PPD Support Groups in the U.S. & Canada

Postpartum Depression Support Groups Around the U.S. & Canada

If you are a new momlooking for people in your area who understand what you are going through, you’ve come to the right place. Scroll down below to find postpartum depression support groups in your state or province. It doesn’t matter whether you have PPD, or postpartum anxiety, or postpartum OCD or whatever, as these groups welcome all moms with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Oh, and if you’re not sure whether you or someone you love has postpartum depression or anxiety and even needs a support group, check out the symptoms here: The Symptoms of Postpartum Depression & Anxiety (In Plain Mama English) and The Symptoms of Postpartum Psychosis (In Plain Mama English).

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ONLINE SUPPORT

If you can’t find a group in your area from the list below, visit the Online PPD Support Group at http://www.ppdsupportpage.com/

ALABAMA

Montgomery — Postpartum Depression Support Group meets 1st Tuesday of every month from 7-8pm at the Capitol Heights United Methodist church; contact Greta Chambless at 260-9381 for info

ALASKA

Anchorage — PPD Support Group at the Maternity Education Center at the Children’s Hospital at Providence on Monday afternoons from 2-3pm; contact 907-261-2065 or visit http://www.providence.org/resources/alaska/classes/classes.asp?Cat=101&Submit=+GO+

ARIZONA

Chandler — PPD Support Group, Wednesdays from 1pm to 2:30pm, contact Ann Marie Casey at 480-728-5617

Flagstaff — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group, Mondays from 11:30am to 1pm, contact Christina Hibbert at 928-774-7997

Gilbert — Postpartum Depression support groups, Mondays 6-7:30pm; children are welcome; contact Ann-Marie Casey at 480-728-5617

Glendale — PPD support group at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, meetings are bimonthly, contact 602-865-5908

Prescott — Mother to Mother Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 5-6:30pm in the Elsea Conference Room at Prescott Library, contact 928-777-1500

Sierra Vista — Postpartum Support Group of Sierra Vista, Wednesdays at 6pm, contact Amy at 439-9043 or email sierravistapostpartum@yahoo.com

Tucson — Mother to Mother PPD Support Group at Northwest Medical Center, meets Wednesdays from 10 to 11:30am, contact Alison at 520-877-4149

Tucson — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group at St. Joseph’s Hospital, meets Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30pm, contact Carole Sheehan or Terry Scallon at 520-873-6858 or 520-218-7404

CALIFORNIA

Berkeley — North Berkeley Postpartum Stress Support Group, Saturday mornings bimonthly, contact Lee Safran at 510-496-6096

Chula Vista — Spanish speaking PPD Support Group, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month from 5:30 to 7pm, contact Scripps Mercy Chula Vista Well Being Center at 619-691-7273 or 1-800-SCRIPPS

Clairemont — PPD Support Group at North Clairemont Rec Center, Tuesdays from 7 to 8pm, contact Gretchen Pound at 858-663-7285

Glendora (20 mins east of Pasadena) — PPD Support Group Call Andrea
Schneider, LCSW 626-241-6812 or e-mail andrea@EmbraceMotherhood.com

Hermosa Beach — PPD Support Group at Recovery Now, meets Wednesdays, contact Alisa MacGowan at 310-508-5931

Hermosa Beach — PPD Support Group meets on Mondays from 1pm-2:30pm, contact Dr. Jennifer Chrisman at (310) 740-0294 or drjenniferchrisman@gmail.com

Kensington — Mothers Supporting Mothers PPD Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 12 to 1:30pm, contact Mary Obata at 619-220-4680

Laguna Hills — PPD Support Group at Saddleback Memorial Women’s Hospital, meets 10:30-11:30 on Tuesdays, contact Cynthia Hiles at 310-428-2088 or ceshiles@yahoo.com

La Jolla — PPD Support Group at Scripps Memorial Hospital, meets Thursdays from 2:30 to 4pm, call 1-800-SCRIPPS

La Mesa — PPD Support Group at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, meets Thursdays from 3 to 4:30pm, contact 619-740-4906

Los Angeles — Cedars Sinai PPD Support Group, contact Marilee Harthing for dates and times at 310-423-1510

Mission Viejo — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group at Mission Viejo Hospital, meets Tuesdays from 10am to 11am, contact Sue Harrison at 949-365-3818 or email sharriso@mhr.stjoe.org

Newport Beach — PPD Support Group at Hoag Hospital, meets Mondays at 6pm, contact Laura Navarro Pickens, LCSWfor more information at (562) 882-7901

Oakland — Alta Bates Summit Postpartum Stress Support Group, Tuesday mornings, contact Lee Safran at 510-496-6096

