Postpartum Mood Disorder - Help and Support

Health Connection
Call Health Connection and talk one on one with a public health nurse. Public Health professionals will confidentially answer your questions about Postpartum Mood Disorder as well as other questions about the health of your or your family. The phone service is available from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. Call (705) 721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520 from South Simcoe.

TeleHealth Ontario
You can call the provincial phone service and receive health advice or general health information from a health professional 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call 1-866-797-0000.

Healthy Babies Healthy Children
The Healthy Babies Healthy Children program is free and offers help and support (by phone or during a home visit) to those who are pregnant and to families with children up to age 6. Public Health Nurses and Family Home Visitors can help you with information about Postpartum Mood Disorder, strategies around coping, tips for nurturing yourself, ways for improving communication with loved ones, referrals to local counseling and information about community resources including groups for Post Partum Depression. If you are interested in knowing more about the program or to register please call Your Health Connection at (705) 721-7520 or toll free at 1-877-721-7520, or email.

Your local public library
The library in your community has books and videos about PPD.

The Mental Health Crisis Line
The Mental Health Crisis Line is available to you 24 hours per day, 7 days a week for professional mental health crisis intervention via telephone.
Simcoe County - Call (705) 728-5044 or Muskoka and Area 1-888-893-8333

Postpartum Support International
This website is a great place for women and their partners to learn more about Postpartum mood disorders. You'll find helpful information pages, book recommendations and links to many other sites of interest.

Best Start

This website includes information about symptoms of post partum depression, feelings and fears women have and includes stories of women with post partum depression.

Motherisk
Motherisk does research and provides information about the safety of drugs, chemicals, infection, disease and radiation during pregnancy and breastfeeding. You can call them directly at 1-416-813-6780 to find out more about the medications you have been prescribed or click on the link above to obtain more detailed information about their research.