Alliance for People of Color

Alliance for People of Color We are a program within Postpartum Support International bridging the gap in perinatal support services for families and providers of color.

The Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color was created in February 2017 by Divya B. Kumar, LCSW, ScM, CLC, Jabina Coleman, LSW, IBCLC, and Desirée Israel, LCSW-C to fill the gap in support services for professionals and communities of color around perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. In 2022 the PMHA-POC became a program within PSI, and in the same year Andrea Clark Horton became the Director. Under her guidance the PMHA-POC will continue to fulfill the organization’s mission and vision by building on the foundation of educating, supporting, advocating, and being a resource for providers and communities of color.

During Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, we’re making space for conversations that are too often left unspoken,...
10/12/2026

During Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, we’re making space for conversations that are too often left unspoken, especially the experiences of communities that remain underrepresented in pregnancy loss research and care.

This post was informed by research conducted by the 2025–2026 Early Pregnancy Loss Fellows as part of The Alliance Fellowship Program and presented at the 2026 PSI Conference. Their work examined what existing research tells us—and, importantly, what is still missing—about early pregnancy loss, disenfranchised grief, and mental health among people of color.

Awareness is one step. How we listen, respond, support, and continue learning matters too. 💜

🔗Find PSI resources for loss and grief here: https://loom.ly/gbg1CwQ

Interested in Becoming a PMH-C Coach? 🎉We're building an interest list for Alliance members who are PMH-C certified and ...
10/09/2026

Interested in Becoming a PMH-C Coach? 🎉
We're building an interest list for Alliance members who are PMH-C certified and would like to volunteer as coaches to support future participants preparing for the exam.

Share your experience, knowledge, and encouragement with the next generation of PMH-Cs.

🔗Join the Coach interest list
https://forms.gle/g3Q8A4AiRntpAkuf8

Pregnancy and infant loss can leave us carrying grief, questions, memories, and experiences that are not always easy to ...
10/09/2026

Pregnancy and infant loss can leave us carrying grief, questions, memories, and experiences that are not always easy to put into words. 💛

In recognition of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, join us for The Stories We Carry: A Conversation About Pregnancy and Infant Loss.

The conversation will be hosted by Andrea Clark-Horton, Deputy CEO of Postpartum Support International (PSI), who will guide a conversation rooted in lived experience about loss, navigating grief, the importance of feeling heard and supported, and what families may continue to carry long after a loss.

📅 October 15
⏰ 12 P.M. ET | 9 A.M. PT
🎥 LIVE on YouTube and The Alliance’s social channels

Four new PMH-Cs, one milestone worth celebrating! 🎉🤎Congratulations to our newest PMH-Cs who participated in The Allianc...
10/08/2026

Four new PMH-Cs, one milestone worth celebrating! 🎉🤎
Congratulations to our newest PMH-Cs who participated in The Alliance PMH-C Coaching Program and have now earned their certification!

▶️ Swipe to hear about their experiences with the program and celebrate this achievement with us.

Congratulations! We’re so proud to have been part of your journey. 🎓✨

Did you also participate in our Coaching Program and earn your PMH-C certification? We’d love to hear about your experience! Send us a DM or email us to share your testimonial. 💌

Cultural humility is essential when supporting families through pregnancy and infant loss, recognizing that each family ...
10/07/2026

Cultural humility is essential when supporting families through pregnancy and infant loss, recognizing that each family may experience, name, and honor their loss differently.

At The Alliance, we continue learning together to provide care that recognizes and respects these differences.
We invite you to be part of our community.

Sharing a language doesn't mean sharing one way of naming, caring, or experiencing motherhood. 🌎❤️Across Hispanic commun...
10/06/2026

Sharing a language doesn't mean sharing one way of naming, caring, or experiencing motherhood. 🌎❤️
Across Hispanic communities, there are many countries, accents, words, traditions, and ways of supporting families throughout the perinatal period. Even something as familiar as food, a word for holding a baby, or a pregnancy tradition can look different from one community to another.

In Bolivia, for example, we're sharing an Andean tradition around pregnancy: keeping the pregnant person warm, a practice connected to care, protection, and supporting the mother-to-be. 🇧🇴

For those supporting Hispanic families, cultural humility also means asking before assuming, listening to how each family describes their experience, and recognizing the knowledge they bring with them.

Because many roots can share the same heartbeat without being the same. 💛

💬 What's a word, expression, or perinatal tradition that comes from your country, family, or community?

Your language, professional experience, and the connection you’ve built with the communities you serve are already part ...
10/05/2026

Your language, professional experience, and the connection you’ve built with the communities you serve are already part of what you bring to your practice.

Now you can add specialized perinatal mental health training in Spanish and continue strengthening the tools you use to support Spanish-speaking families. 💜

👉 Take the next step. Register for PSI’s Spanish-language trainings.
🔗 postpartum.net/en-espanol/entrenamientos/

Some losses are visible. Others happen in silence. And some do not receive the recognition or support they deserve.Durin...
10/02/2026

Some losses are visible. Others happen in silence. And some do not receive the recognition or support they deserve.
During Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, we’re making space for all the ways grief can be experienced. 🤍

Each heart in this post represents an experience of loss.
If one is part of your story, leave that heart in the comments as a way to remember and support one another in community. 💬

You don’t have to share your story or explain your loss. Sometimes, a heart is enough to say: I remember. I honor. I’m with you. 🤍

Which heart do you carry with you? 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤🤍

Addressing the maternal mental health crisis means investing in both the services families need and the workforce provid...
10/01/2026

Addressing the maternal mental health crisis means investing in both the services families need and the workforce providing that care.

The Black Maternal Health Momnibus and Moms Matter Act offer important opportunities to strengthen and diversify the perinatal workforce and expand access to culturally responsive care.

▶️ ▶️ ▶️ Swipe to learn why workforce development matters to this work—and to The Alliance.

Huge thanks to for the photos 🤎

10/01/2026

There is life after postpartum psychosis. 💛

Chebet shares an important reminder from her own lived experience: with treatment and support, recovery is possible.

Let’s continue replacing fear and stigma with understanding, compassion, and hope.

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