Orange — PPD Support Group at St. Joseph Hospital, meets Thursday at 10:30 for new moms, Thursday at noon for ongoing moms who have attended the new moms group; contact 714-771-8000 ext 17891

Pacific Grove — Postpartum Wellness Support Group at Parent’s Place, meets 2nd Thursdays of each month from 10am to 11:30am, contact Meg Grundy at 831-601-7021 or email meggrundy@yahoo.com

Redwood City — PPD Support Group, contact 408-718-2112

Sacramento — PPD Support Group hosted by Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center, contact 916-688-2317

San Diego — PPD Support Group at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital, meets Wednesday evenings, contact 858-939-4141

San Francisco — Newborn Connections PPD Support Group at California Pacific Medical Center, contact 415-600-2229

San Francisco — Emotional Wellbeing in Pregnancy & Postpartum Group; open to Kaiser Permanente members only and free of charge; meets Mondays at 11am, contact Kaiser San Francisco Dept of Psychiatry at 415-833-2292

Santa Cruz — PPD Support Group at Sutter Maternity Hospital, meets Mondays from 10am to noon, contact Kate Bell at 831-475-2494 or email justkateb@comcast.net

San Jose — PPD Support Group, meets at the Almanden Valley Athletic Club, Tuesday mornings, contact Tiffany Benton at 408-309-3427 or tiff_benton@yahoo.com

Serra Mesa — PPD Support Group at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital, meets Tuesdays from 10 to 11:30am, contact 858-939-4141

Sorrento Mesa — PPD Support Group, contact 858-442-2421

Tarzana — PPD Support Group at the Center for Postpartum Health, contact Diana Lynn Barnes at 818-887-1312 or Cathy Dore at cdore@postpartumhealth.com

Vista — PPD Support Group meets at 1988 Hacienda Dr in the classroom of “Babies in Bloom” on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from 11:45AM-1:15PM; contact Holly Herring, at 760-814-1421 or see the website at www.passnc.org

COLORADO

Boulder — PPD Support Group, contact Mary Jo Manydeeds at 303-817-9843

Denver — Kempe PPD Support Group, contact 303-864-5845

DELAWARE

Newark, Wilmington & Dover — MOMs HEAL: Perinatal Mood Disorder Support Groups, contact 302-733-422g x302 or email mo’hara@christiancare.org

Wilmington — The Birth Center PPD Support Group, contact Rebecca at 302-294-2365

FLORIDA

Coral Springs (Broward Co.) — Center for Postpartum Adjustment PPD Support Group, contact Ilyene Barsky at 954-752-0460 or email ppdsupport@aol.com

Daytona Beach — A New Day Peer Support Group for Moms with PPD, held every 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 6-7pm at Vertical Life Church; contact 386-795-0728 or anewdayppdsupportgroup@live.com

Miami — Shades of Blue Support Group, contact Dana at 419-356-3338 or email dana.quick@yahoo.com

GEORGIA

Athens — PACE PPD Support Group, contact Lauren Hale at 706-410-1925 or compassion@ppdacceptance.org

Atlanta — Atlanta Postpartum Support Group, www.meetup.com/PPDAtlanta, meets monthly, contact Amber Koter at atlantamom930@gmail.com or call 914-261-8182

Atlanta — PPD Support Group at Dekalb Medical Center, meets Thursdays, call 404-501-WELL for more information

Stockbridge — PPD Support Group at the Henry Medical Center Women’s Center, meets Wednesdays, contact Patricia McAfee for more info at 678-604-4968

HAWAII

Oahu — PPD Support Group, Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11am, contact Diane at 808-392-7985

IDAHO

Boise — PPD Support Group at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, contact 208-367-7380

Ketchum — PPD Support Group at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center, contact 208-727-8800

Montpelier — PPD Support Group at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, contact 208-847-1630

Moscow — PPD Support Group at Gritman Medical Center, contact 208-883-6385

Soda Springs — PPD Support Group at Caribou Memorial Hospital, contact 208-547-3341

ILLINOIS

Aurora — PPD Support Group at Rush-Copley Healthplex, contact 866-426-7539

Champaign — Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Group at Family Service (405 State St.), 1st and 3rd Mondays from 5:45pm to 6:45pm and 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 1-2pm; contact Helen McDonald at 217-378-8575 or hgmcdona@hotmail.com or Sue Osborne at 217-202-0943

Chicago — PPD Program at Healthcare Alternative Systems; for info on programs contact jnovak@hascares.org; free services in English and Spanish

Chicago — PPD Support Group at Mercy Hospital, meets 1st Thursday of each month, contact 312-567-5420

