Parent’s Health and Wellbeing
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.” As this saying suggests, it is difficult to be the parents we want to be when we are not well cared for ourselves. The following programs offer specialized health or mental health services focused on parents (or adults in general).
Everyone
Nationally
Cost:
Call or Text 988, or Chat on the Website 988lifeline.org
Adults or children who qualify for Medicaid or are uninsured in Durham, Orange, Wake, Johnston, Mecklenburg and Cumberland counties
Services are provided at individual health professionals’ offices or virtually during the pandemic
Cost:
Contact the Alliance Access and Information Center at 800-510-9132, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or visit alliancehealthplan.org. Relay is offered for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind and speech-impaired callers by dialing 711 or 800-735-2962.
Anyone experiencing domestic violence or sexual violence
Durham County
Cost:
All of DCRC’s services are free and confidential.
Call our 24-hour help line 919-403-6562
General Questions: 919-403-9425 or info@durhamcrisisresponse.org
Spanish-speaking families (children 6+ years-old and adults)
We have clinics in Durham, NC and Siler City, NC
Cost:
We partner with a diverse array of funding sources to ensure that our care is affordable and accessible. Please call to obtain specific information for your situation.
We currently accept Medicaid, Health Choice, and Medicare. Additionally, we are a contracted IPRS provider with the following Managed Care Organizations: Alliance Behavioral Health, Cardinal Innovations, and Sandhills.
Please visit our elfuturo-nc.org or call (919) 688-7101 for more information about our walk-in clinic.
Specifically for BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) parents or caregivers; however, our affinity groups are open to any parent or caregiver of a Black child
Durham, NC and surrounding areas
Cost:
PAAC Membership Fee for the school community (depends on level of commitment). Circles of Hope groups are free to parents/caregivers.
Visit our website epic-nc.org, email info@epic-nc.org, or join our network to stay abreast of scheduled events, programming, and volunteer opportunities.
Any family of a newborn baby in Durham County
Nurses visit families in their homes; telehealth visits are also available as needed
Cost:
Call the bilingual scheduling number at 919-385-0777 or sign up online at ccfhnc.org/fcd-sign-up/
We are creating spaces and support for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other Birthing People of Color and their families
Durham area
Cost:
MAAME, Inc. offers all services on a sliding scale based on the birthing person’s individual need. For clients who don’t qualify for the community-based doula program, they will still have access to affordable doula support for birth or postpartum.
Consultations are free.
Birthing alone or with barriers should never be an option. We are here to help. Request services through the intake form found at maameinc.org/general-intake or call (919) 709-3120 to get connected
Pregnant people and new parents
Services are available across North Carolina (including Durham)
Cost:
For immediate support, reach out to the national maternal mental health hotline: call or text 1-833-943-5746 (1-833-9-HELP4MOMS).
Fill out the form at postpartum.net/psi-support to be connected to a local coordinator.
Cost:
We suggest a donation of $20 for a visit. It is not required.
Call: 919-407-8154,
Email appointments@samaritanhealthcenter.org, or
See new patient information on our bilingual website: https://www.samaritanhealthcenter.org/
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