Milwaukee Resources for Patients

Dignity with Departure (pregnancy/infant loss)
Resources for pregnancy and infant loss. Registered nurse and formal end-of-life doula.

Birth Outcomes Made Better (BOMB) Doula Program
Designed to support healthy pregnancies and care for newborns in Milwaukee. It offers education and assistance to families from early pregnancy through birth and up to 12 weeks postpartum, without the need for insurance. The program is available to all pregnant people who are 30 weeks along or earlier.

Moms Mental Health Initiative
Focused on supporting mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, MMHI offers resources and services, including access to culturally relevant care.

African American Breastfeeding Network
AABN is dedicated to promoting breastfeeding in the African American community through culturally competent education and support services.

Krystal Roberts, LCSW, Ujima Living
262.383.5420 - Mental health provider; Virtual only sessions; accepts WI Medicaid and other insurances.

Bridge Project
Provides direct cash disbursements to low income families.

Next Door Milwaukee
414.999.2534 - Provides services including: weekly home visits, prenatal education, health services, parenting/training classes, nutrition information, and infant massage training.

Blanket of Love Program
Blanket of Love Program provides prenatal and parenting education for young women, their spouses, and friends or families. The program creates a community of support through a welcoming meal, an educational presentation and time for sharing with staff members and other members of the group. Affiliated with Ascension.

IMPACT Wisconsin
Professional guidance for those experiencing personal crisis toward resources to achieve stability.

Unite Wisconsin
Community health worker support, including prenatal care and benefits navigation.

Birth Coach Milwaukee
Trained doulas through Doula Trainings International; provide birth and postpartum support to all individuals and types of families in Milwaukee.

Sojourner Family Peace Center
Provides services including: shelter for battered women, sexual assault victims, and their children; support groups; restraining order assistance; case management; and life skills programming. 414.276.1911; 24hr Domestic Violence Hotline 414.933.2722

Walker’s Point Youth and Family Centers
414.647.8200 - Mental health provider; Services: Youth and Young adult mental health clinic for ages 11-24 years Pathfinders
414.964.2565 - Provides services including housing and shelter, anti-sexual violence services, and mental health care geared towards youth.

Milwaukee Community Acupuncture
414.943.2915 - Offers acupuncture, cupping, Gua Sha, and yoga on sliding scale.

COA Youth & Family Centers
Offers family support services, early childhood education, and provides access to baby supplies and parenting resources.

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Offers in-home routine screening and education for child development and maternal depression.

The Parenting Network Milwaukee
Offers parenting classes, support groups, and resources for postpartum support to Milwaukee families, with a focus on underserved communities.

Essentially Empowered Inc.
Provides support and advocacy to women and youth that have experienced trauma. They provide doula services, perinatal & post-partum support as well as advocacy for teens. They also offer a variety of educational opportunities, with a trauma-informed approach, for doulas and birth workers.

Missionary Currie for Women and Children
Provides prenatal care, food, and clothing to families that are experiencing hardships. They have a food pantry, offer emergency housing, and housing resources, and host community baby showers.

Devine Women Foundation
Offers community-based support for teen moms, domestic violence survivors, and doula services.

WeRISE Doula Program
Doula services through the African American Breastfeeding Network.

Wisconsin Resources for Patients

Periscope Project

Postpartum Support International
Offers support groups virtually, list of mental health providers, and helpline.

Black Mamas Matter Alliance

Moms Mental Health Initiative
Offers referrals to therapists and support groups.

Postpartum Support International- Wisconsin
A non-profit focused on raising awareness, providing education, and supporting treatment for perinatal mood disorders to ensure all individuals and families have access to mental health resources during and after pregnancy.

Wisconsin Doulas of Color Collective
Mission: Wisconsin Doulas Of Color Collective (WIDOCC) is a village of doulas of color reaffirming birthing people’s power. WIDOCC seeks to uphold accessible and culturally sensitive full­ spectrum support for all pregnancy experiences through radical love for individuals and families of color in Wisconsin.

Well Badger Resource Center
An online resource center with Wisconsin resources and services in categories including: child health; mental health & substance use; financial & legal assistance; nutrition services; health care coverage & services; and pregnancy & parenting help.

211 Wisconsin
A free, confidential service that helps users find local programs and services. Users can call 211 anytime to talk to a trained specialist, or search online by entering their ZIP code. Users can access 211 resources via phone, text, chat, or online search.

Resilient Wisconsin
The mission of Resilient Wisconsin is to give everyone in our state the opportunity to live their best lives. Resilient Wisconsin provides education and resources to help users locate help when facing hard times and build strength and resilience.

