MedEd PPD

Get Help

If you are thinking about hurting yourself or your baby, please get help right away.
You can:

Call a suicide hotline (free)
- PPDMOMS.org: 1-800-PPDMOMS or 1-800-773-6667
  http://www.1800ppdmoms.org
- National Hopeline Network: 1-800-784-2433
  http://www.hopeline.com/
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (has hotlines for every state)
  Life line: 1-800-273-8255
  http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  1-888-333-2377
  http://www.afsp.org
Go to a hospital emergency room
Call your obstetrician or primary care provider
If you have a mental health provider, call their emergency number
Call your local crisis hotline
Tell someone you trust about what you are feeling; they can help you contact the services listed above

Additional Information

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/default.asp

Mental Health Bill of Rights for Psychiatric Treatment
http://www.healthyminds.org/patientsbillofrights.cfm

Journal of the American Medical Association Patient Page on Suicide
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/293/20/2558