Chicago — Transitions to Motherhood program at Northwestern Memorial’s Prentice Women’s Hospital; meets Wednesdays from 10:30 to noon; register by calling 312-926-8400

Downers Grove — PPD Support Group at Good Samaritan Hospital, Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3pm, contact Catherine Phillips at 630-208-3871

Elk Grove — Alexian Brothers Medical Center PPD Support Group, contact Leslie Lowell Stoutenburg at 847-981-3594 or Susan Adler at 847-956-5142

Geneva — PPD Support Group at Delnor Community Hospital, meets Tuesdays from 10am to 11:30am, contact 630-232-1070

Highland Park — PPD Support Group, contact 847-831-7731

Joliet — PPD Support Group, meets Fridays from 6:30-7:30pm, contact Provena Health Connection at 815-725-9438

Oak Lawn — PPD Support group, meets at Advocate Christ Conference Center, contact Jenefar Slusher at 708-684-5843

Oak Park — PPD Support Group at Parenthesis Parent Child Center, contact Mary Strizak at 708-848-2227 or email mstrizak@parenthesis-info.org

Peoria — PPD Support Group, contact Irma Robbins at 309-683-6617 or email irma.robbins@osfhealthcare.org

Springfield — “Out of the Blue” PPD Support Group at St. John’s Hospital, meets 2nd Wednesdays from 5 to 6pm, contact Barbara Maley at 217-535-3696 or email barb.maley@st-johns.org

Winfield — Central DuPage Hospital PPD Support Group, meets Mondays from 7pm to 8:30pm, contact Sophia Bowerman at 630-933-1964

INDIANA

Online Support Group — hosted by Sara Pollard every Wednesday evening from 6 to 8pm at www.indianaperinatal.org/chat.aspx

Bloomington — Bloomington Area Birth Services PPD Support, contat 812-337-8121

Elkhart — Elkhart General Hospital PPD Support Group, contact Michaela Nufer at 574-294-2621, x 5610

Ft. Wayne — Lutheran Hospital PPD Support Group, contact JK Wagner at 260-435-7069

Hobart — Postpartum Peer Support Group of NW Indiana, meets at 11am every other Friday, contact Sarah at 219-947-9646

Indianapolis — Clarian Health PPD Support Group, contact Birdie Meyer at 317-962-8191

Indianapolis — Community Health Network PPD Support Group, contact Marcia Boring at 317-621-7828 or email mboring@ecommunity.com

Indianapolis — St. Vincent’s Hospital PPD Support Group, contact Lisa Hill at 317-415-7676

South Bend — South Bend Memorial Hospital PPD Support Group, contact Karen Sandock at 574-647-7511 or email ksandock@memorialsb.org

South Bend — PPD Support Group at Family & Children’s Center Counseling & Development Services, contact 574-232-2255 or Kathy James at kjames@fcccds.org

IOWA

West Des Moines — A Saving Grace PPD Support Group at West Des Moines Public Library; contact www.postpartum.meetup.com/cities/us/ia/clive.

KANSAS

Lawrence — PPD Support Group at Lawrence Memorial Hospital (newborns welcome) on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30pm; contact Melissa at 505-3081 prior to attending

Overland Park — PPD Support Group, meets Tuesday evenings, contact the Postpartum Resource Center of Kansas at 913-677-1300

South Jackson County — PPD Support Group, meets Monday evenings, contact 913-677-1300

Topeka — “Finding the Joy” PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays from 6:30 to 8pm, contact Denise Mead at 785-266-8347

KENTUCKY

Ft. Knox — PPD Support Group on Tuesdays, hosted by Kellie Haworth, contact 502-624-9940

Louisville — PPD Support Group at Ten Broeck Hospital, meets Thursdays, contact 502-896-0495

Louisville — Postpartum Support Group, meets Mondays from 4-5pm, contact Amy Greenmayer at 502-394-9900

MAINE

Biddeford — Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Group at Southern Maine Medical Center, contact Lauren at 207-283-7143 or Cheryl or Kathy at 207-283-7350

Brunswick — New Moms Support Group at Mid Coast Hospital, contact 373-6500

Portland — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group at Back Cove Midwives Office, meets Thursdays from 10:30 – 11:30am, contact 829-6181 or email Linda Boardman at linda@coyotees.com

MARYLAND

Annapolis — Anne Arundel Medical Center PPD Support Group, meets once monthly, contact Ali Tiedke at 443-481-6130 or email atiedke@aahs.org

Baltimore — Sinai Hospital PPD Support Group, meets 2nd Thursday of each month, contact Lisa Kelly at 410-601-9057

Baltimore — Greater Baltimore Medical Center, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month, contact 443-849-6262 and leave a message for DeeDee Frank

