RESOURCE GUIDE
WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA RESOURCE PAGE FOR PSI.
We are glad you found us. This page lists the California Support & Referral Telephone Line, called CaPSI, and other area resources such as groups, telephone support, and reliable services that are available for no charge. We also list local events, trainings, and volunteer opportunities.
CaPSI will connect you with PSI SUPPORT COORDINATORs, groups, and individuals who can help:
PSI Coordinators are volunteers who offer caring and informed support and resources to moms and their families. They also provide information and resources for area providers who are caring for pregnant and postpartum families. Your area coordinators are listed below. Please don’t hesitate to contact us; we want to hear from you.
LOCAL SUPPORT COORDINATORS
CALIFORNIA PSI (CaPSI) SUPPORT & RESOURCES
Statewide Support & Resources for pregnant and postpartum moms and families
Call toll-free and leave a message any time. One of our caring phone volunteers will return your call as soon as possible, within 24 hours.
Telephone: 1-855-227-7462 for support and resources
Click here for more information English and Spanish
CaPSIhelp@gmail.com
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL COORDINATOR: ANDREA SCHNEIDER, LCSW
1433 East Route 66, Suite E
Glendora, CA 91740
Telephone: 626.241.6812
for information about donating, volunteering, and media inquiries
CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY RESOURCE GUIDE
In an emergency: PSI is a volunteer organization devoted to providing social support and resources to women and their families. We will return your call or email as quickly as we can, but we can not provide an immediate response in an emergency. If you do need immediate assistance, please use one of the following resources now:
EMERGENCY: 911
SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
SUPPORT GROUPS
The following groups offer support at no charge for women who are at risk of or are experiencing distress such as isolation, depression, anxiety, fearful thoughts, insomnia, trauma, and other difficulties during pregnancy or postpartum. Support groups provide a safe and caring place for connection and recovery. Please call or email for more information.
Posptartum Health Alliance
San Diego
Warmline: 619.254.0023
New Mothers Support Group
Riverside, CA
The Carolyn E. Wylie Center for Children Youth & Families
4164 Brockton Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
Group meets Mondays at noon at the Rubidoux WIC office
To enroll contact Katrina.
Telephone: 951-683-5193
Click here to download flyer
New Mothers Support Group
Woodland Hills, CA
Group meets Saturdays at 11am at The Pump Connection on 22554 Ventura Blvd. #112
To enroll contact Amy Clayton, LCSW, PsyD.
Telephone: 818-209-6700
San Jose Postpartum Support Group
Weekly Post Partum Mood Disorder Support Group
Facilitated by Volunteer Perinatal Mood Disorder Survivors
Location:
Almaden Valley Athletic Club
5400 Camden Avenue
San Jose 95124
Babies are welcome and ChildCare available for older children.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD POSTCARD
Contact Tiffany Benton
Telephone: 408.264.5382
Soujourn Services Support Group - Espanol
Santa Maria
Support Group For Spanish-Speaking Mothers
Meets every WEDNESDAY
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
SERVICES ARE FREE AND CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED ONSITE
Please contact Claudia Santos
Telephone: 805-698-2779
Sojourn Services Support Group - English
Santa Maria
Support Group For English-Speaking Mothers
Meets every MONDAY
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
SERVICES ARE FREE AND CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED ONSITE
Please contact Marina Ross
Telephone: 805-260-1339
Postpartum Support Group
Hermosa Beach
Location: Recovery Now, Inc.
2200 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 304A
Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254
Every Wednesday 10-11am
New moms and children up to 9 months old welcome.
Facilitator: Alicia MacGowan, LCSW, MAC
Please call to register
Telephone: 310.508.9531
Spanish Postpartum Depression Treatment Group
Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria Valley
Discovery Museum
705 S. McClelland
Introducción: lunes, 6 de octubre 2008
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Para más información, llame a Emma Posadas-Espinoza
Telephone: 805.588.6483
Postpartum Wellness Support Group
Santa Cruz
Mondays 10:00am to 12:00 noon
Sutter Maternity Hospital
2900 Chanticleer Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA
Contact: Maggie Muir, LMFT, IBCLC
Telephone: 831-426-3016
Contact: Genine Leighton,LMFT
Telephone: 831-566-6830
Salinas Support Group
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Thursdays, 4:30-6pm
Facilitated by Carri Budd, RN, MFT
Telephone: 757.4333 ext. 2143
Los Angeles New Moms Connect Support Group
8838 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Thursdays, 10:00am-11am
RSVP required
Telephone: 310.247.0864
newmomsconnect@jfsla.org
Tarzana Support Group
New Moms Connect
Wednesdays 10:00am to 11:30am
5429 Lindley Ave.
Tarzana, CA, 91356
St Joseph Hospital Postpartum Depression Support Group
Orange
TIMES: Thursday at 10:30 am for new moms
Thursday at 12:00 for ongoing moms who have attended the new moms group and are ready to work on issues after the ppd has improved.
