Resources & Referrals
At the top of the page, here are some resources. Towards, the bottom, you'll find referrals to different types of providers. We enjoy collaboration with other professionals and working hard to make sure that our patients receive the care they need.
Resources
Mental Illness:
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Couples:
Managing vs. Resolving Conflict, The Gottman Institute
Trying to Conceive Ovulation Calendar
Adoptees
Not Black Enough. Not Mexican Enough. Not Cool Enough. Simply Not Enough.
National Council for Adoption: Share Your Story
In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Reproductive Trauma (Infertility, Miscarriage, Ectopic Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Perinatal Loss, Neonatal death, Premature Birth, and Birth Trauma):
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Pregnancy Association, Trying to Conceive
The National Infertility Association
Star Legacy Foundation Family Support Hotline
Still Missed Parent Support Group (miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death) at Amita, 2nd Tuesday of every Month 7:30-9pm
Flutter By Hope: Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Awareness, and Support
Find a Support Group for Infertility
Find a Support Group for Pregnancy and Infant Loss; Pregnancy after Loss
OCD: Perinatal Resource Center
Peer Support Group for Reproductive Trauma or Perinatal Support
Expectant Parents-Biological
People of Color who are Birthing Persons
Chicago Birth Works Collective: birthing and post-partum support
Expectant Parents-Adoptive
10 Ways Adoptive Parents Can Get a Head Start on Adoption
New Parents or Parents in the Post-Partum/Post-Adoptive Period
Breastfeeding Support: LaLeche League
Post-Partum Support International
Perinatal Mental Health Support
What Is a Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder?
Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder Informational Flier
The National Council on Adoption
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
Parents
Emotion Coaching, The Gottman Institute
Support for Eating & Feeding Difficulties: The Ellyn Satter Institute
7 Habits of Highly Playful Parents
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Adoptive Families: Trans-racial and/or International Adoption
In My Skin: Supporting Positive Racial Identity in Black Children
In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Eating Disturbances
Referrals
Fertility Care
Dr. Hickey, Hinsdale Center for Reproduction
Gynecological & Obstetric Care
Midwifery: for women with histories of trauma, you may wish to consider receiving routine gynecological care from a Certified Nurse Midwife. The model of midwifery is trauma-informed, more focused on holistic treatment of the person, and emotional support
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Pediatricians
University of Chicago Adoption Center
Pediatric Neurology
Psychiatry
Children & Teens
Alliance Clinical Services Drs. Villasenor & Pae
Dr. Chand