Helpline (951) 686-HELP
Women
Women

Women

Women can face a range of mental health challenges and may need support depending on their life stage, or, for example, if they are pregnant or postpartum. Whether it’s support for self-care or a crisis, there are a range of supports for women to help them foster well-being, and customized help if they are pregnant or new moms. Below are easy to access supports for women, generally, as well as pregnant and postpartum women and new moms. Please also see our parent and caregiver page for additional supports, and find resources by using the links provided here:

Immediate Crisis

If you or someone you care about is in emotional distress or crisis and needs immediate help, call the Helpline at 951-686-HELP anytime to speak with trained professionals confidentially and for free. They can assist you in accessing mental health services in Riverside County. The National Crisis line is also available, call or text 988 24/7. If emergency medical care is needed, call 9-1-1 or go to the emergency room of the nearest hospital.

Mental Health Urgent Care

If you are having a mental health crisis, and need counseling and nursing, or psychiatric medications, you can call or walk into a Riverside County 24/7 Mental Health Urgent Care location (locations and more info available here). Whether you are in crisis or just need someone to talk to, all services are voluntary and do not require an appointment, open 24/7, and available to all regardless of insurance or ability to  pay.

National Institute of Mental Health

NIMH provides expertise on why women’s mental health is important, an overview of the symptoms of mental health disorders in women, resources for women such as video on mental health, and health hotlines.  

www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/women-and-mental-health

Mamás y Bebés (Mothers and Babies)

Postpartum depression affects hundreds of thousands of women each year, but only a small percentage of them seek treatment. Pregnancy and postpartum support groups are available in Riverside County.

An 8-week individual or group support program that is a mood management course provided during and after pregnancy for women at risk of postpartum depression.

Program Provider: Riverside Community Health Foundation
Mid-County region (Perris to Temecula)
Contact: Terri Akens
Terri@rchf.org

Program Provider: Reach Out
Western region (Corona to Moreno Valley)
Contact: Alejandra Arias
alejandra@we-reachout.org

Program Provider: California Health Collaborative
Desert region (Banning/Beaumont to Blythe)
Contact: Vanessa Ramirez
vramirez@healthcollaborative.com

Text4Baby

Provides pregnant women and new moms with information they need to take care of their health and give their babies the best possible start in life. Topics include birth defects prevention, immunization, nutrition, seasonal flu, mental health, oral health and safe sleep. Women who sign up for the service by texting BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411 receive free SMS text messages each week, timed to their due date or baby’s date of birth.

www.text4baby.org