The POEM (Perinatal Outreach & Encouragement for Moms) program offers free parent-to-parent support and connections to mental health care and community resources for moms and birthing persons in Ohio. POEM serves as a single-entry point of care through the perinatal (pregnancy and postpartum) period.
POEM provides a talk/text support line, mentoring, support groups, access to specialized clinical services, and collaboration with MHAOhio’s Get Connected program to aid in housing, legal, and case management needs. The Rise branch of POEM provides services exclusively by and for Black and African American moms and birthing persons.
Working closely with mental health care organizations, providers, advocates, and people seeking mental health resources on a daily basis gives the POEM team a complete picture of maternal mental health. POEM is the only program of its kind, and one of the largest and longest-running Peer-led maternal mental health programs in the U.S.
POEM Rise provides services exclusively by and for Black mothers, including a providers of color network.
POEM Services
Learn more about our services for pregnant and postpartum moms and birthing persons.
For Professionals
Support your clients who are experiencing maternal mental health challenges.
Become a Volunteer
Learn how you can use your experience to support other moms and birthing persons.
POEM is the Ohio chapter of Postpartum Support International (PSI), the leading authority on perinatal mental health.
Program Funders
ADAMH Board of Franklin County Columbus Public Health contractor for HRSA Maternal-Child Health Bureau Healthy Start Program Columbus Public Healthcontractor for Ohio Department of Health Maternal-Child Health Program Osteopathic Heritage Foundations United Way of Central Ohio
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General Contact
For general inquiries, information for providers or all other non-urgent matters please contact Becca Alexander, Program Manager, 614-221-1441 x106.
