elsinore — meets Tuesdays at Lake Elsinor Family Care Center, to RSVP call 951-358-5438
Long Beach — Transitioning Into Motherhood support services at Long Beach Memorial, for more info visit http://www.transitioningintomotherhood.com/calendar/default.html
Los Angeles — at Cedars Sinai, contact Marilee Harthing for dates and times at 310-423-1510
Merced — Baby Blues Support Group at Sierra Vista Child & Family Services, meets Tuesdays from 11-noon, contact 209-205-1058
Mission Viejo — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group at Mission Viejo Hospital, meets Tuesdays from 10am to 11am, contact Sue Harrison at 949-365-3818 or email [email protected]
Newport Beach — at Hoag Hospital, meets Mondays at 6pm, contact Laura Navarro Pickens, LCSW for more information at (562) 882-7901
Oakland — Alta Bates Summit Postpartum Stress Support Group, Tuesday mornings, contact Lee Safran at 510-496-6096
Orange — at St. Joseph Hospital, meets Thursday at 10:30 for new moms, Thursday at noon for ongoing moms who have attended the new moms group; contact 714-771-8000 ext 17891
Pacific Grove — Postpartum Wellness Support Group at Parent’s Place, meets 2nd Thursdays of each month from 10am to 11:30am, contact Meg Grundy at 831-601-7021 or email [email protected]
Palm Springs – Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Group, meets Thursdays at the Palm Springs Family Care Center, to RSVP call 951-358-5438
Pasadena – Motherhood Journey Therapy Groups for new and expectant mothers at the Institute for Girls’ Development. Contact Robin Starkey Harpster, MA MFT rharpster@
Pleasant Hill – Posptartum Emotional Recovery Circle at Oak Creek Counseling Center. Meets Saturdays, noon to 1:30 pm. Contact Meri Levy, MA, MFTI at 1-888-637-7404 x 30 or email her at [email protected].
Redwood City — contact 408-718-2112
Riverside — Pregnant & Postpartum Support Group, meets Mondays at Parkview Hospital, to RSVP call 951-358-5438
Sacramento — hosted by Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center, contact 916-688-2317
San Diego — at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital, meets Wednesday evenings, contact 858-939-4141
San Francisco — Newborn Connections Postpartum Depression Support Group at California Pacific Medical Center, contact 415-600-2229
San Francisco — 4-week “Afterglow” PPD support group, held several times throughout the year, as part of UCSF Great Expectations Pregnancy program, for more info: http://www.whrc.ucsf.
San Francisco — Emotional Wellbeing in Pregnancy & Postpartum Group; open to Kaiser Permanente members only and free of charge; meets Mondays at 11am, contact Kaiser San Francisco Dept of Psychiatry at 415-833-2292
Santa Cruz — at Sutter Maternity Hospital, meets Mondays from 10am to noon, contact Kate Bell at 831-475-2494 or email [email protected]
San Jose — meets at the Almanden Valley Athletic Club, Tuesday mornings, contact Tiffany Benton at 408-309-3427 or [email protected]
Serra Mesa — at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital, meets Tuesdays from 10 to 11:30am, contact 858-939-4141
Sherman Oaks – Motherhood Journey Postpartum Support Group at BINI Birth Fridays, 11:30-12:30. Contact Robin Starkey Harpster, MA MFT rharpster@
Sorrento Mesa — contact 858-442-2421
Tarzana — at the Center for Postpartum Health, contact Diana Lynn Barnes at 818-887-1312 or Cathy Dore at [email protected]
Vista — meets at 1988 Hacienda Dr in the classroom of “Babies in Bloom” on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from 3:30-4:30pm; contact Holly Herring, at 760-814-1421 or see the website at www.passnc.org
COLORADO
Boulder — contact Mary Jo Manydeeds at 303-817-9843
Denver — Kempe PPD Support Group, contact 303-864-5845
Littleton — Hope 4 Moms PPD Support Group meets Tuesdays at 7pm at Main Street Centre, contact Mary Schroeder at 303-883-7271
CONNECTICUT
Greenwich — PPD & Anxiety Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 12-1:30, contact Amanda Poole for more info at [email protected] or 917-302-5455
DELAWARE
Newark, Wilmington & Dover — MOMs HEAL: Perinatal Mood Disorder Support Groups, contact 302-733-422g x302 or email mo’[email protected]
Wilmington — The Birth Center PPD Support Group, contact Rebecca at 302-294-2365
FLORIDA
Daytona Beach — A New Day Peer Support Group for Moms with PPD, held every 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 6-7pm at The Living Room; contact 386-795-0728 or [email protected]
Fernandina –PPD Support Group, meets at Baptist Nassau, Berkman Building, 2nd floor multipurpose room. 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, 10 – 11 a.m.