The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness
The mission of the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness: "We energize, mobilize and support Black Women to transform their health and their lives through education, advocacy, support, and powerful partnerships." The vision: "We envision a world where Black women are healthy, thriving and free. We will radically transform Black Women’s health by creating a world where Black women and girls live long, happy and thriving lives, defined by healthy minds, bodies and spirits."

Wisconsin Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Rides to medical appointments for patients enrolled in Wisconsin Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus.

First Breath- Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation
First Breath is Wisconsin’s free program to help people make positive changes to their tobacco, alcohol and substance use during pregnancy & beyond.

Wisconsin Foodshare
Food and nutrition assistance for Wisconsin residents who have low-income jobs; live on a small or fixed income; are retired; have lost their jobs; or are disabled and can't work.

WIC
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Services include nutrition education; breastfeeding support; access to healthy foods; and referrals to health services and other resources. Serves pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum mothers and infants/children up to age five.

 

National Resources for Patients

DONA Certified Doula Directory
A database of DONA-certified doulas by location. A doula is a trained person who helps people during pregnancy, childbirth, and after the baby is born. They provide emotional support, give information to help the patient make decisions, and help make sure the person giving birth feels comfortable and cared for.

Mom's Mental Health Matters
Information for moms and moms-to-be about depression, anxiety, postpartum depression, risk factors, treatments, and prevention.

ACOG/AIM Urgent Maternal Warning Signs
An interactive guide about urgent warning signs and symptoms during and after pregnancy. If you have any of these symptoms during or after pregnancy, contact your health care provider and get help right away. If you can’t reach your provider, go to the emergency room. Always remember to say that you’re pregnant or have been pregnant within the last year when getting help.

My Birth Matters
Educational materials to help people giving birth understand their options. Includes pictures, videos, and easy-to-read text to explain different choices.

Postpartum Support International- Online Support Meetings (BIPOC-focused)
Postpartum Support International offers over 50 free and vitual support groups for pregnant people, parents, and families. These 50+ support groups provide spaces specific to a wide variety of identities and lived experiences during and after pregnancy.

MotherToBaby
A free service that provides trusted information about the safety of medications, vaccines, and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding. They help people make informed decisions by answering questions about risks and benefits and also conduct research on medication safety. Their service is available in English and Spanish to pregnant people, their families, and health professionals.

Therapy for Black Girls
This directory connects Black women with mental health professionals who are culturally competent and attuned to the unique challenges Black women face.

Count the Kicks
Free, evidence-based tools and app to help expectant parents to keep track of their baby's wellbeing and prevent stillbirth.

 

National Helplines for Patients

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (988)
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline available to all callers; access to free, one-on-one assistance in English, Spanish, and ASL. Available for cal, text, or chat 24 hours a day, every day.

PSI Helpline/Warmline
1-800-944-4773; A toll-free number for any person to call to get basic information, support, and resources. This is not a crisis line and does not handle emergencies. Calls and texts returned between 8am and 11pm EST every day of the week.

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262); A hotline is specific to who are pregnant or postpartum; 24/7, free, confidential hotline for pregnant and new moms in English and Spanish; this is not a crisis line. If patient in a suicidal crisis, call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

National Crisis Textline
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the USA, anytime, about any type of crisis.

 

Milwaukee Resources for Providers

Birth Outcomes Made Better (BOMB) Doula Program
Designed to support healthy pregnancies and care for newborns in Milwaukee. It offers education and assistance to families from early pregnancy through birth and up to 12 weeks postpartum, without the need for insurance. The program is available to all pregnant people who are 30 weeks along or earlier.

Moms Mental Health Initiative
Focused on supporting mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, MMHI offers resources and services, including access to culturally relevant care.

Unite Wisconsin
Community health worker support, including prenatal care and benefits navigation.

Milwaukee County Mental Health Task Force
Mission: The Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force is committed to being a leader in identifying issues faced by all people affected by mental illness, facilitating improvements in mental health services, giving consumers and families a strong voice, reducing stigma, and implementing recovery principles.

Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.
Training on mental helath awareness for perinatal care.

WeRISE Doula Program
Doula services through the African American Breastfeeding Network.

 

Wisconsin Resources for Providers

Mom's Mental Health Initiative
Offers continuing education, client referrals, technical assistance, and consulting.

Postpartum Support International
Offers trainings, consult line, certifications, conferences, and other resources.

DHS Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
Detailed and regularly updated data, reports, and recommendations related to maternal mortality and morbidity in Wisconsin.