Olney — Postpartum Support Group, meets Mondays from 10-11:30am at Montgomery General Hospital, FREE but must register before attending, contact 301-774-8881 and press 3

MASSACHUSETTS

Beverly — PPD Support Group at Beverly Hospital; meets first Friday of each month from 1:30 to 3:30; call 978-922-3000 x 2716

Concord — PPD Support Group at Emerson Hospital, held monthly, contact Ellen Weisstein at 978-287-0221

Greenfield — Franklin County Postpartum Support Group, held on Fridays from 10 to 11:30am at the Community Action Family Center; contact Pam Baldwin at 413-774-1000 x2015 or Sandy Clark at 413-475-1566

Plymouth — Jordan Hospital Postpartum Support Group, contact Gerri Piatelli at 781-837-4242 or call 508-830-2929

Northampton — Motherwoman’s Postpartum Stress Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 10:15am to 12:15am at Community Action Building, contact 413-253-8990

Waltham — “This Isn’t What I Expected” PPD Support Group, meets Wednesdays from 2:00pm to 3:30pm at JF&CS, 1430 Main Street, Waltham. To register contact Debbie Whitehill at 781-647-5327 x1925 or email dwhitehill@jfcsboston.org; online at www.jfcsboston.org/MomsGroups

MICHIGAN

Ada — Life After Baby Posptartum Support Group, meets 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays each month from 7 to 9pm, contact Jenna Scott at lifeafterbaby@gmail.com

Ann Arbor — Greater Ann Arbor Postpartum Depression Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays from 10:30am to noon, contact 734-418-2683 or visit http://www.ppd-annarbor.org/

Bay City — Depression After Delivery Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month, contact Sherry LaMere or Kelli Wilkinson at 989-895-2240

Commerce Valley — PPD Support Group atHuron Valley-Sinai Hospital, meets 6:45 p.m. on Thursdays; contact 248-937-522

Flint — PPD Support Group at Hurley Medical Center, meets Wednesdays at 5:30pm, no contact info available

Grand Rapids — Spectrum Health PPD Support Group, meets weekly, contact Nancy Roberts at 616-391-1771 or 616-391-5000

Grand Rapids (Kent County) — Moms Bloom Postpartum Support Group, visit www.momsbloom.org

Lansing — PPD Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Mondays from 11am to 12:30pm at Ingham Regional Medical Center’s McRee House, contact 517-367-5477

Rochester Hills — Tree of Hope PPD Support Group at Oakland Macomb Obstetrics & Gynecology, meets Mondays from 7 to 8:30pm, contact http://www.treeofhopefoundation.org/or call Kelly at 248-551-0197

St. Clair Shores — Tree of Hope/Beaumont PPD Support Group at St. Joan of Arc Parish Center, meets Thursdays from 7 to 8pm, contact 877-467-3311

Troy — Tree of Hope PPD Support Group at National City Center meets Tuesdays from 10-11:30am, contact http://www.treeofhopefoundation.org/or call Kelly at 248-551-0197

West Bloomfield — Tree ofHope PPD Support Groupmeets Wednesdays from 7pm to 8:30pm, contact http://www.treeofhopefoundation.org/ or call 248-898-3234

Wyoming — Moms Bloom PPD Support Group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 9:30am to 11am at Metro Health Hospital in Wyoming, MI; contact 616-828-1021 or visit www.momsbloom.org

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis — PPD Support Group at Abbott NW Mental Health Outpatient Clinic, meets weekly on Tuesdays, contact 612-863-4770

Edina — Circle of Moms PPD support group, click here for dates and times

Riverside — PPD Support Group at University of Minnesota Medical Center, held Wednesdays, contact Sara Biewen at 612-672-2142 or Intake at 672-6999

West St. Paul — PPD Support Group at Dakota Co. Northern Service Center, held Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3pm, contact Jennifer Johnson at 612-863-4770

MISSOURI

Creve Coeur — St. Louis Mother to Mother Postpartum & Pregnancy Adjustment Support Group held Fridays at Women’s Healthcare Partnership, contact 314-644-7001 toll free-1-877-644-7001 or visit www.mothertomothersupport.org

Springfield – Beyond Baby Blues Support Group at The Women’s Center at Cox Health, contact 269-LADY

MONTANA

Missoula — PPD Support Group, meets 4th Monday of each month at 10:30am, contact Lara Mattson Radle at 406-370-7747 or email laborandlove@bresnan.net

NEVADA

Las Vegas — Beyond Birth Postpartum Support Group, meets Wednesdays at 1pm at Family to Family at 4412 S. Maryland Parkway, contact 631-7098

