Guelph Community Post-Partum
Support Services

89 Wyndham Street N
Guelph, ON N1H 4E9
Call Shelly at (519) 821-5363


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INFORMATION/SUPPORT ON THE WEB

PASS-CAN (Post-partum Adjustment Support Services - Canada)
http://www.passcan.com
       PASS-CAN, formerly know as Aid For New Mothers, is a registered charity founded in 1974 in Toronto, Ontario. Their mission is to help postpartum parents successfully navigate through the social and emotional challenges of the postpartum period. PASS-CAN is the national clearinghouse for information on postpartum emotional and social issues.


Depression After Delivery
http://www.behavenet.com/dadinc/
       Depression After Delivery, Inc. is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1985 by Nancy Berchtold after experencing her own postpartum complications. The corporation was formed to provide support for women with postpartum depression.


Moms Online
http://www.momsonline.com/
       Moms Online exists to entertain, inform, educate, and support Moms through its interactive forum on America Online. Both the staff of Moms Online and the public contribute content on the site.

The Post Partum Depression Pro
    http://www.momsonline.com/pros/ppd/home.asp
Karen Kleiman is the professional overseeing the PPD section of the "Ask the Pro" section of Moms Online. She is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder and director of the Postpartum Stress Center near Philadelphia, where she treats women with postpartum depression and their families. Past advice from Karen is posted on the site.


ParentsPlace.com
http://rainforest.parentsplace.com/
      ParentsPlace.com is a commercial web site that believes that "parents are the best resource for other parents in the adventure of child-rearing."

OnLine Discussion On Post Partum Depression
    http://rainforest.parentsplace.com/dialog/get/postdepression6.html
The Post Partum Depression Bulletin Board consists of a fairly active newsgroup-like discussion. There are also archives of previous discussions available.


Online PPD Support Group
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/4665/
      The page is devoted to mothers and families affected by Post Partum Depression. The members of the Online PPD Support Group find information, advice, and support through a PPD List (mail group) and a chat room on Another.net. There are also excellent links to other sites on the Web.


Wellington-Dufferin Mental Health Resources
http://www.freespace.net/mentalhealth/
       The site provides information on a wide variety mental health topics. There is information on services located in Guelph-Wellington, where to go to get help, and facts and numbers about mental health in Guelph-Wellington.


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