Maternal Mental Health Now

06/19/2026

This Juneteenth, we’re celebrating the Black birthworkers, families, advocates, and community leaders advancing birth justice and perinatal mental health across LA County.

Swipe through for a few highlights from our Black Birthworkers Community 👉

🌱 We completed our Rooted in Care listening session series, lifting up the voices and lived experience of Black birthworkers and confirming what we already knew: workforce sustainability, economic stability, rest, and emotional well-being are deeply connected to better perinatal mental health outcomes.

🤝 Our Black Birthworkers Community network is now 400+ strong, and growing.

💛 We’ve supported 30+ B*W Enrichment Fund recipients and 40+ Generational Wealth Series participants because investing in birthworkers means investing in the families they serve.

🔜 Stay tuned for our Rooted in Care findings, new community-led research opportunities, and upcoming gatherings and advocacy actions.

Want to stay in the know?

Sign up for our newsletter (link in bio) for updates on everything happening in the Black Birthworkers Community ✨events, funding opportunities, advocacy actions, and more.

06/18/2026

The MMHN 2026 Conference - Whose Evidence is asking the questions that matter most in perinatal mental health care and bringing together the people who can help answer them.

📅 October 19–20, 2026

📍 The California Endowment, Los Angeles

We’re converging clinical AND community pathways, from EMDR and Internal Family Systems to the healing power of storytelling, nature, and doula support. Because evidence-based care is bigger than a textbook.

Whether you’re a therapist, midwife, doula, CHW, or advocate, there’s a seat at this table for you. CE credits available.

Early Bird pricing ends August 15! 🎟️

Link in bio to learn more about the conference and register. ✨

06/16/2026

If you’re an expectant or new parent in Los Angeles County navigating the emotional ups and downs of pregnancy or postpartum, you don’t have to do it alone.

Sana Sana is a free perinatal peer support program from Maternal Mental Health NOW, offering an empathetic ear from someone who truly gets it because they’ve been there too.

Here’s what you can expect:

✨ Gender affirming & culturally congruent support

✨ Access to free support groups

✨ Connections to local resources

✨ Weekly follow-up & a co-created care plan
This program is open to all expectant and new parents — mothers, fathers, partners, adoptive parents, LGBTQ+ families, BIPOC communities, those who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss, and more.
Available in English & Spanish.
📞 Call or text 1-888-823-7262

📧 Email or reach out at maternalmentalhealthnow.org/sana

🕘 Mon–Fri | 9 AM–5 PM PST
“Sana Sana colita de rana. Si no sanas hoy, sanarás mañana.”

Heal heal, little frog. If you don’t heal today, you will heal tomorrow. 🐸💕

06/14/2026

What if the most important thing a patient never says out loud… is something you’re trained to notice? 👀

Perinatal depression and anxiety often hide behind “I’m just tired” or a forced smile. As a provider, you’re often the first person to see the signs — but only if you know what to look for, and where to send someone next.

That’s exactly what we’re here for.

🎓 Free, CE-accredited trainings (live & self-paced)
📋 Screening tools & ready-to-use practice materials
🗺️ A growing LA County resource directory for warm referrals

In LA County, 1 in 4 birthing people report a depressed mood during pregnancy or postpartum — and 72% never get treatment. You could be the difference.

Curious what’s available to you? Link in bio, or visit www.maternalmentalhealthnow.org

06/11/2026

Q***r and trans birthing people face unique mental health challenges and too often, the systems meant to support them fall short. As a provider, birthworker, or caregiver, you have the power to change that experience.

Our Q***r & Trans Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit is a free digital resource designed to help you show up more fully for your q***r and trans patients and families. Inside you’ll find educational resources, practical guidance, and connections to additional trainings and support services so you can move beyond awareness and into action.

Whether you’re building foundational knowledge or looking for tools you can apply in your work right away, this toolkit meets you where you are.

Your patients deserve care that truly sees them. This is a great place to start. 💛

📥 Download it free in our link in bio. ***r ***rprovider

06/10/2026

Do you know what Strength in Tiny Steps is? 👇🏾

If you’re a Black mother who has or has had a baby in the NICU, keep reading. Because this might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

The NICU is a world most people don’t understand unless they’ve lived it. The beeping machines. The tiny hands. The rollercoaster of hope and fear. The exhaustion that lives in your bones. And through all of it, you’re expected to stay strong often without a space that truly sees you.

That’s where Strength in Tiny Steps: Black NICU Family Circle comes in.

This is a free, peer-run support group created specifically for Black mothers navigating the NICU journey whether your baby is there right now, or within the last three years.

It’s facilitated by Dominique DjeDje and Summer McBride: two Black mothers who have sat in those same hospital chairs, loved those same tiny babies, and come out the other side.

They built this space because they wished it had existed for them.

Here, you’ll find:

💛 A community that gets it without explanation

🏆 Celebration of every milestone, no matter how small

📚 Resources tailored to Black NICU families

💬 A safe, affirming space to feel whatever you feel

Because you deserve more than survival. You deserve a village.

📅 Every Tuesday
🕛 12:00 – 1:15 PM
💻 Virtual via Zoom
💰 Completely free to attend

To join, register at the link in bio and schedule your brief introductory call. A facilitator will reach out personally to welcome you. 🤍

StrengthInTinySteps

06/08/2026

06/03/2026

We offer self-paced, CE-accredited online courses designed for birth workers, clinicians, and care providers who are ready to deepen their knowledge, practice, and commitment to equitable care.

Our courses cover:

🌟 Bringing Light to Motherhood (12 CE hrs meets PMH-C basic training)
🌈 Q***r & Trans Perinatal Mental Health
⚖️ Intersectionality & Perinatal Mental Health
🔍 What to Know & How to Screen
🩺 The Role of OB-GYN in Screening & Care
👶 The Role of Pediatrics in Screening & Care
🌿 Miscarriage, Stillbirth & Infant Death
💊 My Baby Would Be Better Off Without Me

All trainings are rooted in racial and gender justice because every birthing person deserves compassionate, informed care.

Ready to learn?

👉 Tap the link in our bio to browse courses and register for the one that speaks to you.

06/01/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Maternal Mental Health NOW!

We see you, we support you, and we’re here for your whole journey. 💜

Here’s what’s available for our q***r and trans community this month:

📅 NEW TIME AND DAY — Your Q***r Parenting Journey Support Group is now every Monday · 3:00–4:15 PM via Zoom.

A free, virtual space for q***r and trans birthing people to connect, process, and build community. All are welcome. 💛

🎓 Trans & Q***r Perinatal Mental Health Training — Now Available!

Equip yourself with the tools to support q***r and trans birthing families. Whether you’re a provider, org, or community member — this training is for you.

📚 Q***r & Trans Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit

A go-to resource for providers, organizations, and community members navigating perinatal mental health with a q***r and trans lens.

🤝 Pregnant Together
Conference 2026

A conference centering equity, community care, and support for all birthing families → pregnanttogether.com

Want to stay up to date on everything we have happening this month and beyond?

Sign up for our newsletter at maternalmentalhealthnow.org 💌

05/29/2026

We’re proud to offer a 6-hour trauma-informed, justice-driven training built by and for the q***r and trans community.

Designed for birth workers, mental health clinicians, and care providers ready to show up fully for q***r, trans, and nonbinary folks across the perinatal journey.

✨ Real tools. Lived experience. Systemic analysis. Reflective practice.

✨ 6 CE hours for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs, LEPs & psychologists (CA BBS & CA Board of Psychology)

✨ Free for q***r & trans community members

Head over to the link in bio to request your discount code
Because affirming care isn’t optional. It’s essential. 💜