Support for birthing, non-birthing, adoptive individuals, partners and families through conception, pregnancy, postpartum and early parenting.
To find resources please click on the arrow next to each question.
Do you need mental health support right now?
Postpartum Support International Helpline (Available 5 AM to 8 PM)
- Call 1-800-944-4773 (#1 En Espanol or #2 English)
- Text “Help” to 800-944-4773
Text en Español: 971-203-7773
Línea Directa de Salud Mental Materna/National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (24/7)
- Call 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262)
- Text 1-833-852-6262
- Support available in English and Spanish
SANA Maternal Mental Health Now (Available Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM)
Sharing community wisdom for your journey through parenthood.
- Call or text 1-888-823-7262 (English & Spanish)
- For parents in Los Angeles County, including:
- Mothers
- Fathers
- Partners
- Adoptive Parents
- Birth parents who choose adoption
- Black Indigenous Birthing People of Color
- Queer & gender expansive people
- Those who have lost a pregnancy
- Those suffering from infertility
- Those who have lost an infant
- Those who have terminated a pregnancy
9-8-8 – Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (by Didi Hirsch, 24/7)
- Call or text 9-8-8 if you are in crisis or concerned about someone else.
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health ACCESS Center (24/7)
- Call 1-800-854-771 for free immediate crisis, emotional, or mental health support
If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a crisis, call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest emergency room.
What are signs and symptoms that may indicate someone could benefit from perinatal and postpartum mental health support?
It’s common to experience emotional changes during this time, but additional support may help if you or someone you love is experiencing:
- Feeling sad, low, or hopeless most of the day
- Excessive worry, anxiety, or panic
- Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much
- Feeling overwhelmed, irritable, or easily angered
- Difficulty bonding with your baby
- Loss of interest in activities you usually enjoy
- Changes in appetite or energy levels
- Feeling like you’re not a good parent or having a lot of self-doubt
- Withdrawing from family, friends, or support systems
- Scary or intrusive thoughts that feel hard to control
Support is available, and you don’t have to go through this alone.
If you have experienced pregnancy or postpartum loss
- RTZ Hope is a national nonprofit supporting families through loss on their journey to parenthood
Postpartum Support International’s Loss & Grief in Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Postpartum Support International is dedicated to helping families suffering from postpartum depression, anxiety, and distress.
- Find a free group here
If you are feeling sad, depressed, overwhelmed, anxious, or not like yourself
- Call 844-37-MAMAS
- Personalized support for each stage of pregnancy and up to one year postpartum. Services and supports include prenatal care, breastfeeding education, stress and mental health support, substance use support, and more.
Maternal Outpatient Mental Health Services (MOMS) Clinic
- Serves patients during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum.
- Based on a collaborative care model spearheaded by the UCLA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the MOMS Clinic provides full psychiatric assessments by an experienced reproductive psychiatrist to people who may be suffering from perinatal mood disorders, anxiety, and postpartum psychosis.
LA Care Behavioral Health Services
- Call 1-877-344-2858
- Mental health services for LA care members including individual/group evaluation and therapy, outpatient medication and treatment, and more.
UCLA intensive outpatient program (IOP)
- The Perinatal IOP offers comprehensive mental health care to birthing persons who are either pregnant or within 1 year of delivery and are suffering from severe mental illness that is in need of a high level of care. Services include groups, individual psychotherapy, and medication evaluation and management to perinatal patients on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The program is approximately 3-4 hours each day, and most patients remain in the IOP program for 6-8 weeks.
- In order to be considered for admission to the Perinatal IOP, you must be referred by your provider – either a mental health professional (like a therapist or psychiatrist), your medical doctor (e.g., your OBGYN or primary care doctor), a midwife, or your infant’s pediatrician.
- Online resource directory, online education app, educational materials, etc.
If you are looking for fatherhood resources
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health resource for fathers and dedicated to empowering men by providing them with the resources, support, and connections they need to thrive in their parenting journey.
- Visit the website for support networks, educational workshops, wellness resources, and connection to mental health professionals who specialize in fatherhood issues.
This organization brings awareness to postpartum depression in dads through community building, education, and wellness services.
- Visit the website to connect with the Los Angeles County chapter
Postpartum Support International – Help for Dads
- Visit the website to register for a Dad Support Group, led by trained peer facilitators, to access a space for dads, whether you’re expecting a new baby, adjusting to life with a newborn, chasing after a toddler, or figuring out how to best support your partner, you are welcome here.
- Connect with a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Groups
National Responsible Fatherhood Clearninghouse
- Visit the website to find activities for “Dads & Kids”, join the “DadTalk Blog” and to find a fatherhood program near you.
Expecting Fathers Group for Black Dads
- Support group designed specifically for black soon-to-be fathers and provides education, support and navigation tools for prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum and early parenting periods.
To sign up for our Free Zoom workshops email dmauldin@ph.lacounty.gov
National Fatherhood Initiative
- Visit the website for resources on how to create a fatherhood friendly organization and programs to improve child well-being by promoting responsible, involved fatherhood.
If you are looking for perinatal resources for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence
Empowering Black women, birthing persons, and their families to feel safe, respected, and informed through their entire pregnancy journey.
- Call 323-563-9320
- A trusted, community-based space offering free or low cost culturally responsive care for Black families during pregnancy and postpartum.
- A cultural space that promotes empowerment and self-transformation for Black/African American women
- Visit the website to learn about events and culturally congruent breastfeeding and parenthood support circles
Black Infants & Families Los Angeles
Addressing the unacceptably high rates of Black infant and maternal deaths in LA County.