Jacksonville — PPD Support Group, meets at Destination Maternity on 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 1-2pm, contact Kym Dunton, 202-3229
Jacksonville — Postpartum Depression Support Group meets at Baptist Medical Center on the 1st and 3rd Friday from noon to 1pm, contact B. Starr Meidling at 202-2296
Miami — PPD Support Group meets at Family Counseling Services of Greater Miami Wednesdays at 10am; contact Karen Haag at 305-740-8998 ext 147 for more information
Palm Beach County, Florida- momsTOmoms Postpartum Depression Peer Support Group, Meetings held at Wellington, West Boca Raton and Tequesta Branch Libraries; Dates and Times can be found at http://www.meetup.com/
Tampa — New Mom Support Group meets Wednesdays from 1-2pm at The Women’s Center, contact Lorraine Kushner at 813-690-5788
Tampa – PPD Support Group meets at St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital in 2nd Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm, contact 813-872-3925
Tequesta — Moms to Moms Postpartum Depression Support Group, contact Jennifer Silliman at 561-444-9246
GEORGIA
Atlanta — Atlanta Postpartum Support Group, www.meetup.com/PPDAtlanta, meets monthly, contact Amber Koter at [email protected] or call 914-261-8182
Atlanta — at Dekalb Medical Center, meets Thursdays, call 404-501-WELL for more information
Stockbridge — at the Henry Medical Center Women’s Center, meets Wednesdays, contact Patricia McAfee for more info at 678-604-4968
HAWAII
Oahu — PPD Support Group, Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11am, contact Diane at 808-392-7985
IDAHO
Boise — at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, contact 208-367-7380
Ketchum — at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center, contact 208-727-8800
Montpelier — at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, contact 208-847-1630
Moscow — at Gritman Medical Center, contact 208-883-6385
Soda Springs — at Caribou Memorial Hospital, contact 208-547-3341
ILLINOIS
Aurora — at Rush-Copley Healthplex, contact 866-426-7539
Champaign — Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Group at Family Service (405 State St.), 1st and 3rd Mondays from 5:45pm to 6:45pm and 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 1-2pm; contact Helen McDonald at 217-378-8575 or [email protected] or Sue Osborne at 217-202-0943
Chicago — Postpartum Depression Program at Healthcare Alternative Systems; for info on programs contact [email protected]; free services in English and Spanish
Chicago — at Mercy Hospital, meets 1st Thursday of each month, contact 312-567-5420
Chicago — Transitions to Motherhood program at Northwestern Memorial’s Prentice Women’s Hospital; meets Wednesdays from 10:30 to noon; register by calling 312-926-8400
Downers Grove — at Good Samaritan Hospital, Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3pm, contact Catherine Phillips at 630-208-3871
Elk Grove — at Alexian Brothers Medical Center, contact Leslie Lowell Stoutenburg at 847-981-3594 or Susan Adler at 847-956-5142
Geneva — at Delnor Community Hospital, meets Tuesdays from 10am to 11:30am, contact 630-232-1070
Highland Park — PPD Support Group, contact 847-831-7731
Inverness — PPD Support Group, meets Saturdays from 10am to 11am at the Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity, contact 847-359-4967, x14
Joliet — meets Fridays from 6:30-7:30pm, contact Provena Health Connection at 815-725-9438
Oak Lawn — meets at Advocate Christ Conference Center, contact Jenefar Slusher at 708-684-5843
Oak Park — at Parenthesis Parent Child Center, contact Mary Strizak at 708-848-2227 or email [email protected]
Peoria — contact Irma Robbins at 309-683-6617 or email [email protected]
Springfield — “Out of the Blue” Postpartum Depression Support Group at St. John’s Hospital, meets 2nd Wednesdays from 5 to 6pm, contact Barbara Maley at 217-535-3696 or email [email protected]
Winfield — at Central DuPage Hospital, meets Mondays from 7pm to 8:30pm, contact Sophia Bowerman at 630-933-1964
INDIANA
Online Support Group — hosted by Sara Pollard every Wednesday evening from 6 to 8pm at www.indianaperinatal.org/chat.aspx
Bloomington — Bloomington Area Birth Services PPD Support, contat 812-337-8121
Elkhart — at Elkhart General Hospital, contact Michaela Nufer at 574-294-2621, x 5610
Ft. Wayne — at Lutheran Hospital, contact JK Wagner at 260-435-7069
Hobart — Postpartum Peer Support Group of NW Indiana, meets at 11am every other Friday, contact Sarah at 219-947-9646
Indianapolis — at Clarian Health, contact Birdie Meyer at 317-962-8191
Indianapolis — at Community Health Network, contact Marcia Boring at 317-621-7828 or email [email protected]
Indianapolis — at St. Vincent’s Hospital, contact Lisa Hill at 317-415-7676
South Bend — at South Bend Memorial Hospital, contact Karen Sandock at 574-647-7511 or email [email protected]
South Bend — PPD Support Group at Family & Children’s Center Counseling & Development Services, contact 574-232-2255 or Kathy James at [email protected]
IOWA
West Des Moines — A Saving Grace Postpartum Depression Support Group at West Des Moines Public Library; contact www.postpartum.meetup.com/cities/us/ia/clive.
