Crisis lines

Call 911
  • Universal emergency number for the United States

Crisis Text Line
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
​Resolve Crisis Services
  • https://www.upmc.com/services/behavioral-health/resolve-crisis-services
  • 24-hour hotline: 1 888 YOU CAN (1 888 796 8226)
  • Non-urgent: 412 864 5004
  • Walk-in crisis center: 333 North Braddock Ave., Pittsburgh, 15208
  • Mental health crisis intervention, free to Allegheny County residents. Call, walk-in, or request Mobile Crisis Team come to you to provide support and stabilization.

National Resources

Fertility Authority
  • fertilityauthority.com
  • From their site: "A comprehensive, interactive online network for women and men seeking fertility and infertility information, advice, exclusive pricing, and appointments. "

IARC Surrogacy
My Egg Bank
  • myeggbank.com
  • ​"In 2010, Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) established My Egg Bank North America (MEB-NA), a network of high quality infertility centers providing frozen donor egg bank services to patients across the United States and Canada. " 
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Path2Parenthood
  • path2parenthood.org
  • Inclusive, progressive organization helping people create families of their choice through outreach, education. Free and available to all. LGBTQ pathways to parenthood. Single-man pathways. Single-woman pathways. Guide to Infertility. Pathways for those living with HIV and hoping to parent. 

Postpartum Support International
  • www.postpartum.net
  • ​Helpline offering rapid referral to local services: 800 944 4PPD (4773)
  • From their site: Provide "support, education, advocacy, and research for people living with mental illness" and " increase awareness...[of] the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum." 
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Pregnancy After Loss Support
  • pregnancyafterlosssupport.org
  • From their site: "Choosing hope after fear while nurturing grief....ensuring that every mom and her partner who is experiencing pregnancy after loss is able to find support and connection among both peers and health care professionals who understand and validate the unique and complex experience of pregnancy after a previous perinatal or child death."
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Resolve
  • resolve.org
  • The National Infertility Association dedicated to helping "all people challenged in their family building journey reach resolution through being empowered by knowledge, supported by community, united by advocacy, and inspired to act."

Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
  • sart.org
  • A great organization to use to find quality assisted reproduction clinics, compare statistical outcomes, find predictor tools, and detailed information about ART techniques and procedures. 
 
Star Legacy Foundation
  • starlegacyfoundation.org
  •  952 715 7731
  • National offices and 20+ chapters across the United States
  • From their site: "To increase awareness, support research, promote education, and encourage advocacy and family support regarding stillbirth, pregnancy loss, and neonatal death.....We believe many of the 26,000 annual stillbirths and additional neonatal deaths in the United States are preventable."  

The North American Menopause Society
The Trevor Project
Trans Lifeline
Local Resources

Aching Arms Support Group
  • Achingarmspgh.com
  • The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center
  • 5324 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, 15224
  • Parent-led support group for those who have lost a child 

Alexis Joy D'Achille
  • alexisjoyfoundation.org
  • Local perinatal support helpline: 412 578 4030
  • West Penn Hospital number: 412 578 5000
  • West Penn Hospital, 4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15224
  • The Alexis Joy D'Achille Foundation for Postpartum Depression, 9970 Parkland Dr., Wexford, PA, 15090
  • Support for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
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Better Stories/Tripp Psychiatry
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh Infertility Support Group
  • The Children's Home of Pittsburgh
  • The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center
  • 5324 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, 15224
  • Support group for those who have lost a child
  • Contact me at michelle@forwardwellnesscounseling.com for the 2020 schedule

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Bereaved Parents Support Group
  • 412 692 3585
  • The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center
  • 5324 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, 15224
  • Hosted by the Supportive Care Department of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. For bereaved families who have been part of the hospital.

Cognitive Behavior Institute Center for Marriage and Family
Community for Emotionally-Focused Therapy in Pittsburgh
  • pgheft.org
  • Find a competent EFT-trained therapist.  From their site: “An EFT therapist helps couples and families stop repetitive negative interactions and find nurturance and support by strengthening their emotional bond."  

Counseling and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh
  • counselingwellnesspgh.com
  • Therapy, marriage counseling, and family solutions: Provides therapy and wellness services to individuals, couples, and families of Western Pennsylvania (Wexford, Pittsburgh, Monroeville, McCandless, South Hills)

Healing Hearts Infant Bereavement Resources
  • Cribsforkids.org
  • 412 322 5680
  • Cribs for Kids
  • 5450 Second Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15207
  • Assists, supports, and provides resource material for families who have experienced crisis in pregnancy or infant death

Heart of Central PA Grief and Loss Support Program
  • info@heartofpa.org
  • CHOICES
  • 2214 N. Atherton St., State College, PA, 16801
  • HEART (Helping Empty Arms Recover Together) of Central PA is an organization that provides support to those who have experienced pregnancy loss, stillbirth, infant death, and/or fertility issues. 

Lost & Found
  • pittsburghbereavementdoulas.com
  • 412 281 4400
  • Three Rivers Milk Bank
  • 3127 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, 15201
  • Family-driven support group for those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. 

MAYA Organization Swissvale
  • mayaorganization.org
  • 412 945 7670
  • 7451 Washington Ave
  • Swissvale, PA 15218 
  • From their site: "Our mission is to provide education and promote the healing process in order to enable women and families to break the cycle of generational trauma and foster the optimal physical and mental development of their children."

Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank
  • midatlanticmilkbank.org
  • 412 281 4400
  • 3127 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, 15201
  • From their site: "A non-profit organization that improves the health and survival of medically vulnerable infants by providing pasteurized donor breast milk."
Oli's Angels
  • 412-616-9579
  • gisele@forgoodpgh.org; kristen@forgoodpgh.org
  • forgoodpgh.org
  • For Good PGH
  • 910 Braddock Ave., Braddock, PA, 15104
  • From their FB page: "Oli's Angels is aiming to provide comprehensive resources and support to low income and at-risk families before, during, and after any birth experience....pregnancy and infant loss services are included. We provide the following services: Doula services; Lactation support and education; Family resources; Peer support groups."

OCD Spectrum: Pittsburgh's Premier OCD and Anxiety Disorder Treatment Center 
​Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
  • paar.net
  • 1 866 ENDRAPE (1 866 363 7273)
  • PAAR is a 24-hour crisis intervention, counseling, and advocacy resource for victims of sexual assault and abuse. 

Pittsburgh Bereavement Doulas
  • pittsburghbereavementdoulas.com
  • Heather Bradley at 412-901-9568
  • From their site: "Pittsburgh Bereavement Doulas exists to support grieving parents following the loss of a pregnancy or an infant. We help  create a space where parents and their loved ones can mourn and celebrate the lives of their children across their spectrum of need — from assisting with immediate practical decisions to providing ongoing physical and emotional care."
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Still Remembered
  • stillremembered.org
  • 412 447 8455
  • Bethel Park, PA, 15102
  • Often meet: Panera Bread restaurant in Galleria Mall, 1500 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, 15228
  • The Still Remembered Project provides bereaved parents and families Christian-based support and encouragement for a loss due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. ​

For care providers

Resolve Through Sharing
  • gundersenhealth.org/resolve-through-sharing/
  • From their site: "Resolve Through Sharing bereavement training [is] the 'gold standard' in perinatal bereavement education.....We deliver evidence-based education and training to those who provide dignified and compassionate care for patients and families experiencing loss through death and dying."