Free Postpartum Support Alabama — PSI Chapter Peer Mentors & Hotline
The Postpartum Support International (PSI) Alabama Chapter is the state arm of the leading global organization for perinatal mental health. The chapter provides free peer support, education, and connection for pregnant people, new parents, and families across Alabama — Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, and rural counties alike.
What to Expect
PSI’s free supports include the national online support groups (weekly virtual peer groups led by trained PSI volunteers), the Chat with an Expert program (free consultation calls with PSI’s clinical experts), and the 1:1 peer mentor program — which matches Alabama parents with a trained peer mentor who has lived experience of perinatal mental health challenges and is now in recovery.
PSI HelpLine — 24/7 Free
The PSI HelpLine is free and confidential, available 24/7 by call or text at 1-833-943-5746 (1-833-9-HELP4MOMS). Trained volunteers provide basic information, peer support, and referrals in English and Spanish, with interpreter services in 60 additional languages. The HelpLine is not a crisis line but it can connect callers to crisis resources when needed.
Who This Group Is For
Pregnant Alabamians, new parents (any gender), partners, and family members navigating perinatal mental health challenges — postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, perinatal mood disorders, birth trauma, infertility-related grief, perinatal loss, or any difficult emotional experience during pregnancy or the first year postpartum.
Why Peer Support Works
Perinatal mental health challenges are often hidden by shame and the cultural pressure to feel only joy about a new baby. Peer mentors and support groups break that isolation by connecting Alabama parents with others who have lived through similar experiences and reached the other side.
How to Join
Visit psichapters.com/al to fill out the form to connect with a local PSI Alabama volunteer near you. Call or text the PSI HelpLine at 1-833-943-5746 for immediate peer support. Browse PSI’s national online support groups (free) at postpartum.net/get-help/psi-online-support-meetings.