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It's okay to NOT be okay. parents in and out of the nicu need mental health resources. STart here.


The Team at Alliance for Black NICU Families

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR BLACK NICU FAMILIES

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, chat with them online via their website, or text HOME to 741741 (multiple languages available). If this is an emergency, call 911.

Treatment

Learn about the only FDA-approved treatment for Postpartum Depression

Zurzuvae

https://www.zurzuvae.com/


Adovcating for Yourself

Here are some resources to get you started on your journey.

998 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Washington, DC

https://988lifeline.org/help-yourself/black-mental-health/

The Bump

National

https://www.thebump.com/a/advocating-tips-black-female-patient

MommiNation

National

https://mommination.com/

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National

https://www.nami.org/your-journey/identity-and-cultural-dimensions/black-african-american/

PostpartumDepression.org

National

https://www.postpartumdepression.org/


Connection with Others

Find your own community that "gets you."

District Motherhued

Washington, DC

https://districtmotherhued.org/

Mocha Moms

National

https://www.mochamoms.org/

Petworth Peanuts

Washington, DC

https://www.petworthpeanuts.com/

MommiNation

National

https://mommination.com/

Sisters In Loss

National

https://sistersinloss.com/


Mental Health Organizations to Assist You

Reach into the Black-Led Organizations Who Can Assist You

Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation

https://borislhensonfoundation.org/

Black Mental Health Alliance

https://www.blackmentalhealth.com/

Center for Healing Racial Trauma

https://www.centerforhealingracialtrauma.com/about

Check On Mom

https://www.mycheckonmom.com

For the Gworls (Black Transgender Persons)

https://www.forthegworls.com/home

Hand to Hold: Black NICU Parents Support Group & More

https://handtohold.org/nicu-family-support/nicu-support-groups/

Holding Space Foundation

https://holdingspacefoundation.com/

Kindred 360

https://www.kindred360.org/

Loveland Foundation

https://thelovelandfoundation.org/

Mom Friends, Inc.

https://momfriendsinc.com/

Therapy for Black Girls

https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

Therapy for Black Men

https://therapyforblackmen.org/

National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPAS)

https://nopcas.com/

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)

https://beam.community/about/

Please note that we provide these resources solely as a service. It is up to you to reach out to them and advocate for yourself.

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