Las Vegas — PPD Support Group at Barbara Greenspun Women’s Care Center West, meets Mondays from 10-11am, contact Megan Keith at 702/351-0752 or keithfazolis@earthlink.net

Las Vegas — PPD Support Group at the OBGYN Specialists, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7-8pm, contact Vanessa Delorenzis at 702/577-8039 or delorenzis2002@hotmail.com

Las Vegas — PPD Support Group at Pinkpeas Pregnancy and Parenting Care Center, meets every other Thursday from 2-3pm, contact Vanessa Delorenzis at 702/577-8039 or delorenzis2002@hotmail.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Concord — PPD Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 10:30am to noon, contact Gerry Mitchell at 603-227-7000 x 4927

Keene — Rohana Peer-to-Peer Postpartum Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 7pm at Sophia’s Hearth Family Center. Contact 603-357-3755 for more information.

Manchester — Postpartum Emotional Support Group, meets Mondays from 10:30am to noon at Elliot Hospital’s Elliot Childcare Center; contact Alison Palmer with any questions at 663-8927 or palmer1@elliot-hs.org.

Portsmouth — Seacoast Postpartum Adjustment Group meets Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. For information or to register, call Liz Gaudette at (207) 363-1379.

NEW JERSEY

Denville — PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 7-8pm at St. Clare’s Behavioral Health Center, contact 1-888-626-2111 and ask for moms support group

Englewood Cliffs (Bergen County) — Socialization & Skills New Mothers Group, meets Wednesday evenings at 7pm, contact 201-567-5596 and press 3 for more info

Flemington — PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays from 1-2:30 at Hunterdon Medical Center

Hackensack — PPD Support Group at Hackensack University Medical Center, meets every other Tuesday, contact Denyse Addison at 201-996-2631

Hoboken — PPD Support Group at Hoboken University Medical Center, meets Tuesdays, contact Robin Petrick at 201-418-1015

Jersey City — PPD Support Group at Christ Hospital Women’s Resource Center, contact Michael Barmak at 201-795-8375

Livingston — PPD Support Group at St. Barnabas Medical Center, meets Tuesdays, contact Lauren Meisels at 973-322-7309

Long Branch — Monmouth Medical Center New Moms Support Group, meets Mondays from 11am to noon, contact Lisa Madden, RN to register for this free group at 732-923-6990. There’s also a Moms of Multiples Support Group which meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 11 to 12:30pm.

Mt. Laurel — TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meets 3rd Tuesday of the month from 3:30-5pm at Oceans and Motions, contact Virtua Health at 866-380-2229

Neptune — PPD Support Group at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, meets every 3rd Tuesday, contact Pat Vena at 732-363-5400

Newark — PPD Support Group at UMDNJ, meets Fridays (Spanish speaking), contact Sarahjane Rath at 973-972-6216

Paramus — PPD Support Group at Valley Hospital Luckow Pavilion, meets every other Tuesday, contact Trudy Heerema at 201-447-8539

Red Bank — PPD Support Group at Riverview Medical Center, meets every 1st Thursday, contact Pat Vena at 732-363-5400

Ridgewood — PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 11am at Valley Hospital, contact Trudy Heerema

Rocky Hill — Princeton/Mercer CountyPostpartum Support Group at Mary Jacobs County Library, meets 3rd Saturday of every month from 10:30am – noon, contact Joyce Venis at 609-683-1000 (day) or Gail at 732-248-4921 or email joycevenis@yahoo.com

Somers Point — TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meets Mondays 1-2:30pm at Shore Memorial Hospital, contact 609-926-4229

Teaneck — PPD Support Group at Holy Name Hospital, contact Ann Anderson at 201-833-3124

Toms River — PPD Support Group at Babies R Us, meets every 2nd Wednesday, contact Pat Vena at 732-363-5400

Turnersville — TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meets Wednesdays from 11-12:30pm at Kennedy Health System, contact 856-582-3098

Voorhees — TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meetsWednesdays from12-1:30at Virtua Health, contact 1-866-380-2229

For even more New JerseyPPD support groups,callthe New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouseat 1-800-367-6274 or visit www.njgroups.org, click on “Find a Group Near You” and then click on the “Depression/Bipolar/Postpartum Depression”box.