KANSAS
Lawrence — at Lawrence Memorial Hospital (newborns welcome) on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30pm; contact Melissa at 505-3081 prior to attending
Overland Park — meets Tuesday evenings, contact the Postpartum Resource Center of Kansas at 913-677-1300
South Jackson County — meets Monday evenings, contact 913-677-1300
KENTUCKY
Ft. Knox — on Tuesdays, hosted by Kellie Haworth, contact 502-624-9940
Louisville — at Ten Broeck Hospital, meets Thursdays, contact 502-896-0495
Louisville — meets Mondays from 4-5pm, contact Amy Greenmayer at 502-394-9900
Louisville — meets Thursday from 11-noon at Norton Suburban Hospital, to register for the free group contact 899-6220 for more information
MAINE
Biddeford — Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Group at Southern Maine Medical Center, contact Lauren at 207-283-7143 or Cheryl or Kathy at 207-283-7350
Brunswick — New Moms Support Group at Mid Coast Hospital, contact 373-6500
Portland — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group at Back Cove Midwives Office, meets Thursdays from 10:30 – 11:30am, contact 829-6181 or email Linda Boardman at [email protected]
Rockport — Midcoast PPD Support Group meets at Pen Bay OB GYN, contact Wendelanne at 596-8955
MARYLAND
Annapolis — at Anne Arundel Medical Center, meets once monthly, contact Ali Tiedke at 443-481-6130 or email [email protected]
Baltimore — at Sinai Hospital, meets 2nd Thursday of each month, contact Lisa Kelly at 410-601-9057
Baltimore — at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month, contact 443-849-6262 and leave a message for DeeDee Frank
Olney — meets Mondays from 10-11:30am at Montgomery General Hospital, FREE but must register before attending, contact 301-774-8881 and press 3
Silver Spring — PPD support group at Holy Cross Resource Center, free & no registration required, meets 1st and 3rd Sundays from 6-7:30pm; contact: [email protected]
MASSACHUSETTS
Beverly — PPD Support Group at Beverly Hospital; meets first Friday of each month from 1:30 to 3:30; call 978-922-3000 x 2716
Concord – First Connections PPD Support Group at Emerson Hospital, held Wednesdays 10-11:30am, contact Heather O’Brien at 978-287-0221 ext 219 or email [email protected] .
Greenfield — Franklin County Postpartum Support Group, held on Fridays from 10 to 11:30am at the Community Action Family Center; contact Pam Baldwin at 413-774-1000 x2015 or Sandy Clark at 413-475-1566
Plymouth — Jordan Hospital Postpartum Support Group, contact Gerri Piatelli at 781-837-4242 or call 508-830-2929
Northampton — Motherwoman’s Postpartum Stress Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 10:15am to 12:15am at Community Action Building, contact 413-253-8990
Waltham — “This Isn’t What I Expected” PPD Support Group, meets Wednesdays from 2:00pm to 3:30pm at JF&CS, 1430 Main Street, Waltham. To register contact Debbie Whitehill at 781-647-5327 x1925 or email [email protected]; online at www.jfcsboston.org/MomsGroups
MICHIGAN
Ada — Life After Baby Posptartum Support Group, meets 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays each month from 7 to 9pm, contact Jenna Scott at [email protected]
Ann Arbor — Greater Ann Arbor Postpartum Depression Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays from 10:30am to noon, contact 734-418-2683 or visit http://www.ppd-annarbor.org/
Bay City — Depression After Delivery Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month, contact Sherry LaMere or Kelli Wilkinson at 989-895-2240
Commerce Valley — PPD Support Group at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, meets 6:45 p.m. on Thursdays; contact 248-937-522
Flint — PPD Support Group at Hurley Medical Center, meets Wednesdays at 5:30pm, no contact info available
Grand Rapids — Spectrum Health PPD Support Group, meets weekly, contact Nancy Roberts at 616-391-1771 or 616-391-5000
Grand Rapids (Kent County) — Moms Bloom Postpartum Support Group, visit www.momsbloom.org
Huron County- meets at Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe, 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6-7:30p.m., contact Melissa Stirrett at 989-551-1096.