Postpartum Dads group meets last Wednesday of every month.
Contact: Viviana Schilpp, LCSW
Telephone: 714-771-8000, ext.5037
Mission Hospital Postpartum Depression Support Group
Mission Viejo
Tuesdays 10am-11am
No fee or pre-registration. Babies welcome.
Women's Wellness Center, Mission Medical Tower
26732 Crown Valley Parkway, Ste 171 92691
Contact Sue Harrison, RN, BSN, IBCLC at 949-365-3818 or 949-364-4284
Sue.Harrison@stjoe.org
POSTPARTUM WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUP
PACIFIC GROVE
1st Tuesday of every month, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Parent's Place, Butterfly Room
Pacific Grove Adult School
1025 Lighthouse Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93590
Free and Drop Ins Welcome
Facilitated by Jennifer Golden, LCSW and Meg Grundy, LCSW
for more information, please call Jennifer Golden, 831-383-8190
EMOTIONAL WELLBEING IN PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
SAN FRANCISCO
Facilitated by: Kerry Savola-Levin, LCSW and Christopher Eaton, MD
Mondays 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Open to Kaiser Permanente members only
Kaiser Permanente French Campus
4141 Geary Blvd. Third Floor, Group Room #3
San Francisco, CA
Free, newborn/infant drop ins welcome (no need to schedule or register)
MANAGING MOODS DURING & AFTER PREGNANCY
SANTA ROSA
Facilitated by: Naomi Granvold, MD
Tuesdays 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Open to Kaiser Permanente members only
Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, Psychiatry Campus
3558 Round Barn Blvd. Group Room #3
Santa Rosa, CA
Free, newborn/infant drop ins welcome (no need to schedule or register)
POSTPARTUM ADJUSTMENT GROUP
NEWPORT BEACH
Facilitated by: Laura Navarro Pickens
Location:
Hoag Hospital Conference Center
One Hoag Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Time: Mondays from 6pm - 7pm
Telephone: 562-882-7901
Babies are welcome!
For more information:
Telephone: Hoag Babyline 949-764-2229
Fee: Free
Open to the community
Pregnant and Postpartum Support Group
Riverside County
Time (All Days):
9:30 am - 11:00 am English
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Spanish
Mondays
Parkview Hospital
Founder's Center
3865 Jackson St.
Riverside, CA 92503
Indio Family Care Center
47-923 Oasis St.
Indio, CA 92201
Tuesdays
Lake Elsinore Family Care Center
2499 East Lakeshore Drive
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Hemet Family Care Center
880 N. State Street
Hemet, CA 92543
Thursdays
Perris Family Care Center
308 E. San Jacinto Ave.
Perris, CA 92570
Palm Springs Family Care Center
1515 North Sunrise Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
To enroll call 951-358-5438
To schedule a private orientation meeting call 951-955-5328
Fee: None
Click here for PPD referral form
Postpartum Support Group
Sacramento
Open to community members at Kaiser Permanente
South Sacramento
Time: First and Third Wednesdays
10:30 - 12:00 p.m
Facilitator: Margaret Ruchte, LCSW
Telephone: 916.688.2317
Pregnant and Postpartum Drop-In Support Group
San Bernardino
Time: Fridays 9:30 - 11:00 am
Location:
1963 North E Street
San Bernardino, CA 92405
Contact: Dr. Christine Bierdrager
Telephone: 909-881-6146
Fee: None
Please contact the PSI Office if you would like to list a support group here.
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FORUM
Friday, May 11, 2012 2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
Citrus Valley Medical Center-Queen of the Valley Campus
1115 S. Sunset Ave., Oakwood Room
West Covina CA 91790
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
This is a FREE informational forum to bring awareness to Maternal
Depression. Left untreated, maternal depression can have far-reaching
negative outcomes for mothers and their families.
SPEAKERS include:
· Assemblymember Roger Hernández, 57th District
· Caron Post, PhD, Executive Director
· Kimberly Wong, Esq, Founder & Chair
· Gabrielle Kaufman, MA, BC-DMT, NCC
· Ellie Berkowitz-Handler, PhD
LEARN more about:
· ACR 53 the Kelly Abraham Martinez Act, authored by Assemblymember
Hernández enacted to shed light on women?s health, prevention and
early education.
Please circulate this email and attached flyer widely to colleagues,
community members and clients. For more information or to RSVP please
call: (626) 960-4457 or email erika@maternalmentalhealthla.org.
Please contact the PSI Office if you have an event you would like to list here.
UPDATES: If you are aware of a perinatal resource for families that is not listed here, if a current listing needs updating, or if you would like to apply to be listed here, please contact us.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Wendy Davis with any questions.