NEW MEXICO

Santa Fe — Postpartum Mother’s Support Group, meets 11am to noon, contact 982-9375

NEW YORK

Circle of Caring PPD Support Groups in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester Counties, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Capital Region, contact the Postpartum Resource Center of New York at 631-422-2255

Brooklyn — PPD Support Group, contact www.brooklynppdsupport.org or Molly Peryer at 917-549-6012 or email molly@peryer.org

Manhattan (Upper East) — PPD Support Group, meets Mondays from 1 to 2:30pm, contact Anne Smith at 212-289-7335 or email mumpers1@aol.com

Sayville — Circle of Caring PPD Support Group at the Mother’s Center of the South Shore at the United Methodist Church of Sayville, meets Thursdays, contact Nicole Piervencenti at 631-218-1552

Troy – PPD Support Group at 3 Sister’s Birth, meets 4th Wednesday of every month and 2nd Saturday of the month, pre-register for free group by calling Amy Breese at 518-469-8704 or emailing abbreese@yahoo.com

Wantagh — PPD Support Group at the Midshore Mother’s Center; meets Wed am; contact Nicole Piervencenti at 631-218-1552

Westchester — PPD Support Group, contact Joan Jacobus at 914-419-5806

Williamsville — PPD Support Group at Millard Filmore Suburban Hospital, meets 2nd Thursdays of each month from 7 to 8pm, contact Nancy Owen at 716-568-3628 or email nowen@kaleidahealth.org

For more resources in NY, visit the Postpartum Resource Center of New York’s resource page here.

NORTH CAROLINA

Cary/Raleigh — “Moms Support Moms’ PPD Support Group, held weekly in two locations, contact 919-454-6946 for more info or email Anne Wimer at awimer@postpartumeducationandsupport.com.

Chapel Hill — PPD Support Group hosted by UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders, meets bimonthly, call 919-966-3115

Cornelius — PPD Support Group, contact Carol Peindl at 704-947-8115

Durham — Duke Postpartum Support Group, meets twice weekly, contact William Meyer at 919-681-6840 or email william.meyer@duke.edu

Elizabeth City — PPD Support at First Baptist Church in Elizabeth City, Wednesdays at 6:30pm, call Julie LeMond at 312-7072

Goldsboro — HEARTS for Mom PPD Support Group, meets 4th Monday of each month at Goldsboro Pediatrics, contact Melissa Harrell at 778-5598 x310

Greensboro — Feelings After Birth PPD Support Group, contact Nadine Tamborino at 336-832-6682 or email tamborino@mosescone.com

Greenville — Hopeful Beginnings PPD Support Group, call 252-847-8263 or email tamborino@mosescone.com

High Point — Mother Baby Foundation hosts a support group called “PEP Talks” onThursdays at the YWCA High Point; contact 336-812-3937

Raleigh — Rex Hospital hosts support group, contact 919-454-6946

Wilmington — PPD Support group hosted by Shirley Halvorson, contact 910-791-5731 or sdhalvor@bellsouth.net

OHIO

Cleveland — PPD Support Group meetings held on both the East and West side of Cleveland, for more info call 216-373-0302 or email amyr@poemonline.org

Columbus — Pregnancy/Postpartum Support Group, meets twice per month, contact 614-315-8989 or email amy@poemonline.org

Dayton — Telephone support and resources are available by calling 866-848-3163 or email debdances@sbcglobal.net

Northwest Ohio/Toledo area– PPD Support Group meetings held on the first Monday of each month, for more info call 419-360-0169 or email margo@poemonline.org

OKLAHOMA

Tulsa — PPD Support Group at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, meets 1st Mondays each month from 7 to 8:30pm, contact Anita Campbell at 918-865-2824 or Eva Marie Campbell at 918-699-0120

OREGON

Corvallis — Postpartum Mood Support Group, call for details, contact Debra Carriere at 541-754-0070 or email perinatalmoodsupport@gmail.com

Eugene — PPD & Anxiety Support Group, meets Tuesdays at 4:30pm, contact 541-231-4343

Portland — Baby Blues Connection PPD Support Group, contact 503-797-2843 or email info@babybluesconnection.org

PENNSYLVANIA

Hershey — PPD Support Group atLois High Berstler Community Health Library at Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, meets every second Wednesday from 5:30-6:30pm, contact 717-531-3908

Lancaster Co. — PPD Support Group, contact 717-397-7461 or email heathers24@aol.com

Lemoyne — Mom’s Place PPD Support Group sponsored by Holy Spirit Hospital, meets Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30pm, contact 763-2200

Philadelphia — The Postpartum Stress Center PPD Support Group, contact Karen Kleiman at 610-525-7527

Phoenixville — Postpartum Adjustment Support Group, meets 4th Wednesdays of each month from 6:30pm to 8pm, contact 610-983-1288

SOUTH CAROLINA

Charleston — Charleston PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:30pm, contact Helena Bradfordat 843-881-2047 or email buzerhel@aol.com

Columbia — PPD Support Group, meets 1st Thursday of each month from 11:30 to 1:30pm, contact Virginia at 803-296-3715 or email virginia.peacock@palmettohealth.org