Lansing — PPD Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Mondays from 11am to 12:30pm at Ingham Regional Medical Center’s McRee House, contact 517-367-5477
Rochester Hills — Tree of Hope PPD Support Group at Oakland Macomb Obstetrics & Gynecology, meets Mondays from 7 to 8:30pm, contact http://www.treeofhopefoundation.org/ or call Kelly at 248-551-0197
St. Clair Shores — Tree of Hope/Beaumont PPD Support Group at St. Joan of Arc Parish Center, meets Thursdays from 7 to 8pm, contact 877-467-3311
Troy — Tree of Hope PPD Support Group at National City Center meets Tuesdays from 10-11:30am, contact http://www.treeofhopefoundation.org/ or call Kelly at 248-551-0197
West Bloomfield — Tree of Hope PPD Support Group meets Wednesdays from 7pm to 8:30pm, contact http://www.treeofhopefoundation.org/ or call 248-898-3234
Wyoming — Moms Bloom PPD Support Group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 9:30am to 11am at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, MI; contact 616-828-1021 or visit www.momsbloom.org
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis — PPD Support Group at Abbott NW Mental Health Outpatient Clinic, meets weekly on Tuesdays, contact Jennifer Johnson at 612-863-4770
Edina — Circle of Moms PPD support group, click here for dates and times
Riverside — PPD Support Group at University of Minnesota Medical Center, held Wednesdays, contact Sara Biewen at 612-672-2142 or Intake at 672-6999
West St. Paul — PPD Support Group at Dakota Co. Northern Service Center, held Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3pm, contact Jennifer Johnson at 612-863-4770
For more resources, visit the Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Minnesota resource page.
MISSOURI
Creve Coeur — St. Louis Mother to Mother Postpartum & Pregnancy Adjustment Support Group held Fridays at Women’s Healthcare Partnership, contact 314-644-7001 toll free-1-877-644-7001 or visit www.mothertomothersupport.org
Springfield – Beyond Baby Blues Support Group at The Women’s Center at Cox Health, contact 269-LADY
St. Peters — Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Group at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays, contact 314-644-7001 or email [email protected]
MONTANA
Missoula — PPD Support Group, meets 4th Monday of each month at 10:30am, contact Lara Mattson Radle at 406-370-7747 or email [email protected]
NEVADA
Las Vegas — Beyond Birth Postpartum Support Group, meets Wednesdays at 1pm at Family to Family at 4412 S. Maryland Parkway, contact 631-7098
Las Vegas — PPD Support Group at Barbara Greenspun Women’s Care Center West, meets Mondays from 10-11am, contact Megan Keith at 702/351-0752 or [email protected]
Las Vegas — PPD Support Group at the OBGYN Specialists, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7-8pm, contact Vanessa Delorenzis at 702/577-8039 or [email protected]
Las Vegas — PPD Support Group at Pinkpeas Pregnancy and Parenting Care Center, meets every other Thursday from 2-3pm, contact Vanessa Delorenzis at 702/577-8039 or [email protected]
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord — PPD Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 10:30am to noon, contact Gerry Mitchell at 603-227-7000 x 4927
Keene — Rohana Peer-to-Peer Postpartum Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 7pm at Sophia’s Hearth Family Center. Contact 603-357-3755 for more information.
Manchester — Postpartum Emotional Support Group, meets Mondays from 10:30am to noon at Elliot Hospital’s Elliot Childcare Center; contact Alison Palmer with any questions at 663-8927 or [email protected].
Portsmouth — Seacoast Postpartum Adjustment Group meets Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. For information or to register, call Liz Gaudette at (207) 363-1379.
NEW JERSEY
Denville — PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 7-8pm at St. Clare’s Behavioral Health Center, contact 1-888-626-2111 and ask for moms support group
Englewood Cliffs (Bergen County) — Socialization & Skills New Mothers Group, meets Wednesday evenings at 7pm, contact 201-567-5596 and press 3 for more info
Flemington — PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays from 1-2:30 at Hunterdon Medical Center
Hackensack — PPD Support Group at Hackensack University Medical Center, meets every other Tuesday, contact Denyse Addison at 201-996-2631
Hoboken — PPD Support Group at Hoboken University Medical Center, meets Tuesdays, contact Robin Petrick at 201-418-1015
Jersey City — PPD Support Group at Christ Hospital Women’s Resource Center, contact Michael Barmak at 201-795-8375
Livingston — PPD Support Group at St. Barnabas Medical Center, meets Tuesdays, contact Lauren Meisels at 973-322-7309
Long Branch — Monmouth Medical Center New Moms Support Group, meets Mondays from 11am to noon, contact Lisa Madden, RN to register for this free group at 732-923-6990. There’s also a Moms of Multiples Support Group which meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 11 to 12:30pm. Also a PPD Support Group, Thursdays from 4 to 5:30pm.
