Blue Shift Project of Yuba-Sutter
Transforming how we screen for, diagnose, and treat Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Support Groups
& Other Resources
Here for you during pregnancy and through your post-partum time.
If you feel that you or a loved one may be suffering from a pregnancy or post-partum mood disorder, we strongly encourage you to contact your healthcare provider.
If you have thoughts of harming yourself, your baby, or others, or if your pregnant or post-partum loved one is exhibiting concerning behaviors, call 911.
Weekly Moms Group
Adventist Health
Weekly Moms Group
Adventist Health
A no-cost, peer-to-peer support group facilitated by Adventist Health staff. A place for moms and babies to meet in a comfortable, supportive, educational, and informational setting.
WHEN: Wednesday Mornings, 10-11:30 am
WHERE: 816 5th Street, Marysville, CA 95901
In the Adventist Health and Rideout Cancer Center Library.
No need to RSVP!
For further information, please get in touch with the lactation office at 530-749-6668.
Stepping with Baby
YCOE FRC & the First 5 Yuba County "Momigas"
A no-cost, peer-to-peer support group facilitated by staff, and moms, trained in a Maternal Mental Health curriculum. A place for caregivers of children 0-5 to gather, ask questions, get support from others, and receive connections and referrals to local resources.
WHEN:
Friday Mornings
March to October
9-10:30 am
WHERE: POW/MIA Park, 1790 Edgewater Circle, Marysville, CA 95901
No need to RSVP!
For further information, please get in touch with the Yuba County Family Resource Center at 530-749-4049.
The Mom Walk Collective
Hosted locally in Yuba City
The goal of The Mom Walk Collective is to help mamas find their village and create meaningful relationships as they navigate the chaos and beauty of motherhood.
Join The Mom Walk Collective of Yuba City to meet local mamas and build you mom community! This group meets at least twice a month for walks and also host other fun events, such as mama and me yoga and family activities.
WHEN & WHERE:
Upcoming Walks and Events are listed on EventZilla.
Stay up-to-date with all information about the local chapter on Instagram and Facebook.
Virtual Classes & Support
Dancy Perinatal
A Postpartum, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Loss Support Online: Building a digital village, one family at a time. Registration is ongoing, and new classes are added all the time.
Topics include:
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Sex and Intimacy After Baby
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After a Bad Birth: On the ath of healing
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Anxious to Anchored
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Partner Prep 101
Sign-up at:
https://www.dancyperinatal.com/classes
Use code "First5Yuba" to waive the registration fee.
For further information, please get in touch (via call or text) with Dancy Perinatal at 916-800-3631.
Peer Support, Navigation & Group Healing Activities
Sedona Project
The Sedona Project exists to fill a gap between crisis and wellness. With the national therapist shortage, The Sedona Project is here to make sure people in Yuba and Sutter Counties have the opportunity to find and maintain healing through connection to other community members. This is done through 3 pillars of support:
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Peer Counseling
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Professional Care Navigation
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Group Healing Activities
NEED HELP? Text or call The Sedona Project at (530) 278-8461 or visit their website or facebook.
Growing Together Program- Prenatal & Postpartum
Partnership Health Plan of California
Partnership HealthPlan of California helps both mom and baby get a healthy start by providing:
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Over-the-phone check-ins and help with access to care and community resources
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Up to $100 in free gift cards for receiving the TDap vaccine, post-partum visits, and well-child visits
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Breastfeeding information and referrals
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Double electric breast pumps are available up to 12 months after births (mother or baby must be a
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English and Spanish spoken – for additional languages, interpreter services are available
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These services are no cost to mothers who are Partnership members.
Call the Growing Together Program (GTP) today to be enrolled.
Phone: (855) 798-8764
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health (MCAH)
Public Health
Developing systems that protect and improve the health of California's women of reproductive age, infants, children, adolescents, and their families and foster health, well-being, and equity across the reproductive life course.
Yuba County Public Health, MCAH
Sutter County Public Health, MCAH
Helping pregnant and parenting individuals who are experiencing symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders such as postpartum depression to develop support plans and coping strategies and, if desired, connect with treatment providers.
Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health
Public Health
Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health (SYBH) provides services to individuals and families who are experiencing serious or ongoing mental health disorders in Yuba and Sutter Counties. Fees for service are based upon the client’s ability to pay. SYBH accepts most medical insurance, Medi-Cal and Medicare.
Main business number:
24-Hour Psychiatric Emergency Services
or Toll-Free 888-923-3800
Open Access Clinic
Open Access Clinic is a walk-in clinic for adults 18 years of age or older in the Sutter-Yuba service area who would like to be assessed for eligibility to receive specialty mental health services.
Click here for hours, locations, and more.
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Support for Dads
Post-Partum Support International
One in ten dads gets postpartum depression, and up to 18% develop a clinically significant anxiety disorder such as generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder at some point during the pregnancy or the first year postpartum.
Whether you are a dad trying to support a partner or you think you may be experiencing a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, we are glad you are here. We want you to know that you are not alone and that by getting the right kind of support, you will get better.
Find more resource for dads at PSI-Help for Dads
Father's Matter
First 5 Yuba County
A no-cost, peer-to-peer support group. A place for fathers, and father-figures, of young children, to ask questions, get support from peers, and receive connections and referrals to local resources. Faciltiated by a Transdiciplinary Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health Practitioner.
WHEN:
Tuesday afternoons, 3:30-4:30 pm. Join anytime!
April 9th-May 14th
May 28th-July 2nd
WHERE:
Yuba County TEAMS Center
TEAMS: Together Everyone Achieves More
120 5th Street, Marysville CA 95901
Register to attend at www.surveymonkey.com/r/YubaDads or call 530-749-4877 for more information.
Walk-Ins welcome.
Quit Smoking Tools
Kick It California
Any woman can develop postpartum depression, but women who smoke are at a higher risk than women who do not smoke. Knowing the signs of postpartum despression, and how to get support, will help protect you and your baby, and help you stay smokefree.
"There are treatments for both depression and smoking. And, even though dealing with depression can be hard, women with postpartum depression can still successfully quit smoking." -Women.Smokefree.gov
For FREE Quit Coaching and Resources:
Visit: www.KickItCA.org
Call: 1-800-300-8086 www.KickItCA.org
Text: "Quit Smoking" or "Quit Vaping" to 66819
Ask: "Alexa, open Stop Smoking Coach"
Download: Kick It CA App
Tell: Your doctor "I'd like to quit smoking."
Emotional Wellness Self-Help Tool
Maternal Mental Health NOW
Helping those who want to become pregnant, are pregnant or just welcomed a baby, understand and manage perinatal depression and anxiety.
This resource has been designed by Maternal Mental Health NOW to help you feel prepared to adjust to the emotional demands, joys, and stressors of trying to conceive, pregnancy and parenting.
Access this self-help tool at MMHnow.org
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Support for Moms
Post-Partum Support International
These no-cost virtual groups are conducted using a peer-to-peer support model and are not intended for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
Groups are 90 minutes in length. The first ~30 minutes is providing information, education and establishing group guidelines. The next ~60 minutes is "talk" time" in which group members share and talk with each other.
TOPICS include:
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Perinatal Mental Health Support
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Loss & Grief Support
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Post-Abortion and Termination for Medical Reasons Support
Review the 20+ support groups available by visiting Postpartum.net
Support for All
Post-Partum Support International
No family is immune from the challenges of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. PSI offers specialized supports for a variety of families and their support systems.
"Welcome to PSI. We are glad you found us.
You are not alone. You are not to blame. With help, you will be well."