Florence — PPD Support Group at Florence Christian Church, held 1st Saturday of each month, contact Brenda Cooper at 843-600-1318 or email scdoulasforlifeinc@yahoo.com

Upstate SC– PPD Group of the Upstate, meets 1st Thursday of every month at Baby Impressions in Greenville, contact Susan at 864-419-3289

TENNESSEE

Memphis — PPD Support Group at Lakeside Cresthaven Center, held Tuesdays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, contact 901-377-4794

Nashville — Hope Clinic for Women’s PPD Group Counseling, Thursday evenings, contact Ashley Colclasure at acolclasure@hopeclinicforwomen.org or call 615-321-0005

TEXAS

Austin — PPD Support Group at Any Baby Can in Austin, meets Thursdays from 10am to 11:30am, contact Kelly Boyd, PhD at 512-454-3743 or email drkellyboyd@yahoo.com

Dallas — Dallas Ass’n for Parent Education PPD Support Group, meets 2nd Sat of each month from 10-11:30am, contact Shiela McComas at 972-276-2016

Houston — Mother to Mother support group, sponsored by Texas Children’s Hospital; meets 10am to noon on Fridays at the Meyer Building; parking is free; contact 832-824-2410

Houston — The Women’s Hospital of Texas PPD Support Group, meets Mondays from 12:30pm to 2pm, contact Barbara Crotty at 713-791-7404 or email barbara.crotty@hcahealthcare.com

Houston — Beyond Birth Postpartum Adjustment Support Group, meets Saturdays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, contact Peta-Gay Rhinehart at 713-254-4140 or email petarhinehart@sbcglobal.net

Houston — Loving Infant Care Motherhood Center PPD Support Group, contact 713-963-8880

Houston — PPD Support Group at The Motherhood Center; meets Wednesdays at 11:30am; http://www.motherhoodcenter.com/index.php/postpartum-support-group

Plano — PPD Support Group held on Thursdays at 6pm; contact Christina Spinler at 469-688-8592

San Antonio — Methodist Women’s Center PPD Support Group, contact 210-575-0355

UTAH

Salt Lake — PPD Support Group at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, meets Wednesdays from 7:30pm to 9pm, contact daveanddebshea@comcast.net

VIRGINIA

Alexandria — Pre and PerinatalSupport Group at the Kingstowne Library, 2nd Friday of each month from 10:30 to noon, starting Nov 2009, contact Terri Lear, 703-313-9789 or ppnsupport@cox.net

Arlington — PPD Support Group, Wednesday mornings at the Virginia Hospital Center, contact Adrienne Griffen at 703-243-2904 or email adrienne.griffin@gmail.com

Fairfax — Fairfax PPD Support Group, meets Tuesday evenings, contact Benta Sims at 703-244-9232 or email j-bsims@comcast.net

Fredericksburg — PPD Support Group, Thursday mornings, contact Michelle Clemovich at 703-300-1436 or mclemovich@yahoo.com

Ft. Belvoir — PPD Support Group Thursday afternoons, contact Army Community Services at 703-805-4590

Leesburg — Postpartum Support Group at Innova Loudon Hospital’s Cornwall Campus, held 2nd and 4th Thursday afternoons; contact Leslie Mckeough at 703-909-9877 or email lamckeough@gmail.com

Roanoke — Postpartum Stress Support Group, meets Wednesday evenings, contact Sandra Cothran at oval1954@cox.net or Melody Mills at sevenmills@verizon.net

Virginia Beach — PPD Support Group at Virginia Beach Central Library, meets Thursday evenings, contact Cameron Tempest at 757-621-8311 or camerontempest@gmail.com

Warrenton — Postpartum Support Group held by Toddlin’ Time of Warrenton, meets last Tuesday evening of the month; contact Michelle Kelley at 540-347-0613 or Langdon Harris Johnston at langdonharris@strollerstrides.net

WASHINGTON DC (also see Virginia & Maryland)

DC — PPD Support Group, meetsWednesday evenings at Wisconsin Avenue Baptist church,contact Lynne McIntyre at 202-744-3639 or emaillynne@lynnemcintyre.com.

