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: 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.
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
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
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 Sibling Registry - www.donorsiblingregistry.com
Surrogate.com - https://surrogate.com/about-surrogacy/
EM*POWER (Embryo Donation) - https://empowerdonation.com
All Things Surrogacy - http://allthingssurrogacy.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
National Center for Transgender 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
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
Childfree Living
Live Childfree - https://livechildfree.com