Delaware is focused on improving the health of our infants and mothers. We are raising awareness and improving equity and justice for our families of the Black and Hispanic communities of the persisting gap in health outcomes.
For all front line staff and providers
Postpartum Support International provides FREE provider-to-provider psychiatry consultation and is responsive within 24 business hours. Psychiatry collaboration is key to best outcomes for mom and baby.
You have screened and now you're ready to refer for mental health care in the community. Good work! Here is a list of local perinatal mental health providers, PSI Delaware News -subscribe here. A second place to search local providers depending on insurance, location, and more: "PsychologyToday.com"
Mother to Baby is a website listing any/all exposures in pregnancy. Informed decisions start by providing her what is researched about any particular maternal health, medication, or other types of exposures to a developing fetus.
ACOG recommends universal screening with brief intervention and treatment referrals for cannabinoids, alcohol, club drugs, dissociative drugs, hallucinogens, opioids, stimulants, and tobacco; To learn more about MAT treatment locations for pregnant women, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website at samhsa.gov, or call 833-9-HOPEDE.
In Delaware dial or text #988 Suicide / Crisis Line
or
National Maternal Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Line: 1-833-852-6262 call / text (Spanish also available)
or
1-800-944-4773
#1 En Español or #2 English
When you are receiving 'out-patient' services weekly, biweekly, or monthly and your symptoms are not improving fast enough or significantly enough....consider how a perinatal Intensive Out-Patient program could help. Read more here on one online option for Delawareans.
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