RESOURCE GUIDE
WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA RESOURCE PAGE FOR PSI.
We are glad you found us. This page lists the California Support & Referral Telephone Line, called CaPSI, and other area resources such as groups, telephone support, and reliable services that are available for no charge. We also list local events, trainings, and volunteer opportunities.
CaPSI will connect you with PSI SUPPORT COORDINATORs, groups, and individuals who can help:
PSI Coordinators are volunteers who offer caring and informed support and resources to moms and their families. They also provide information and resources for area providers who are caring for pregnant and postpartum families. Your area coordinators are listed below. Please don’t hesitate to contact us; we want to hear from you.
LOCAL SUPPORT COORDINATORS
CALIFORNIA PSI (CaPSI) SUPPORT & RESOURCES
Statewide Support & Resources for pregnant and postpartum moms and families
Call toll-free and leave a message any time. One of our caring phone volunteers will return your call as soon as possible, within 24 hours.
Telephone: 1-855-227-7462 for support and resources
Click here for more information English and Spanish
CaPSIhelp@gmail.com
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL COORDINATOR: ANDREA SCHNEIDER, LCSW
1433 East Route 66, Suite E
Glendora, CA 91740
Telephone: 626.241.6812
for information about donating, volunteering, and media inquiries
CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY RESOURCE GUIDE
In an emergency: PSI is a volunteer organization devoted to providing social support and resources to women and their families. We will return your call or email as quickly as we can, but we can not provide an immediate response in an emergency. If you do need immediate assistance, please use one of the following resources now:
EMERGENCY: 911
SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
SUPPORT GROUPS
The following groups offer support at no charge for women who are at risk of or are experiencing distress such as isolation, depression, anxiety, fearful thoughts, insomnia, trauma, and other difficulties during pregnancy or postpartum. Support groups provide a safe and caring place for connection and recovery. Please call or email for more information.
Posptartum Health Alliance
San Diego
Warmline: 619.254.0023
New Mothers Support Group
Riverside, CA
The Carolyn E. Wylie Center for Children Youth & Families
4164 Brockton Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
Group meets Mondays at noon at the Rubidoux WIC office
To enroll contact Katrina.
Telephone: 951-683-5193
Click here to download flyer
New Mothers Support Group
Woodland Hills, CA
Group meets Saturdays at 11am at The Pump Connection on 22554 Ventura Blvd. #112
To enroll contact Amy Clayton, LCSW, PsyD.
Telephone: 818-209-6700
San Jose Postpartum Support Group
Weekly Post Partum Mood Disorder Support Group
Facilitated by Volunteer Perinatal Mood Disorder Survivors
Location:
Almaden Valley Athletic Club
5400 Camden Avenue
San Jose 95124
Babies are welcome and ChildCare available for older children.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD POSTCARD
Contact Tiffany Benton
Telephone: 408.264.5382
Soujourn Services Support Group - Espanol
Santa Maria
Support Group For Spanish-Speaking Mothers
Meets every WEDNESDAY
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
SERVICES ARE FREE AND CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED ONSITE
Please contact Claudia Santos
Telephone: 805-698-2779
Sojourn Services Support Group - English
Santa Maria
Support Group For English-Speaking Mothers
Meets every MONDAY
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
SERVICES ARE FREE AND CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED ONSITE
Please contact Marina Ross
Telephone: 805-260-1339
Postpartum Support Group
Hermosa Beach
Location: Recovery Now, Inc.
2200 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 304A
Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254
Every Wednesday 10-11am
New moms and children up to 9 months old welcome.
Facilitator: Alicia MacGowan, LCSW, MAC
Please call to register
Telephone: 310.508.9531
Spanish Postpartum Depression Treatment Group
Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria Valley
Discovery Museum
705 S. McClelland
Introducción: lunes, 6 de octubre 2008
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Para más información, llame a Emma Posadas-Espinoza
Telephone: 805.588.6483
Postpartum Wellness Support Group
Santa Cruz
Mondays 10:00am to 12:00 noon
Sutter Maternity Hospital
2900 Chanticleer Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA
Contact: Maggie Muir, LMFT, IBCLC
Telephone: 831-426-3016
Contact: Genine Leighton,LMFT
Telephone: 831-566-6830
Salinas Support Group
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Thursdays, 4:30-6pm
Facilitated by Carri Budd, RN, MFT
Telephone: 757.4333 ext. 2143
Los Angeles New Moms Connect Support Group
8838 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Thursdays, 10:00am-11am
RSVP required
Telephone: 310.247.0864
newmomsconnect@jfsla.org
Tarzana Support Group
New Moms Connect
Wednesdays 10:00am to 11:30am
5429 Lindley Ave.
Tarzana, CA, 91356
St Joseph Hospital Postpartum Depression Support Group
Orange
TIMES: Thursday at 10:30 am for new moms
Thursday at 12:00 for ongoing moms who have attended the new moms group and are ready to work on issues after the ppd has improved.