DC — PPD Support Group at Sibley Hospital, meets Wednesdays from noon to 1 on 3rd floor, contact Erin Brindle at 202-537-4773

WASHINGTON

Bainbridge — PPD Support Group for Kitsap County, held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 12:30 to 1:30pm at Grace Church, contact 206-755-6066

Bellevue — “Beyond the Baby Blues” PPD Support Group at Eastgate Public Health Dept., held 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from noon to 1pm, Spanish speaking group held on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from noon to 1pm, contact Veronique Burke at 425-453-7890 ext 268 or Sylvia Kurin at 425-453-7890 ext. 375

Bellevue — “Balance After Baby” PPD Support at Overlake Hospital, held 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, contact 425-688-5259

Kirkland — “This Isn’t What I Expected” PPD Support Group at Evergreen Hospital, contact Tracy Van Den Boomen at 425-899-2652 or tvandenboomen@evergreenhealthcare.org

Longview — PPD Support Group for Cowlitz County, contact Lisa Loeb at the Family Health Center at 360-423-7740, ext 109

Moses Lake — The Mommy’s Club Support Group at Crossroads Resource Center, meets 2nd Tuesday of each month from 1:30pm to 3pm, contact Christy Youngers at 509-765-4425

Port Angeles — PPMD Support Group for Clallum County, 10-week support groups, contact First Step Family Support Center at 360-457-8355

Puyallup — “This Isn’t What I Expected” PPD Support Group at the Puyallup Library, held the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 11:30am to 12:30pm, contact Christy Christian at 253-370-7970

Seattle — Understanding the Moods of Motherhood Group at Swedish Hospital, held Mondays from 4pm to 5:30pm, facilitated by Mia Edidin and Margaret Bergman-Ness; contact 206-551-4824

Shoreline — Shoreline Postpartum Support Group, meets Thursdays from 7-8pm at Dale Turner Family YMCA Community Meeting Room; contact 888-404-PPMD

Sunnyside — PPD Support Group for Yakima County at Sunnyside Community Hospital, contact Sandra Linde at 509-837-1313

Tacoma — This is Not What I Expected PPD Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Fridays from 2-3pm at The Birthing Inn; facilitated by Sara Atchison and Kathleen Pantoja; contact 253-222-0178

Tumwater — PPD Support Group for Thurston County at Tumwater Timberland Library, held every Wednesday from 11:30am to 12:30pm, facilitated by Tammy Putvin, contact 360-349-2346

Vancouver — Baby Blues Connection PPD Support Group, contact 360-735-5571

WISCONSIN

Fort Atkinson — PPD Support Group at Fort Healthcare Behavioral Health Center, meets Thursdays, contact 920-563-9542

Mequon — Beyond the Baby Blues PPD supportgroup meets every Tuesday 10-11:30am at Columbia Center in Mequon, Wisconsin (Milwaukee area); contact Rose at 262.241.7778 or visit www.columbiacenter.org for more information.

CANADA

Calgary (Alberta) — Families Matter hosts PPD support groups, contact 403-205-5177 for times and locations

Cambridge (Ontario) — Cambridge Memorial Hospital, contact Nancy Makela at 519-621-2330 ext 4361

Castlegar (BritishColumbia)– The Mom’s Support Group of Castlegar Community Services, contact Sandi McCreight at 250-365-7678

Kitchener (Ontario)– Support Group with Irene Tiegs at Grand River Hospital, 519-749-4300 ext 2267

Milton(Ontario)– Moms Supporting Moms PPMD Support Group at Our Lady of Victory School in Milton, Thursday evenings, contact Halton Region at 905-825-6000 or TTY 905-827-9833

Mississauga/Brampton/Caledon (Ontario) — Postpartum Support Line, contact 905-459-8439 ext 4

Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan)– Postpartum Support Group at KidsFirst in Moose Jaw; contact Carla at info@thesmilingmask.com

Ottawa (Ontario) — PPD Support offered by Family Services A La Famille, contact 613-725-3601 ext 117 or email intake@familyservicesottawa.org

Regina (Saskatchewan)– Postpartum Support Group at the YMCA of Regina, contact Sally Elliott at 306-757-9622 x 242

Sarnia-Lambton (Ontario)– Postpartum Adjustment Program, click here for more info

Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) — PPD Support Group, contact 306-221-6806

Sunshine Coast — Mama2Mama offers an online forum and support groups, visit www.mamalove.org for details on times and locations of groups

Toronto — PPD Support Group at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, contact whcgroup@stjoe.on.ca or 416-530-6850

Toronto — East Toronto Postpartum Adjustment Program, contact 416-469-7608

Vancouver (British Columbia)– The Pacific Post Partum Support Society offers telephone support, weekly support groups and more, visit www.postpartum.org or call 604-255-7999 for the lower mainland Vancouver area or 1-855-255-7999 for other British Columbia

Note: I compile this listbyreceiving direct contact from those who run groups or know of groups as well as from press reports.Please contact me if you are aware of a group that is not on the list. Also, if you are a mom who calls a group on this list and are told it no longer exists, please email me so that I can remove it. You can email me atpostpartumprogress@gmail.com. Also, if you are an organization you are welcome to link directly to this page as a resource. Please do not copy this list to your site.