Neptune — PPD Support Group at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, meets every 3rd Tuesday, contact Pat Vena at 732-363-5400Mt. Laurel — TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meets 3rd Tuesday of the month from 3:30-5pm at Oceans and Motions, contact Virtua Health at 866-380-2229
Newark — PPD Support Group at UMDNJ, meets Fridays (Spanish speaking), contact Sarahjane Rath at 973-972-6216
Paramus — PPD Support Group at Valley Hospital Luckow Pavilion, meets every other Tuesday, contact Trudy Heerema at 201-447-8539
Red Bank — PPD Support Group at Riverview Medical Center, meets every 1st Thursday, contact Pat Vena at 732-363-5400
Ridgewood — PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 11am at Valley Hospital, contact Trudy Heerema
Rocky Hill — Princeton/Mercer County Postpartum Support Group at Mary Jacobs County Library, meets 3rd Saturday of every month from 10:30am – noon, contact Joyce Venis at 609-683-1000 (day) or Gail at 732-248-4921 or email [email protected]
Somers Point — TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meets Mondays 1-2:30pm at Shore Memorial Hospital, contact 609-926-4229
Teaneck — PPD Support Group at Holy Name Hospital, contact Ann Anderson at 201-833-3124
Toms River — PPD Support Group at Babies R Us, meets every 2nd Wednesday, contact Pat Vena at 732-363-5400
Turnersville — TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meets Wednesdays from 11-12:30pm at Kennedy Health System, contact 856-582-3098
Voorhees — TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meets Wednesdays from 12-1:30 at Virtua Health, contact 1-866-380-2229
For even more New Jersey PPD support groups, call the New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse at 1-800-367-6274 or visit www.njgroups.org, click on “Find a Group Near You” and then click on the “Depression/Bipolar/Postpartum Depression” box.
NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe — Postpartum Mother’s Support Group, meets 11am to noon, contact 982-9375
NEW YORK
Circle of Caring PPD Support Groups in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester Counties, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Capital Region, contact the Postpartum Resource Center of New York at 631-422-2255
Brooklyn — PPD Support Group, contact www.brooklynppdsupport.org or Molly Peryer at 917-549-6012 or email [email protected]
Ithaca — PPD to Joy Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from noon to 1:30pm, contact Yael Saar at [email protected] or 607-592-9773, or visit http://www.ppdtojoy.com/support/ithaca/
Long Island (Smithtown) — Mother’s Circle of Hope PPD Support Group, meets at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, contact 631-862-3330
Long Island (West Islip) – Mothers’ Circle of Hope Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Support Group meets at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, for more info call 631-376-HOPE or 631-376-4673
Manhattan (Upper East) — PPD Support Group, meets Mondays from 1 to 2:30pm, contact Anne Smith at 212-289-7335 or email [email protected]
Rochester – Rochester PPD Support Group and Perinatal Depression Warmline, contact Lynne Goodman and Barbara Klumpp, CSW-R Group, call and leave a message 585-234-0054
Saratoga Springs — Shades of Light PPD Support Group, contact Suzanne Nelson at 518-955-6770 or [email protected]
Sayville — Circle of Caring PPD Support Group at the Mother’s Center of the South Shore at the United Methodist Church of Sayville, meets Thursdays, contact Nicole Piervencenti at 631-218-1552
Syracuse – Postpartum Depression Support Group in Syracuse, contact Chris Kowaleski, RN at 315-546-5075
Troy – PPD Support Group at 3 Sister’s Birth, meets 4th Wednesday of every month and 2nd Saturday of the month, pre-register for free group by calling Amy Breese at 518-469-8704 or emailing [email protected]
Wantagh — PPD Support Group at the Midshore Mother’s Center; meets Wed am; contact Nicole Piervencenti at 631-218-1552
Westchester — PPD Support Group, contact Joan Jacobus at 914-419-5806
Williamsville — PPD Support Group at Millard Filmore Suburban Hospital, meets 2nd Thursdays of each month from 7 to 8pm, contact Nancy Owen at 716-568-3628 or email [email protected]
For more resources in NY, visit the Postpartum Resource Center of New York’s resource page here.
