Postpartum Progress PPD Support Groups in the U.S.
Postpartum Support Groups Around the U.S.
(Note: compiled by Postpartum Progress, updated as of 8/22/07; if you call and the group no longer exists, or you are aware of a new group that is not on the list, please email me at stonecallis@msn.com)
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
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
Campbell -- PPD Support Group at Harmony Birth Resources; Tuesdays from 12 - 1:30pm; contact 408-370-7311
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
Kensington -- Mothers Supporting Mothers PPD Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 12 to 1:30pm, contact Mary Obata at 619-220-4680
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
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 harrison@stjoe.org
Oakland -- Alta Bates Summit Postpartum Stress Support Group, Tuesday mornings, contact Lee Safran at 510-496-6096
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
San Francisco -- Newborn Connections PPD Support Group at California Pacific Medical Center, contact 415-600-2229
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
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
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
Jacksonville -- Mothercare Postpartum Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 9:30am to 10:30am, contact Sarah Daniel at 904-610-1441 or Beth Wombough at 904-305-2116
GEORGIA
Athens -- PACE PPD Support Group, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7pm, contact Lauren Hale at 678-661-0016
Atlanta -- Southside Atlanta Postpartum Support Group, 2nd and 4th Mondays from 10am to 11am in Peachtree City, contact Katherine Stone at 1-866-944-GPSN or email stonecallis@msn.com
HAWAII
Oahu -- PPD Support Group, Monday evenings, contact Diane at 808-392-7985
ILLINOIS
Aurora -- PPD Support Group at Rush-Copley Healthplex, contact 866-426-7539
Chicago -- PPD Support Group at Mercy Hospital, meets 1st Thursday of each month, contact 312-567-5420
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 the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7pm at EMS Academy, contact 708-684-1333
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 Children's Center Counseling & Development Services, contact 574-232-2255
KANSAS
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
Frankfort, Lexington & Lawrenceburg -- online support group at http://postpartumfriend.tripod.com
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
MASSACHUSETTS
Concord -- PPD Support Group, held monthly, contact Ellen Weisstein at 978-287-0221
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, contact 413-253-8990
West Newton -- "This Isn't What I Expected" PPD Support Group, meets Mondays from 10am to 11:30am, contact 781-693-5652 or email staylor@jfcsboston.org
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
Bay City -- Depression After Delivery Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month, contact Sherry LaMere or Kelli Wilkinson at 989-895-2240
Clawson -- Tree of Hope/Beaumont PPD Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 10am to 11:30am, contact 248-551-1462
Grand Rapids -- Spectrum Health PPD Support Group, contact Nancy Roberts at 616-391-1771 or 616-391-5000
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
St. Clair Shores -- Tree of Hope/Beaumont PPD Support Group at St. Joan of Arc Parish Center, meets Thursdays from 7 to 8pm, contact 586-777-3670
Traverse City -- PPD Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Monday of every month at Munson Community Health Center, 7:30-9 p.m., call Andrea Russell, 218-6664.
MINNESOTA
West St. Paul -- PPD Support Group at Dakota Co. Northern Service Center, held Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3pm, contact Jennifer Johnson at 612-853-4770
MISSOURI
Creve Coeur -- St. Louis Mother to Mother PPD Support Group at Women's Healthcare Partnership, contact 314-991-5666, ext. 4
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
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord -- PPD Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 10:30am to noon, contact Mary Sue Tuur at 603-224-1381
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
Rocky Hill -- Princeton Postpartum Support Group, contact Joyce Venis at 609-683-1000
Voorhees -- TLC for Moms PPD Support Group, meets Thursday mornings and 2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings at Virtua Hospital, contact 1-866-380-2229
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
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
NORTH CAROLINA
Cary/Raleigh -- "Moms Support Moms' PPD Support Group, held twice a month, contact Anne Wimer at 919-434-5986 or email awimer@nc.rr.com
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
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
OHIO
Columbus -- Sisters of Motherhood PPD Support Group, meets the last Monday of each month at 7pm, contact 614-315-8989
Youngstown -- PPD Support Group, meets 1st and 34rd Thursdays each month, contact Jodi at 330-207-1385
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, meets Tuesdays at noon, 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
Lancaster Co. -- PPD Support Group, contact 717-397-7461 or email heathers24@aol.com
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 to 8:30pm, contact Helena at 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 williams@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
Greenville -- PPD Support Group, contact Susan at 864-419-3289 or email careformom@aol.com
TENNESSEE
Memphis -- PPD Support Group at Lakeside Cresthaven Center, held Tuesdays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, contact 901-377-4794
TEXAS
Austin -- Family Connections PPD Support Group, meets Thursdays from 10am to 11:30am, contact Kelly Boyd at 512-733-5224 or email drkelly@austin.rr.com
Ft. Worth -- PPD Support Group, meets Tuesdays from 6pm to 7:30pm, contact Lisa D'Amura at 817-296-9418 or email lisaag02@yahoo.com
Houston -- The Women's Hospital of Texas PPD Support Group, meets Fridays from 10am to 11:30am, contact 713-506-2522
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
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
Arlington -- PPD Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month, contact Adrienne Griffen at 703-243-2904 or email griffens@comcast.net
Fairfax -- Beyond PPD, meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday evenings of each month, contact Benta Sims at 703-536-9469 or email j-bsims@comcast.net
Loudon Co. -- Loudon Hospital PPD Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, contact Natalie Griffin at 703-858-8941 or email ndgriffin@verizon.net
Roanoke -- Postpartum Stress Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 7pm to 8:30pm, contact Andy Matzner at 540-819-0429 or Sandra Cothran at oval1954@cox.net
WASHINGTON, DC (also see Virginia)
DC -- PPD Support Group, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9pm, contact Sarah Masterson at 202-352-8527 or email smasterson@perinatalproject.com
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
Everett -- "Beyond the Birth" PPD Support Group at Providence Hospital, held 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 6:30 to 8pm, contact Juliana Nason-Ashe at 206-604-0996 or email juliana@chrysalis-counseling.com
Kirkland -- "This Isn't What I Expected" PPD Support Group at Evergreen Hospital, held 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7pm. contact 425-899-1000
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, contact 206-386-3321
Sunnyside -- PPD Support Group for Yakima County at Sunnyside Community Hospital, contact Sandra Linde at 509-837-1313
Tumwater -- PPD Support Group for Thurston County at Tumwater Timberland Library, held every Wednesday from 11:30am to 12:30pm, contact 360-349-2346
Vancouver -- Baby Blues Connection PPD Support Group, contact 360-735-5571
