Postpartum Depression Healthcare Provider

Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Healthcare Provider Information

For information, referral,
and treatment conact:
1-800-328-3838
NJ Department of Health
and Senior Services
24/7 Family Health Line or visit
www.njspeakup.gov

To learn more about the signs and
symptoms of PPD click here.

If a woman experiencing PPD, or a family member calls the 1-800 postpartum depression line, confidential information will be asked by a trained counselor. The client can expect some of the following questions: *name *age *gender *county of residence

Note: Callers are NOT required to answer in order to receive information or referral assistance. Language line services are utilized if the client does not speak English.

If a client or family member asks for PPD treatment services, she/he is kept on the phone and is warm line transferred to a clinician at the University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) Access Center (available 24/7). Bilingual services are available. The UBHC clinician is expected to provide an initial phone screening, assessment and support to callers, as well as referral, if needed. It is anticipated that the client may:

• be referred to the clinical services provider in the caller's home county, to be seen within 5 days

• be referred for emergent clinical response to the Screening Center in the county where the client resides

• not be referred for further clinical services based on screening and assessment or based on client choice.
  If the client permits, the UBHC clinician will follow up to see if the client has received treatment services.

Potential benefit of a referral throught the NJDoHSS Family Health Line 1-800/UBHC process:

• The client will be seen in 5 business days

• A client who is uninsured / underinsured can be covered (up to 12 visits) under this PPD clinical services program

• A client's primary health insurance will be taken into account when clinical services are being arranged.
  

CONTINUING EDUCATION

As a part of the NJ Deparment of Health and Senior Services "Speak Up When You're Down" Postpartum Depression awareness initiative, the Northern NJ Maternal / Child Health Consortium is facilitating a number of professional education programs.

For information on upcoming educational events on PPD, please call the Northern Consortium's education coordinator at
201-843-7400 and visit our "Professional Education" web page.

To view the NJ State Deparment of Health of and Senior Services educational brochure "Speak Up When You're Down" click here. To order free brochures, contact our education coordinator at 201-843-7400.

Click here for more resources about depression and postpartum depression.

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