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

The Periscope Project
A free service for healthcare providers in Wisconsin who care for pregnant and postpartum women. It helps providers treat mental health issues in these patients by offering psychiatric consultations, sharing community resources, and providing educational support.

Periscope Project Toolkit
This toolkit, created by the Medical College of Wisconsin for The Periscope Project, provides healthcare providers with reliable, evidence-based information on mental health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum.

Resilient Wisconsin
The mission of Resilient Wisconsin is to give everyone in our state the opportunity to live their best lives. Resilient Wisconsin provides education and resources to help users locate help when facing hard times and build strength and resilience.

Postpartum Support International- Wisconsin
A non-profit focused on raising awareness, providing education, and supporting treatment for perinatal mood disorders to ensure all individuals and families have access to mental health resources during and after pregnancy.

The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness
The mission of the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness: "We energize, mobilize and support Black Women to transform their health and their lives through education, advocacy, support, and powerful partnerships." The vision: "We envision a world where Black women are healthy, thriving and free. We will radically transform Black Women’s health by creating a world where Black women and girls live long, happy, and thriving lives, defined by healthy minds, bodies, and spirits."

First Breath- Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation
First Breath is Wisconsin’s free program to help people make positive changes to their tobacco, alcohol and substance use during pregnancy & beyond.

Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care
Offers training programs and workshops on perinatal mental health for health care practitioners; provides best practice guidelines that are evidence-based.

Wisconsin Child Welfare System
Provides Perinatal Mental Health Modules based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) screening.

 

National Resources for Providers

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262); This hotline is specific to birthing people; 24/7, free, confidential hotline for pregnant and new moms in English and Spanish; this is not a crisis line. If patient in a suicidal crisis, call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

DONA Certified Doula Directory
A database of DONA-certified doulas by location. A doula is a trained person who helps people during pregnancy, childbirth, and after the baby is born. They provide emotional support, give information to help the patient make decisions, and help make sure the person giving birth feels comfortable and cared for.

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health
Up-to-date information about new research in women’s mental health and how it affects everyday medical care. Even though more studies are being done, the results can sometimes be unclear, which can make it hard for patients to know what to do. By giving helpful resources to both patients and doctors, they can work together to make good decisions.

ACOG Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit
A guide that covers important information about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD). It includes an overview of mental health conditions during and after pregnancy, how to screen patients, ways to assess and treat these conditions, helpful resources for learning more, and tips on how to include mental health care in everyday practice.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Broad information about mental health and mental health conditions.

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color
Affiliated with Postpartum Support International with a mission to "increase the capacity of perinatal professionals to better support individuals, families, and communities of color around perinatal mood and anxiety disorders."

MotherToBaby
A free service that provides trusted information about the safety of medications, vaccines, and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding. They help people make informed decisions by answering questions about risks and benefits and also conduct research on medication safety. Their service is available in English and Spanish to pregnant people, their families, and health professionals.

Talking PPD Campaign Toolkit
Shareable educational materials such as social media messages, graphics, and factsheets to help birthing people at risk for or experiencing postpartum depression (PPD). Materials are available in English and Spanish.

HEAR HER Campaign
Educational materials about urgent maternal warning signs that can occur up to one a year after delivery.

ACOG/HRSA AIM Perinatal Mental Health Conditions Safety Bundle
Patient safety bundle to improve clinical practice in the care of patients with perinatal mental health conditions. The bundle gives useful steps that can be adjusted to different types of facilities and resources to improve care and results for patients with mental health conditions during and after pregnancy.

Black Mamas Matter Alliance
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is led by Black women and focuses on supporting Black mothers and birthing people. They work to improve Black maternal health, rights, and justice by changing policies, advancing research, and promoting better care. Their vision is a world where Black mothers have the respect, rights, and resources they need to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy.

Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
A hub for information, reports, training opportunities, and resources centered around maternal mental health. The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health aims to close gaps in maternal mental health care.

Issue Brief: Black Maternal Mental Health
This issue brief explains how chronic stress from racism, discrimination, and unequal treatment in healthcare increase the risk of mental health disorders for Black women during and after pregnancy, and suggests policy changes like increasing Black healthcare providers and supporting community-based care to improve outcomes.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (988)
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline available to all callers; access to free, one-on-one assistance in English, Spanish, and ASL. Available for cal, text, or chat 24 hours a day, every day.

CDC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Population-based data on maternal experiences in the perinatal period.

Evidence-Based Birth
Offers childbirth education and resources for both healthcare providers and expecting families, with a focus on evidence-based care and best practices.

March of Dimes
Provides peer-reviewed, clinically relevant resources on multiple topics centered on perinatal care.