# Postpartum Support International (PSI)

Organization · id `maternal:postpartum-support-international` · Maternal & Newborn Atlas · release `c7fb95f1d15a7d13` (public)

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Browse, life stage: Pregnancy; Postpartum  
Browse, care area: Mental health  

## In plain language

A non-profit organisation, founded in 1987, that offers information, a telephone help line, online support groups and trained volunteers for people affected by mood and anxiety problems around childbirth. NIMH names it as an example of a support group.

## Technical summary

Started in 1987 in Santa Barbara, California, by Jane Honikman, and set up as a legal non-profit in 1989 (PSI About Us page). Its stated mission is to raise awareness of the mental health problems that surround childbearing and to support their prevention and treatment, worldwide. The page lists a toll-free help line offered in English and in Spanish, weekly online support groups, area support coordinators and training. No ROR identifier was found. The page carries no date for its usage counts, which are not repeated here. PSI is a peer-support organisation, not a source of clinical evidence.

## Connected pages

- Peer support and information: Perinatal depression (mother) (`maternal:perinatal-depression`)

## Provenance

Content hash: f6a40192398347ccd1dabaf16e7c1b7c25f264d4fdae3a15a55d4d662741b022
Last substantive edit: 2026-10-14
Evidence last checked: 2026-10-14