NORTH CAROLINA
Cary — HOPE PPD Support, meets 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings from 10-11:30am, email [email protected] for more information
Cary/Raleigh — “Moms Support Moms’ PPD Support Group, held weekly in two locations, contact 919-454-6946 for more info or email Anne Wimer at [email protected]
Chapel Hill — PPD Support Group hosted by UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders, meets bimonthly, call 919-966-3115
Cornelius — PPD Support Group, contact Carol Peindl at 704-947-8115
Durham — Duke Postpartum Support Group, meets twice weekly, contact William Meyer at 919-681-6840 or email [email protected]
Elizabeth City — PPD Support at First Baptist Church in Elizabeth City, Wednesdays at 6:30pm, call Julie LeMond at 312-7072
Goldsboro — HEARTS for Mom PPD Support Group, meets 4th Monday of each month at Goldsboro Pediatrics, contact Melissa Harrell at 778-5598 x310
Greensboro — Feelings After Birth PPD Support Group, contact Nadine Tamborino at 336-832-6682 or email [email protected]
Greenville — Hopeful Beginnings PPD Support Group, call 252-847-8263 or email [email protected]
High Point — Mother Baby Foundation hosts a support group called “PEP Talks” on Thursdays at the YWCA High Point; contact 336-812-3937
Raleigh — Rex Hospital hosts support group, contact 919-454-6946
Wilmington — PPD Support group hosted by Shirley Halvorson, contact 910-791-5731 or [email protected]
OHIO
Cleveland — PPD Support Group meetings held on both the East and West side of Cleveland, for more info call 216-373-0302 or email [email protected]
Columbus — Pregnancy/Postpartum Support Group, meets twice per month, contact 614-315-8989 or email [email protected]
Dayton — Telephone support and resources are available by calling 866-848-3163 or email [email protected]
Northwest Ohio/Toledo area – PPD Support Group meetings held on the first Monday of each month, for more info call 419-360-0169 or email [email protected]
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa — PPD Support Group at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, meets 1st Mondays each month from 7 to 8:30pm, contact Anita Campbell at 918-865-2824 or Eva Marie Campbell at 918-699-0120
OREGON
Corvallis — Postpartum Mood Support Group, call for details, contact Debra Carriere at 541-754-0070 or email [email protected]
Eugene — PPD & Anxiety Support Group, meets Tuesdays at 4:30pm, contact 541-231-4343
Portland — Baby Blues Connection PPD Support Group, contact 1-866-616-3752. or email [email protected]
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown – Lehigh Valley Health Network Postpartum Support Group, meets several times monthly, call 610-402-CARE(2273) for more information on dates and times or to register
Harrisburg — Pinnacle Health PPD Support Group meets Thursdays, 11:30-12:30am, contact 717-231-8900
Hershey — PPD Support Group at Lois High Berstler Community Health Library at Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, meets every second Wednesday from 5:30-6:30pm, contact 717-531-3908
Lancaster Co. — PPD Support Group, contact 717-397-7461 or email [email protected]
Lemoyne — Mom’s Place PPD Support Group sponsored by Holy Spirit Hospital, meets Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30pm, contact 763-2200
Marysville — Pregnancy & PPD Support Group, meets Thursdays at 7:30pm at the Mental Health Association of the Capital Region Inc. Wellness Center, 115 Valley St. Extension, babies are welcome; free but need to register: 717-957-4263 or info@
Philadelphia — The Postpartum Stress Center PPD Support Group, contact Karen Kleiman at 610-525-7527
Phoenixville — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group, meets 4th Wednesdays of each month from 6:30pm to 8pm, contact 610-983-1288
Williamsport – Lycoming Co. Through the Blues PPD Support Group, meets Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8:30p, babies welcome, contact 570-560-4715
RHODE ISLAND
Providence — Postpartum Adjustment Group meets1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 7-9m at Women & Infants’ Health Education Department, call for more info 1-800-711-7011
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston — Charleston PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:30pm, contact Helena Bradford at 843-881-2047 or email [email protected]
Columbia — PPD Support Group, meets 1st Thursday of each month from 11:30 to 1:30pm, contact Virginia at 803-296-3715 or email [email protected]
Florence — PPD Support Group at Florence Christian Church, held 1st Saturday of each month, contact Brenda Cooper at 843-600-1318 or email [email protected]
Upstate SC – PPD Group of the Upstate, meets 1st Thursday of every month at Baby Impressions in Greenville, contact Susan at 864-419-3289
TENNESSEE
Memphis — PPD Support Group at Lakeside Cresthaven Center, held Tuesdays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, contact 901-377-4794
Nashville — Hope Clinic for Women’s PPD Group Counseling, Thursday evenings, contact Ashley Colclasure at [email protected] or call 615-321-0005
TEXAS
Austin — PPD Support Group at Any Baby Can in Austin, meets Thursdays from 10am to 11:30am, contact Kelly Boyd, PhD at 512-454-3743 or email [email protected]
Dallas — Dallas Ass’n for Parent Education PPD Support Group, meets 2nd Sat of each month from 10-11:30am, contact Shiela McComas at 972-276-2016
Houston — Mother to Mother support group, sponsored by Texas Children’s Hospital; meets 10am to noon on Fridays at the Meyer Building; parking is free; contact 832-824-2410
Houston — The Women’s Hospital of Texas PPD Support Group, meets Mondays from 12:30pm to 2pm, contact Barbara Crotty at 713-791-7404 or email [email protected]
Houston — Loving Infant Care Motherhood Center PPD Support Group, contact 713-963-8880
Houston — PPD Support Group at The Motherhood Center; meets Wednesdays at 11:30am;
San Antonio — Methodist Women’s Center PPD Support Group, contact 210-575-0355
UTAH
Salt Lake — PPD Support Group at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, meets Wednesdays from 7:30pm to 9pm, contact [email protected]
VIRGINIA
Check Postpartum Support Virginia’s page for the latest listings on support groups in VA.
