Community Centered Learning
By joining the Healthy New Moms community, you can help raise awareness of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in your community. There are several ways to get involved.
In Your Community
Healthy New Moms
Providing Information for Those Affected by Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Healthy New Mom’s Program Information
MHAMD has long championed the mental health of new mothers and families. In 2005, Maryland was one of nine states selected to launch a perinatal depression education campaign, reaching over 1 million people through media, community outreach, and provider education. We also increased screening and developed tools for health professionals. In 2016, we re-launched the Healthy New Moms campaign in response to ongoing demand, incorporating feedback from moms and providers to create targeted resources. Our mission remains: to raise awareness of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and connect families and providers with vital support across Maryland.
Get Help
If you or someone you know is in crisis or thinking of suicide, get help immediately.
24-hour hotline in Maryland
Call: 1-800-422-0009 or 2-1-1, Press 1
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
TTY
Call: 1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889)
Domestic Violence Helplines:
Statewide 1-800-MD-HELPS (800-634-3577) | National 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
It's Important to Seek Help
Healthy New Moms at the Mental Health Association of Maryland | 443-901-1550 x215
Postpartum Support Maryland | 240-432-4497
Postpartum Support Maryland provides resources to families suffering from postpartum depression and raises awareness within the community.
Postpartum Support International (PSI) | 1-800-944-4773
PSI wants every woman and family worldwide to have access to information, social support, and informed professional care to deal with mental health issues related to childbearing.
PPDMOMS | 1-800-PPD-MOMS (1-800-773-6667)
The Perinatal Depression & Anxiety Outreach Program
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Community Initiatives | 410-601-7832
The Perinatal Depression Outreach Program (PDOP) is dedicated to helping women understand the emotions that accompany pregnancy and the postpartum period. Since many women experience some form of depression or anxiety during pregnancy or after giving birth, Sinai Hospital’s PDOP helps women identify when their experience is more than the “baby blues” and requires further assessment and treatment. They offer depression screening, clinical assessments, treatment referrals, education on the risk and symptoms of perinatal depression and anxiety.
RESOURCES
Education & Resources
Events Calendar
Join our monthly Healthy New Moms webinar to learn about issues related to perinatal mental health.
Resources for Providers
Healthy New Moms continues to compile and update perinatal mood and anxiety disorder resources for both families and providers. Consult this section to see resources for providers.
Webinars
Join our monthly Healthy New Moms webinar to learn about issues related to perinatal mental health.
Healthy New Moms
Resources for Safe Infant Sleep
Each year, there are approximately 3,400 sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID) in the United States. These deaths occur among infants less than 1 year old. Parents and caregivers (all other persons caring for a infant) can help reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths by learning the ABCDs of safe sleep.
HEALTHY NEW MOMS Publications
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Read more1/27/25 Legislative Update
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2025 Access to Care Agenda It’s a busy week in Annapolis! Many of the bills prioritized in the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition’s 2025 Access to Care Agenda have hearings scheduled over the next few days, including the following important initiatives. Prohibiting Balance Billing (HB 11) – The Maryland General Assembly passed a law in 2022 …
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Maryland’s Behavioral Health Workforce Data from an alarming new assessment of Maryland’s behavioral health workforce highlights an escalating crisis in access to mental health and substance use care. According to the report, completed pursuant to 2023 legislation spearheaded by the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, the state’s current behavioral health workforce is 50 percent smaller than …
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Children’s Behavioral Health Coalition
The Children’s Behavioral Health Coalition (CBHC) was reestablished by the Mental Health Association of Maryland in the summer of 2017 after we noticed an alarming increase in policy issues and concerns specific to children and youth’s behavioral health needs.
Everyone deserves to be happy
Resources Specific to Healthy New Moms
Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder Fact Sheet
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