A local post partum support program is available for mothers and their partners with a new baby (up to one year old) and experiencing post partum anxiety or depression. Referrals are typically made through a public health nurse, physician, midwife, social worker or community agency.  Self referrals may also be made directly to Traci McGee as one of two program counsellors who deliver program services in the Greater Victoria area (Capital Regional District).

The program was established in 1990 by the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health. At present, the Queen Alexandra Centre administers the program as part of the Vancouver Island Health Authority, Generous and consistent funding for the local post partum program is provided by the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children.

• Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA)
  
  This site includes post partum information about:
  
  
  • Baby Blues
  • Public Health Nursing Services
  • Community Services Directory

    Hint: To find a "best babies" group in your area, click on "Community Services Directory" and search for "best babies"

  

• BC Women's Hospital (Vancouver)

This site includes information on the following reproductive mental health issues:

• Psychiatric Disorders
• Best Practices Guidelines
• Self Care Guide
• Provincial Steering Committee
• Affiliations & Partnerships
• Women's Voices
• Resources
  
  

• Pacific Post Partum Support Society

This site includes information about:

• Women's stories
• Information for Dads
• Web Resources

• Book list at Post Partum Support International

• Women's Health: Different Faces of Post Partum Depression and Anxiety by Traci McGee, MA, RCC, RMFT (The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis: May 2007)

• Women and Reproductive Health by Shaila Misri, MD, and Xanthoula Kostaras, BSc (The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis: July 2002)