Alexandria — Pre and Perinatal Support Group at the Kingstowne Library, 2nd Friday of each month from 10:30 to noon, starting Nov 2009, contact Terri Lear, 703-313-9789 or [email protected]
Alexandria — PPD support group meets at Inova Alexandria Hospital on Wednesday evenings, contact Susan Doyle at 571-403-0673 or [email protected]
Arlington — PPD Support Group, Wednesday mornings at the Virginia Hospital Center, contact Adrienne Griffen at 703-243-2904 or email [email protected] or [email protected]
Charlottesville – PPD Support Group meets Thursday evenings at The Women’s Initiative, contact Elizabeth Irvin, 434-872-0047, [email protected]
Fredericksburg — PPD Support Group, Thursday mornings, contact Michelle Clemovich at 703-300-1436 or [email protected]
Ft. Belvoir — PPD Support Group Thursday afternoons, contact Army Community Services at 703-805-4590
Leesburg — Postpartum Support Group at Innova Loudon Hospital’s Cornwall Campus, meets Wednesday afternoons; contact Leslie Mckeough at 703-909-9877 or email [email protected]
Richmond — PPD support group meets at Complete Care Center for Women on Wednesday evenings, contact Jessica Summers at 804-277-9034 or [email protected]
Roanoke — Postpartum Stress Support Group, meets Wednesday evenings, contact Sandra Cothran at [email protected] or Melody Mills at [email protected]
Virginia Beach — PPD Support group, meets 4th Wednesday of the month at Kempsville Presbyterian Church, contact Beth McFarlane at [email protected] or 757-404-6950, or Alexis Rose at [email protected] or at 757-288-6613.
Warrenton — Postpartum Support Group held by Toddlin’ Time of Warrenton, meets last Tuesday evening of the month; contact Michelle Kelley at 540-347-0613 or Langdon Harris Johnston at [email protected]
Woodbridge — PPD Support group meets at Woodbridge Psychological Associates on Sunday evenings, contact Elizabeth Wilkins-McKee, [email protected] or Emily Bukauskis, 540-424-5429
WASHINGTON DC (also see Virginia & Maryland)
DC — PPD Support Group, meets Wednesday evenings at Wisconsin Avenue Baptist church, contact Lynne McIntyre at 202-744-3639 or email [email protected].
DC — PPD Support Group at Sibley Hospital, meets Wednesdays from noon to 1 on 3rd floor, contact Erin Brindle at 202-537-4773
WASHINGTON
Bainbridge — PPD support group at Peacock Family Center meets 2nd and 4th Mondays at 6:30pm; contact Crystal at 360-990-8901
Bremerton — PPD support group at Chiropractic Lifestyle Center meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6:30pm; contact Crystal at 360-990-8901
Bellevue — “Beyond the Baby Blues” PPD Support Group at Eastgate Public Health Dept., held 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from noon to 1pm, Spanish speaking group held on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from noon to 1pm, contact Veronique Burke at 425-453-7890 ext 268 or Sylvia Kurin at 425-453-7890 ext. 375
Bellevue — “Balance After Baby” PPD Support at Overlake Hospital, held 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, contact 425-688-5259
Kirkland — “This Isn’t What I Expected” PPD Support Group at Evergreen Hospital, contact Tracy Van Den Boomen at 425-899-2652 or [email protected]
Longview — PPD Support Group for Cowlitz County, contact Lisa Loeb at the Family Health Center at 360-423-7740, ext 109
Moses Lake — The Mommy’s Club Support Group at Crossroads Resource Center, meets 2nd Tuesday of each month from 1:30pm to 3pm, contact Christy Youngers at 509-765-4425
Port Angeles — PPMD Support Group for Clallum County, 10-week support groups, contact First Step Family Support Center at 360-457-8355
Puyallup — “This Isn’t What I Expected” PPD Support Group at the Puyallup Library, held the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 11:30am to 12:30pm, contact Christy Christian at 253-370-7970
Seattle — Understanding the Moods of Motherhood Group at Swedish Hospital, held Mondays from 4pm to 5:30pm, facilitated by Mia Edidin and Margaret Bergman-Ness; contact 206-551-4824
Shoreline — Shoreline Postpartum Support Group, meets Thursdays from 7-8pm at Dale Turner Family YMCA Community Meeting Room; contact 888-404-PPMD
Sunnyside — PPD Support Group for Yakima County at Sunnyside Community Hospital, contact Sandra Linde at 509-837-1313
Tacoma — This is Not What I Expected PPD Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Fridays from 2-3pm at The Birthing Inn; facilitated by Sara Atchison and Kathleen Pantoja; contact 253-222-0178
Tumwater — PPD Support Group for Thurston County at Tumwater Timberland Library, held every Wednesday from 11:30am to 12:30pm, facilitated by Tammy Putvin, contact 360-349-2346
Vancouver — Baby Blues Connection PPD Support Group, contact 360-735-5571
WEST VIRGINIA
Princeton — PPD Support Group meets at Pisgah United Methodist Church the second Tuesday of the month at 7pm; contact Kelly at 540-691-7746
WISCONSIN
Fort Atkinson — PPD Support Group at Fort Healthcare Behavioral Health Center, meets Thursdays, contact 920-563-9542
Madison — Madison Postpartum Peers PPD & anxiety support group, meets 1st Tues of each month from 5:30 to 7pm at Happy Bambino (East Madison); visit http://madisonpostpartum.
