Perinatal and Postpartum Anxiety and Depression Support

Family / Parenting, Mental Health - Adult & Senior, Pregnancy Care, and Public Health

Provided by Pacific Postpartum Support Society

Offers weekly support groups, along with telephone and text support for individuals experiencing postpartum distress, depression, and anxiety. Additional support is also available for partners, 2SLGBTQIA+ parents, and Indigenous parents.
Telephone & Text Support
Experienced postpartum counsellors offer telephone counselling, postpartum support information and referrals. Telephone support is available to anyone who is pregnant or parenting a child under the age of 3, or is supporting someone who is. No referral is necessary to get telephone support. Call or text 604-255-7999 (phone or text) or 1-855-255-7999 (phone only).

Weekly Support Groups for New Parents
Offers ongoing weekly support groups that meet in person and online. Trained group facilitators lead the support groups, providing a safe space for new parents with babies under 18 months old to connect, share, and receive information and emotional support. Free on-site childcare is available for the in-person daytime groups.

Support for Partners
Partners experience a huge adjustment during pregnancy and the postpartum transition as well. PPSS provides services to partners to assist them in dealing with these adjustments and offer telephone and text message support as well as and Partner and Couple Information Sessions. For more information and support, please call the telephone support line.

604-255-7999 (Telephone support line - Lower Mainland)

Toll Free: 1-855-255-7999 (outside the Lower Mainland

Public email: admin@postpartum.org

Website: http://postpartum.org/services/

#200, 7342 Winston Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 2H1

Support Lines are available Monday - Friday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Text support line is open Monday - Friday from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM.

Cost: No cost

Associated Programs/Services

Also offered by Pacific Postpartum Support Society:

Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Family / Parenting
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Pregnancy Care
Public Health
Ways to Access
  • Provided by phone
  • Provided by text or chat
  • Provided in a group in-person
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

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