Postpartum Dads group meets last Wednesday of every month.
Contact: Viviana Schilpp, LCSW
Telephone: 714-771-8000, ext.5037
Mission Hospital Postpartum Depression Support Group
Mission Viejo
Tuesdays 10am-11am
No fee or pre-registration. Babies welcome.
Women's Wellness Center, Mission Medical Tower
26732 Crown Valley Parkway, Ste 171 92691
Contact Sue Harrison, RN, BSN, IBCLC at 949-365-3818 or 949-364-4284
Sue.Harrison@stjoe.org
POSTPARTUM WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUP
PACIFIC GROVE
1st Tuesday of every month, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Parent's Place, Butterfly Room
Pacific Grove Adult School
1025 Lighthouse Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93590
Free and Drop Ins Welcome
Facilitated by Jennifer Golden, LCSW and Meg Grundy, LCSW
for more information, please call Jennifer Golden, 831-383-8190
EMOTIONAL WELLBEING IN PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
SAN FRANCISCO
Facilitated by: Kerry Savola-Levin, LCSW and Christopher Eaton, MD
Mondays 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Open to Kaiser Permanente members only
Kaiser Permanente French Campus
4141 Geary Blvd. Third Floor, Group Room #3
San Francisco, CA
Free, newborn/infant drop ins welcome (no need to schedule or register)
MANAGING MOODS DURING & AFTER PREGNANCY
SANTA ROSA
Facilitated by: Naomi Granvold, MD
Tuesdays 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Open to Kaiser Permanente members only
Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, Psychiatry Campus
3558 Round Barn Blvd. Group Room #3
Santa Rosa, CA
Free, newborn/infant drop ins welcome (no need to schedule or register)
POSTPARTUM ADJUSTMENT GROUP
NEWPORT BEACH
Facilitated by: Laura Navarro Pickens
Location:
Hoag Hospital Conference Center
One Hoag Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Time: Mondays from 6pm - 7pm
Telephone: 562-882-7901
Babies are welcome!
For more information:
Telephone: Hoag Babyline 949-764-2229
Fee: Free
Open to the community
Pregnant and Postpartum Support Group
Riverside County
Time (All Days):
9:30 am - 11:00 am English
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Spanish
Mondays
Parkview Hospital
Founder's Center
3865 Jackson St.
Riverside, CA 92503
Indio Family Care Center
47-923 Oasis St.
Indio, CA 92201
Tuesdays
Lake Elsinore Family Care Center
2499 East Lakeshore Drive
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Hemet Family Care Center
880 N. State Street
Hemet, CA 92543
Thursdays
Perris Family Care Center
308 E. San Jacinto Ave.
Perris, CA 92570
Palm Springs Family Care Center
1515 North Sunrise Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
To enroll call 951-358-5438
To schedule a private orientation meeting call 951-955-5328
Fee: None
Click here for PPD referral form
Postpartum Support Group
Sacramento
Open to community members at Kaiser Permanente
South Sacramento
Time: First and Third Wednesdays
10:30 - 12:00 p.m
Facilitator: Margaret Ruchte, LCSW
Telephone: 916.688.2317
Pregnant and Postpartum Drop-In Support Group
San Bernardino
Time: Fridays 9:30 - 11:00 am
Location:
1963 North E Street
San Bernardino, CA 92405
Contact: Dr. Christine Bierdrager
Telephone: 909-881-6146
Fee: None
Please contact the PSI Office if you would like to list a support group here.
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FORUM
Friday, May 11, 2012 2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
Citrus Valley Medical Center-Queen of the Valley Campus
1115 S. Sunset Ave., Oakwood Room
West Covina CA 91790
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
This is a FREE informational forum to bring awareness to Maternal
Depression. Left untreated, maternal depression can have far-reaching
negative outcomes for mothers and their families.
SPEAKERS include:
· Assemblymember Roger Hernández, 57th District
· Caron Post, PhD, Executive Director
· Kimberly Wong, Esq, Founder & Chair
· Gabrielle Kaufman, MA, BC-DMT, NCC
· Ellie Berkowitz-Handler, PhD
LEARN more about:
· ACR 53 the Kelly Abraham Martinez Act, authored by Assemblymember
Hernández enacted to shed light on women?s health, prevention and
early education.
Please circulate this email and attached flyer widely to colleagues,
community members and clients. For more information or to RSVP please
call: (626) 960-4457 or email erika@maternalmentalhealthla.org.
Please contact the PSI Office if you have an event you would like to list here.
UPDATES: If you are aware of a perinatal resource for families that is not listed here, if a current listing needs updating, or if you would like to apply to be listed here, please contact us.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Wendy Davis with any questions.