Recommended Resources

Hotlines

San Francisco Suicide Prevention Crisis Hotline

(415) 781-0500
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-(800) 273-TALK (8255)

Warmlines (Often you leave a message and receive a call back)

Postpartum Education for Parents:

(805) 564-3888

Provides confidential one-on-one support from parent volunteers. Available 24 hours a day.
http://www.sbpep.org/

Postpartum Support International:

(800) 944-4PPD, (800) 944-4773

Hosts weekly phone and online chats for moms and dads. Regional coordinators help identify
local resources.
http://www.postpartum.net/

TALK Line

(415) 441-KIDS

Support for San Francisco residents. Helps with parental stress, parents groups, crisis counseling
and ongoing therapy. 24 hours a day.
http://talklineforparents.org/

Local Assessment Resources

CPMCs Perinatal Wellness Triage Line

415-600-3637

Offers phone assessments and treatment referrals for CPMC patients and the general public.
http://www.cpmc.org/services/women/health/perinatal-mental.html

UCSF Pregnancy and Mood Assessment Clinic

(415) 353-2566

Phone assessments conducted by a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in depression
and anxiety related to pregnancy. Provides information and treatment referrals.
www.ucsfhealth.org/clinics/pregnancy_and_postpartum_mood_assessment/index.html

Online Resources:

Postpartum Progress
Identifies itself as the worlds most widely-read blog dedicated to maternal mental illness. Lots
of peer to peer community support. Has a downloadable checklist to help with initiating mental
health conversations with your doctor.
www.postpartumprogress.com
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Checklist: http://postpartumprogress.org/download/new-mom-checklist-for-maternalmental-health-help/

Parent Education and Support Groups

Homeless Prenatal Program

(415) 546-6756

Resource for all pregnant women, not only those who are homeless . Provides multiple services
including psychosocial.
http://www.homelessprenatal.org/about

Parents Place

(415) 359-2454

Parenting resource center. Available in San Francisco, Peninsula, Marin County, and Sonoma
County.
www.parentsplaceonline.org/san-francisco

Newborn Connections at CPMC

(415) 600-BABY (2229)

Offers a Transitions to Parenthood class series and a Motherhood Peer Support Group
http://www.cpmc.org/services/newbornconnections/classes

UCSF Great Expectations Pregnancy Program

(415) 353-2667

Includes The Afterglow: A Postpartum Support Group for New Mothers

http://www.whrc.ucsf.edu/whrc/gex/afterglow.html
Emotional Self-Care During Pregnancy workshop
http://whrc.ucsf.edu/whrc/gex/classes.html#emotional