Resources
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Postpartum Support Center | (415) 320-6707 — 24/7 Peer Support Line | Local peer support groups, peer counseling
Child Parent Institute (CPI) | 707-585-6108 | Child therapy, family resource assistance, parent education, facilitated supervised visitation, | therapeutic and recreational creative arts programming, and a non-public school (New Directions) providing adolescent special education/mental health services.
2020 Mom | Resources, trainings and webinars aimed to close gaps in maternal mental health care
Postpartum Support International (PSI) | 1-800-944-4773 — PSI HelpLine (Text in English: 800-944-4773, Text en Espanol: 971-203-7773) | Support coordinators, online support groups, loss and grief resources
Rites of Passage Postpartum - Sacred Mothers Circle | A monthly circle for all mothers at any stage of postpartum to create space for the mothering journey through storytelling, meditation, writing and ceremony | 3rd Saturday of each month, 10am-12pm at Tara Firma Farm, $30/ per person
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color | Program within Postpartum Support International geared towards building capacity in the perinatal mental health field to better support families and provides of color around perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
Postpartum Progress | Blog dedicated to maternal mental illness, offering positive & in-depth information, support and hope for all pregnant and new moms who experience postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth
Postpartum Dad | Blog with resources, online forums and information for dads with concerns about depression, anxiety or other problems with mood after the birth of a child
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Nurse Family Partnership | (707) 565-4440 (for Sonoma County) or Call or Text (844) 637-6667 | Specially trained nurses regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy and continuing through the child’s second birthday
Petaluma Mothers Club | Offers support, education, friendship and an inclusive community to our members made up of caregivers with children through age five in Petaluma
AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program | 707-778-4633 — Petaluma Adult School | Provides classes to parents who have children under age 3 and includes early education for the children
Petaluma Family Resource Center | 707-778-4697 | Provides information, counseling and support, access to food and healthcare, employment, immigration assistance, housing/rent support, and other services
Fussy Baby Network | 888-431-BABY(2229) | Warm Line Brochure (PDF) | Free warm line for families struggling with their infants’ crying, sleeping, or feeding - Infant specialists are available M-F, 9am-5pm CT (7am-3pm PT)
Center for Children and Youth (a division of Jewish Family and Children’s Services) | 415-419-3600 | Provides clinical therapy for children, parent consultations, research-based workshops and professional support for clinicians
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Cuddles and Milk | (707) 241-3206 | Breastfeeding help through both home visits and virtual appointments
Better Beginnings & First 5 Sonoma County: My Navigator Program | 707-902-3031 — “My Navigator” Warm Line | Specializes in breastfeeding programs and doula-in-a-pinch
MotherToBaby California | 866-626-6847 | Specializes in answering questions about the safety of medications and other exposures during pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Happiest Baby on the Block | SNOO Smart Sleeper (automatic baby rocker and sleeping bed) and other sleep products
The Safe Sleep Seven (excerpted from Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family) | Information and tips on sleep strategies for all parents regardless of how you feed your baby
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Return to Zero H.O.P.E. | Valuable resources and inclusive support for anyone whose life has been touched by loss, including miscarriage, termination for medical reasons (TFMR), stillbirth, infant or toddler death, loss through surrogacy and failed adoption
Hospice of Petaluma | 707-778-6242
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Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers | Book by Karen Kleiman with guidance, simple exercises, and stigma-busting cartoons from the viral #speakthesecret campaign that help new moms validate their feelings, share their fears, and start feeling better
Beyond the Baby Blues | Smiling Selfies and Other Lies | Essays by Sharline Chiang on struggling with severe postpartum depression
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Postpartum suggestions around sleep, meals, hydration and other considerations
