Resources for Families

PSVa programs are not for people who are currently in crisis or have suicidal ideation.

If you need immediate help, please contact: National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (6262).

Read below to find out more about PSVa’s service offerings.  All direct services are free.

Call/Text the Warmline

PSVa maintains a year-round Warmline.  Someone is standing by, ready to talk to you whenever you need support. 

A Warmline is different from an Hotline, in that we don’t always answer immediately but all calls are returned within 12 hours. 

Call the Warmline at 703-829-7152

Text in English at 540-698-1277

Text en Español at 757-550-4234

Receive Care Coordination

Need help finding providers? Postpartum Support Virginia offers FREE care coordination services to perinatal individuals and families who need help finding support.

WE PROVIDE REFERRALS FOR:

Mental Health Care
Psychiatric Care
Doula Services
Lactation Support
Military Support and Resources
Pregnancy or Infant Loss Support
Other Services As Needed

Join a Support Group

In-Person Support Groups – We are working on bringing more in person support groups near you. 

Mothers & Babies Groups – Mothers & Babies groups meet for 6 consecutive weeks and can be in person or virtual. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email pdavis@postpartumva.org or call the Warmline at 703-829-7152.

 

Talk to a Mentor

PSVa’s Peer Mentor Program is an opportunity to connect one on one with someone who has firsthand experience with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. As survivors, they understand and want to provide support, encouragement, and information to help you on your personal journey.

Peer mentors provide non-judgmental listening; understanding, acceptance, support, and encouragement; suggestions for self-care; general resources about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; and local resources.

Financial Assistance

Shelane’s Fund provides grants up to $500 to help moms/perinatal individuals (and their families) overcome perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Funding can be used to cover expenses such as appointments with a therapist or psychiatrist, hiring a doula or other birth/postpartum professional partnered with PSVa, and other resources deemed appropriate and directly related to mental health healing and services.

Shelane’s Run honors Shelane Gaydos, a mother of three girls who tragically ended her life while in the grips of severe postpartum depression. After the tragic passing of Shelane in June 2015, friends and family established this annual event in her honor to memorialize Shelane’s love and commitment to her family, community and running.