The Wilderman Fund Helpful Links

For Moms, Dads, & Families

PSI Closed Facebook Group
Postpartum Support International Website
PSI Weekly Online Support Groups
Postpartum Progress
PPD Support Page: Offers online, moderated discussion forums about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Caring Baby Nurses PPD Guide
MGH Women’s Mental Health Center
Action on Postpartum Psychosis Forum
Infant Risk Center
Mental Health America: A leading nonprofit on mental health, this links to their postpartum depression fact sheet.
Maternal & Child Health Library (MCH): The MCH Library, compiled by Georgetown University, houses a collection of historical documents and reports related to maternal and child health in the United States and health services for children and families.
National Institute of Mental Health: Link to the National Institute of Mental Health section on mental illness and women
Motherisk: Motherisk provides evidence-based information and guidance about the safety or risk to the developing fetus or infant, of maternal exposure to drugs, chemicals, diseases, radiation and environmental agents. This is a link to information about medication taken during pregnancy and while breastfeeding and how it may impact the baby.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline.org

Blogs by Survivors & Advocates

The Aurielle & Michael Wilderman Blog
Jane Doe
I’m Listening by Jane Honikman, founder of PSI
Unexpected Blessing by Lauren Hale
Ivy’s PPD Blog by Ivy Shih Leung
PPD in Paradise by PPD Support Hawaii
Postpartum Psychosis and Mental Health by Jennifer Moyer
Postpartum Bipolar: Dyanne Harwood
Beyond Postpartum by Amber Koter-Puline
PTSD After Childbirth Aurielle Wilderman

For Dads, Families, & Friends

Postpartumdads.org
Boot Camp for New Dads: Boot Camp for New Dads is a unique father-to-father, community-based workshop that inspires and equips men to become confidently engaged with their infants, support their mates and personally navigate their transformation into dads.
Mayo Clinic: “Supporting A Friend or Family Member with Depression
Anxiety &Depression Association of America
American Psychological Association: “Depression and How Psychotherapy and Other Treatments Can Help People Recover”

Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Resources in Other Languages

Spanish: Links and Materials
Medline Plus Postpartum Depression Resources: Postpartum Depression Information in 15 languages, included Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian and Somali
Maternal & Child Health Library, Non-English Language Resources
University of California, San Francisco, Depression Prevention Course (Muñoz): Workbooks available in Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, English
Here to Help: British Columbia Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information. Publications available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Vietnamese
International Marce Society

For Professionals

(via 2020) national call to action that sets forth an aggressive new path for solving what some have called one of the biggest public health concerns of our time: the silent maternal mental health crisis which impacts up to 20% of expecting and new moms. The project seeks to bring about change by the year 2020.
via Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Women’s Mental Health Center Library:The MGH Library on Women’s Mental Health is a repository of useful information and frequently referenced articles compiled into different specialty areas, including psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.
via SAMHSA Toolkit: “Depression in Mothers: More Than The Blues / A Toolkit For Family Service Providers“
via North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology (NASPOG): NASPOG is a society of researchers, clinicians, educators and scientists involved in women’s mental health and healthcare. Formed in the 1960s as a collaboration among obstetrician gynecologists, psychiatrists and psychologists, the society’s aim is to foster scholarly scientific and clinical study of the biopsychosocial aspects of obstetric and gynecologic medicine.
via Marce Society: The Marce Society promotes, facilitates and communicates about research into all aspects of the mental health of women, their infants and partners around the time of childbirth. This involves a broad range of research activities ranging from basic science to health services research.
via Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN): AWHONN’s section on postpartum depression includes information on legislative advocacy as well as practice resources and a link to the organization’s position paper “The Role of the Nurse in Postpartum Mood & Anxiety Disorders.”
via Mental Health America: Maternal Depression-Making a Difference Through Community Action: A Planning Guide

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