How others can help mom - a month's worth of ways...
Websites
Support for military families: http://postpartum.net/resources/women-mothers/psi-support-for-military-families/
Baby Blues Connection: www.babybluesconnection.org
Postpartum Support International: www.postpartum.net
Marcé Society: www.marcesociety.com
The Postpartum Stress Center: www.postpartumstress.com
On-line Postpartum Support: www.ppdsupportpage.com
Postpartum Dads: www.postpartumdads.org
Postpartum Experience: www.postpartumexperience.com
Postpartum Support International of Washington: www.ppmdsupport.com
Blog by Katherine Stone: www.postpartumprogress.typepad.com
The MISS Foundation (support for miscarriage): www.missfoundation.org
Community Mental Health Centers for the State of Alaska: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/suicideprevention/resources_pages_sspc/MHCenters.htm
Books
click here to visit Postpartum Support International's bookstore
A Deeper Shade of Blue. Ruta Nonacs. (Simon and Schuster, 2006).
Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression. Marie Osmond. (Warner Books, 2001).
Composing Myself: A Journey Through Postpartum Depression. Fiona Shaw. (SteerforthPress, 1998).
Depression in Mothers: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Alternatives. Kathleen Kendall-Takett. (Hayworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, 2005).
Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression. Brook Shields. (Hyperion Books, 2005).
The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming A Mother Changes Our Lives and Why We Never Talk About It. Susan Maushart. (Penguin Books, 2000).
Mothering the New Mother. Sally Placksin. (NewmarketPress, 2000).
Overcoming Postpartum Depression & Anxiety. Linda Sebastian. (AddicusBooks, 1998).
Postpartum Depression for Dummies. Shoshana S. Bennett. (Wiley Publishing Inc., 2007).
Rebounding from Childbirth: Toward Emotional Recovery. Lynn Madsen. (Bergin and Garvey, 1994).
This Isn’t What I Expected. Karen Kleimanand Valerie Raskin. (Bantam Books, 1994).
Women’s Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health. Deborah Sicheland Jeanne Driscoll. (Harper, 2000).
Alaska Emergency Services Hotline (907)563-3200
Trained operators providing 24 support and crisis counseling.
Motherisk (416) 813-6780
Providing information about the risk or safety of medications, herbs, diseases, or chemical exposure.
Postpartum Stressline (888) 678-2669
Trained volunteers are survivors of PerinatalMood Disorders, provide information and support.
Postpartum Support International (800) 944-4773
National Hopeline Network (800) 773-6667