Madison – Birth Healing Group. Meets 2nd Saturday of every month, 10-11:30am at Isthmus Acupuncture in Madison, WI. More info at: http://birthtraumamadison.
Middletown — Madison Postpartum Peers support group, meets 4th Saturday of each month from 4-5:30at Madison Birth Center; visit http://madisonpostpartum.
Mequon — Beyond the Baby Blues PPD support group meets every Tuesday 10-11:30 at Columbia Center; contact Rose at 262-241-1515 or visit www.columbiacenter.org
CANADA
Brantford (Ontario) – The Parachute Program – Transitioning to Parenthood, held Wednesdays 1:30pm to 3:00pm at St. Andrew’s Community Centre, contact Jane Flinders at 519-755-9482 or visit www.kidscanfly.ca
Calgary (Alberta) — Families Matter hosts PPD support groups, contact 403-205-5177 for times and locations
Cambridge (Ontario) — Cambridge Memorial Hospital, contact Nancy Makela at 519-621-2330 ext 4361
Cambridge (Ontario) – No Woman Left Behind group meets 2nd Tuesday of each month from 10.30am-noon and the last Thurs of each month from 7.30-9 at Cambridge Midwives George St.; contact [email protected] for more information or www.yellowood.ca
Castlegar (British Columbia) – The Mom’s Support Group of Castlegar Community Services, contact Sandi McCreight at 250-365-7678
Edmonton area — Visit http://www.ppda.ca/resources/support-groups
Kitchener (Ontario) – Support Group with Irene Tiegs at Grand River Hospital, 519-749-4300 ext 2267
Milton (Ontario) – Moms Supporting Moms PPMD Support Group at Our Lady of Victory School in Milton, Thursday evenings, contact Halton Region at 905-825-6000 or TTY 905-827-9833, for more groups visit: http://search.hipinfo.info/record/MIL3943
Mississauga/Brampton/Caledon (Ontario) — Postpartum Support Line, contact 905-459-8439 ext 4
Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan) – Postpartum Support Group at KidsFirst in Moose Jaw; contact Carla at [email protected]
Ottawa (Ontario) — PPD Support offered by Family Services A La Famille, contact 613-725-3601 ext 117 or email [email protected]
Regina (Saskatchewan) – Postpartum Support Group at the YMCA of Regina, contact Sally Elliott at 306-757-9622 x 242
Sarnia-Lambton (Ontario) – Postpartum Adjustment Program, click here for more info
Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) — PPD Support Group, contact 306-221-6806
Stony Plain (Alberta) – PPD Support Group meets Thursdays 9:30am-11:30am free childcare provided. Contact Public Health Nursing (780)968-3700 to register.
Sunshine Coast — Mama2Mama offers an online forum and support groups, visit www.mamalove.org for details on times and locations of groups
Toronto — PPD Support Group at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, contact [email protected] or 416-530-6850
Toronto — East Toronto Postpartum Adjustment Program, contact 416-469-7608
Vancouver (British Columbia) – The Pacific Post Partum Support Society offers telephone support, weekly support groups and more, visit www.postpartum.org or call 604-255-7999 for the lower mainland Vancouver area or 1-855-255-7999 for other British Columbia
Note: I compile this list by receiving direct contact from those who run groups or know of groups as well as from press reports. Please contact me if you are aware of a group that is not on the list. Also, if you are a mom who calls a group on this list and are told it no longer exists, please email me so that I can remove it. You can email me at [email protected]. Also, if you are an organization you are welcome to link directly to this page as a resource. Please do not copy this list to your site.
Katherine Stone