- Visit the website to find resources and support, including:
- Call (323) 917-1700
- Perinatal support services (prenatal-postpartum) that are community based, family centered, culturally relevant.
Corazon Counseling– Riverside County
Facilitating emotional wellness through the life cycles. Restoring our sacred connection to our minds, hearts, and bodies, from womb to tomb.
- Fee-based
- Offers 1:1 evidence-based counseling with a licensed seasoned mental health therapist, virtual or in person support groups, and holistic wellness consultations.
Expecting Fathers Group for Black Dads
- Designed specifically for black soon-to-be fathers and provides education, support and navigation tools for prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum and early parenting periods.
If you need food, housing, or other basic support
2-1-1 LA County
- Call 2-1-1 for help with needs such as food, housing, childcare, transportation and more
- Available 24/7
If you have NICU, PICU, or medically fragile needs
- Provides NICU support services, monthly peer-to-peer mentoring, emergency financial support, as well as life after the NICU life skills.
Strength in Tiny Steps – Black NICU Family Circle
- In-person and virtual support group for black mothers who currently have a baby in the NICU or have had a baby in the NICU within the last three years.
- Is dedicated to improve the health of moms and babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
If you want to connect with other parents, enroll in groups
Postpartum Support International offers the following groups. All groups are 100% free forever, held via Zoom, and facilitated by trained peer supporters who understand your journey.
- Dad Support Group
- Led by trained peer facilitators, our online groups are a space for dads—from pregnancy through the toddler years—to connect and support one another.
- Perinatal Mental Health Support Groups
- Find support for pregnancy and postpartum mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, OCD, and more.
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Groups
- Compassionate peer support for pregnancy loss, infant loss, fertility challenges, and parenting after loss.
- After Abortion & Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) Support Groups
- Healing support groups for those who have experienced abortion or termination for medical reasons.
- Queer & Trans Parent Support Group
- Free and open virtual support group to all members of the community who are expecting, adopting, and/or parenting from pregnancy to four years postpartum.
- Find Additional Support Groups Here (BIPOC, Military, Neurodivergent, etc)
Maternal Mental Health Now offers the following support group.
- Your Queer Parenting Journey Support Group
- Free weekly peer-run support space open to the queer community in Los Angeles County who are: pregnant, navigating fertility, parents (both birthing and non-gestational), caregivers, adoptive parents
If you are looking for Doula & Midwife Support
Black Infants & Families Free Doula Support Program
The African American Infant and Maternal Mortality (AAIMM) Initiative aims to combat disproportionately high rates of Black/African American infant and maternal deaths countywide. Doulas are part of the solution.
- Doula Flyer – AAIMM Initiative
Birth Workers of Color Collective
Training, services, education, healing, and advocacy based birthworker organization that focuses on and supports pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people of Color, their families, and communities.
- Birth & Postpartum Doula Support and Breastfeeding services.
- Impeccable Midwifery Care. Los Angeles and Antelope Valley.
- Resilience & Resourcefulness for Birth
If you are part of the LGBTQIA-2S+ community
- Provides resources for doulas and LGBTQIA-2S+ birthing folks
Your Queer Parenting Journey Support Group
- Free weekly peer-run support space open to the queer community in Los Angeles County who are: pregnant, navigating fertility, parents (both birthing and non-gestational), caregivers, adoptive parents
Postpartum Support International Queer & Trans Parent Support Group
- Free and open virtual support group to all members of the community who are expecting, adopting, and/or parenting from pregnancy to four years postpartum.
If you are interested in holistic or alternative support
Luna & Sol Community Healing Collective
- Luna & Sol’s mission is to create a space where wellness practices and alternative healing modalities are not just accessible but transformative. We focus on the needs of pregnant and postpartum women of color in the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita, offering a blend of yoga, meditation, and holistic practices that honor your journey. Service Areas 1 and 2
- Care plans blend massage, skincare, and holistic support to build resilience for the whole motherhood journey.
- Provides comprehensive wellness support designed to meet the unique needs of caregivers, service providers, teachers, and professionals. Classes & workshops aim to enhance emotional resilience, foster self-care, and promote holistic healing for those who dedicate their lives to supporting others
- Nurturing pregnant and postpartum moms with massage, planning and support.
● Traditional Feng Shui, Shamanic Soul Healing and Energetic Interior Design
If you are a provider interested in supporting birthing people and their partners
LA County Department of Mental Health
The Perinatal Mental Health team offers a range of services to support providers in supporting birthing people and their partners. Visit the website to learn more about resources, trainings, and consultation calls:
- Monthly MMH Consultation Calls
Every 4th Wednesday, 2:00pm-3pm - Monthly Birth to Five Consult Calls
Every 4th Thursday, 1:00pm-2:30pm - Monthly Birth to Five Collaborative Learning Sessions
Every 3rd Wednesday, 10am-12pm
The mission of Maternal Mental Health NOW is to remove barriers to the prevention, screening and treatment of prenatal and postpartum depression in Los Angeles County. Maternal Mental Health NOW takes a systems-change approach to improving the system of perinatal mental health care experienced by Los Angeles’ new and growing families.
- Providers’ Online Training
- Emotional Wellness Self-help Tool
- Black Birthworkers Community
- Upcoming Events and Training Opportunities
- Community Resources Directory
- Offers healthcare providers guidance from specialists in perinatal mental health and substance use disorder so that every patient receives the compassionate, expert care they deserve.
LA County Department of Public Health Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
Local hotlines, warmlines, resources, and factsheets.