Reproductive & Chronic Illness Therapy — Serving Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia & Virginia
Resources
In Case of Emergency
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please immediately call 911 or visit your local Emergency Room.
Call or text the suicide & crisis hotline 24/7 - text/call 988 or go to https://988lifeline.org
If you are feeling suicidal, you can also call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800.273.8255.
If you live in Montgomery County, MD, you can also call the Montgomery County Crisis Center at 240.777.4000.
NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS - Call or text The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA. It’s available 24/7 and can connect you with needed resources/support.
The Trevor Project crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth - call, chat, or text 24/7.
Infertility
Infertility reading list - https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/bookshelf/mhpg-bibliography881
Communities of Color reading list - https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/bookshelf/memberpublications
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) - https://www.reproductivefacts.org
RESOLVE - https://resolve.org
Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) - https://www.sart.org
The psychological impact of infertility - https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/education/infertilityimpact
RESOLVE page for current legislation issues - https://resolve.org/take-action/our-issues/current-legislation/
The Broken Brown Egg (emphasis on the Black experience of infertility) - www.thebrokenbrownegg.org
Fertility for Colored Girls (and guys) - www.fertilityforcoloredgirls.org
Hopeful Mama Foundation - https://hopefulmamafoundation.org
Third Party Recipients
Third Party Reproduction reading list - https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/bookshelf/mhpg-bibliography881272
Children’s Books on Third Party Reproduction - booksfordonoroffspring.blogspot.com and https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/bookshelf/mhpg-bibliography842
Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys: https://adoptionart.org/find-an-attorney/
Path2Parenthood - www.PATH2PARENTHOOD.org
Donor Sibling Registry - www.DonorSiblingRegistry.com
Parents via Egg Donation - www.pved.org
The Donor Conception Network - http://www.dcnetwork.org
ART: Talking to Children About Assisted Reproduction Technology - www.artparenting.org
Embryo Donation Support - http://embryodonationsupport.com
Donor Conception Journal Club - https://dcjournalclub.substack.com/
Surrogate.com - https://surrogate.com/about-surrogacy/
EMPOWER with Moxi (Embryo Donation) - www.empowerwithmoxi.com
All Things Surrogacy - http://allthingssurrogacy.org
Donor Conceived Community - https://donorconceivedcommunity.org/
US Donor Conceived Council - https://www.usdcc.org/
Pregnancy Loss & Baby Loss
Pregnancy Loss reading list - https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/bookshelf/mhpg-bibliography881454
Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support - www.nationalshare.org
MISS Foundation - https://missfoundation.org
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB) - www.climb-support.org
Still Standing Magazine - https://stillstandingmag.com
Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS) - https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.com
The Compassionate Friends - https://www.compassionatefriends.org/find-support/online-communities/online-support/
Return to Zero HOPE - https://rtzhope.org
LGBTQ+ Family Building
Books for children - booksfordonoroffspring.blogspot.com and https://connect.asrm.org/mhpg/bookshelf/mhpg-bibliography842
GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) - www.glad.org
Family Equality Council - http://www.familyequality.org
Advocates for Trans Equality - https://transequality.org
Gay Parents to Be - www.gayparentstobe.com
Rainbow Families, DC - http://www.rainbowfamiliesdc.org/
Lamda Legal (Transgender Legal Info) - https://www.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-parenting-faq
Men Having Babies - https://menhavingbabies.org
Assisted Reproduction/Adoption Attorneys - https://adoptionart.org
Family Equality (advocacy and support for LGBTQ+ famlies) - https://familyequality.org
Connecting Rainbows (fertility and legal support) - https://connectingrainbows.org
National LGBTQ+ Bar Association (legal resources) - https://lgbtqbar.org
Gays with Kids - https://gayswithkids.com
Single Parents
Choice Moms - www.choicemoms.org
Single Moms by Choice - www.singlemothersbychoice.com
Parents Without Partners - www.parentswithoutpartners.org
Pregnancy & Postpartum
Hyperemesis Education & Research (HER) Foundation - https://www.helpher.org/mothers/
Postpartum Support International (PSI) - https://www.postpartum.net
The Postpartum Stress Center - https://postpartumstress.com
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline - 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262). Available in English and Spanish with free, confidential support 24/7.
Adoption
Creating a Family - https://creatingafamily.org/adoption/resources
PACT (An Adoption Alliance) - www.pactadopt.org
Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) - https://adoptionsupport.org
Barker Adoption Foundation - https://www.barkeradoptionfoundation.org
Adoption Attorneys - https://adoptionart.org
Childfree Living
Live Childfree - https://livechildfree.com
COVID and Long COVID
Therapists who are sensitive to concerns about COVID: www.covidconscioustherapists.com
NAMI Maryland COVID resources: http://namimd.org/coronavirus_resources
Long COVID Support: https://www.longcovid.org
Long COVID Alliance: https://longcovidalliance.org