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Colorado Center for Women – Women’s Behavioral Health and Wellness Programs

A summary of the clinical services offered by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to promote women’s mental health.

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We Are Warrior Moms, We Are The Faces Of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

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Kiara Mason’s Postpartum Depression Story – Understanding the Symptoms

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La Cocina

La Cocina provides full access to traditional and non-traditional forms of mental health and health equity support services. Services include mental wellness services, support groups, and child-parent psychotherapy/trauma treatment.

The Birth Squad: Denver Program

Sign up for a 20 minute call with a Birth Squad team member so that they can learn more about you, your family, what you need, and how they can help.

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Colorado Crisis Services

Get connected directly with support and counseling for you or a loved one. Read stories from real Coloradans about their mental health journey to know you’re not alone.

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Postpartum Support International – Military Families

PSI Volunteer Support Coordinators are available to offer peer support, information, and resources for military families. Visit their website to find your branch and contact one of PSI’s dedicated volunteers. PSI also offers a weekly online support group for military families.

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

24/7, free, confidential hotline for pregnant and new moms in English and Spanish. Call or text 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (1-833-943-5746).

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Asian Pacific Development Center

APDC serves and supports all immigrant and refugee communities with a whole health, community-based engagement approach through health, education, and advocacy. Their mental health services provide culturally competent, community based, and consumer driven services.

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Connections Program High-Risk Pregnancy Support Group

A virtual therapy group for women with high-risk pregnancies.

LGBTQ+ Adoption Competent Mental Health Professionals

Raise the Future maintains a directory of Colorado-licensed mental health professionals for child, youth, and family referrals.

OwnPath

OwnPath is a searchable web-based tool for all Coloradans to search for behavioral health care providers who are licensed by the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA). Search for specific services and providers, or use a guided search to identify which resources are best for you! Narrow your search by location, hours, language support, payment accepted, and more.

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Black Mamas Circle

A virtual peer-to-peer support group where Black mothers connect, learn and increase well-being through shared experiences.

Community Reach Center

Community Reach Center provides therapeutic support for women with pregnancy-related depression and anxiety. Dads need support too – that’s why services focus on the whole family. Services are provided by Infant Mental Health Specialists on the Early Childhood Services Team, as well as therapists at any of the Center’s outpatient locations. To make an appointment with an Infant Mental Health Specialist, please call the Early Childhood Services team at (303) 853-3801. To see an outpatient therapist, come in for an initial evaluation.

Real Stories About Pregnancy, Parenting, and Mental Health

Real parents share real stories on their experiences with mental health struggles, pregnancy loss, transitioning into parenthood, substance use, and everything in between.

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Postpartum Support International – Adoption and Birth Mothers

Listed on this page are good post-adoption depression resources for you that provide non-judgmental support, information, and connection with others.

Cultura Cura Belly

Substance use during pregnancy can be confusing and painful. The judgement we feel from others is hard to digest, especially if the way others see us leads us to feel disconnected from our culture and the parts of us that heal and nourish us as our bellies grow. If this rings true for you, then Cultura Cura Belly, or CCB, is the healing space you need.

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Healthy Expectations Mental Health Program at Colorado Children’s Hospital

With options ranging from a free support group to evidence-based mother-infant group psychotherapy, Healthy Expectations draws upon experts from various medical and mental health disciplines to support pregnant women and women struggling with mood and anxiety issues after delivery.

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SAMHSA – Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator

A confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities for substance use/addiction and/or mental health problems.

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Psychology Today – Directory of Private Mental Health Providers

Find a therapist, psychiatrist, treatment center, or support group near you.

All Health Network

AllHealth Network is a nonprofit mental health organization providing counseling, psychiatry, crisis services, substance use treatment, and more.

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Postpartum Dads

This website is intended to help dads and families by providing firsthand information and guidance through the experience of PPD.

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PSI – Directory of Providers

Connect with knowledgeable providers near you.

Child First

Child First helps struggling families in these Colorado counties build strong, nurturing relationships that heal and protect young children from the devastating impact of trauma and chronic stress. Through a two-generation approach, Child First provides psychotherapy to parents and children together in their homes, and connects them with the services they need to make healthy child development possible.

Where Therapy Looks Like You: Therapist of Color Collaborative

This groundbreaking work has forged a portal of access for the community that is responsive, representative, trauma-informed, and delivered with compassion to advance mental health equity in communities of color.

Therapy for Black Men

By providing targeted resources and a database filled with professionals equipped to support men of color, users can now obtain the help they need and deserve.

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211 Mental Health and Addiction Resources

Helping individuals find mental health and addiction resources.

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CO Wellness Recovery

CO Wellness Recovery is a mental wellness and addiction recovery guide. It’s a free resource for Coloradans considering recovery. Talk with someone, find treatment, learn what to expect from treatment, or find resources for caregivers.

Denver Share

A support group for parents whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or in the first few months of life.

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Blog: Advocating for Yourself in a Healthcare Setting

Recommendations for Parents Seeking Supports for Pregnancy-Related Depression and Anxiety in Colorado.

Parentline

Parentline Colorado is a free telebehavioral health service offering brief, strategic psychotherapy through video chat and telephone to pregnant and postpartum families with children up to age five. Click here to view the flyer in Spanish.

Alma Southwest Denver

Alma is a home visitation program for pregnant parents or caregivers that take care of little ones up to the age of three and live in SW Denver/East Jeffco neighborhoods. Through home visits, Alma community companions work alongside families to practice skills that support family wellbeing, build-up their strengths, and make connections in the community.

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MotherWise Colorado

MotherWise’s program includes 6 weeks of workshops plus one-on-one coaching for mothers on knowing themselves, what healthy relationships are to them, communication and relationship skills for all kinds of relationships, and connecting with a newborn baby.

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MyCare Emotional Wellness Self-Help Tool

This resource has been designed by Maternal Mental Health NOW to help you feel prepared to adjust to the emotional demands, joys, and stressors of trying to conceive, pregnancy and parenting.

Right Start

Right Start is a mental health program for pregnant women and families with children ages birth to 5 years. They provide help when there are concerns about a child’s emotions, behavior or development, or when parenting becomes difficult.

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Postpartum Support International – Colorado Chapter

Find Colorado PSI Support Coordinators, resource guides, local support groups, education, and events.

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