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Real people, ready to listen, most of them around the clock. You don't need to be in crisis to reach out.
In immediate danger? Call 911Free, confidential 24/7 support in a crisis or emotional distress. In NYC, NYC 988 counselors answer, with interpreters in 200+ languages.
Free, confidential 24/7 support for pregnant and postpartum people and their families, in English and Spanish.
Not a crisis line: leave a confidential message and a trained volunteer calls or texts back with support and resources.
NYC's 24/7 hotline for domestic violence, abuse, or sexual assault: safety planning and shelter help. Live chat online.
Your health & your baby
A doula supports you emotionally and physically through pregnancy, birth and the weeks after. Many New Yorkers can get one for free.
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NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Free doula support during pregnancy, birth and postpartum for Medicaid-eligible New Yorkers in priority ZIP codes, shelters or foster care, and pregnant teens. Call to check eligibility and get matched.
Healthy Start Brooklyn (NYC Health Department)
Free birth doulas for pregnant people living in Central and Eastern Brooklyn, offering support before, during and after birth. Check your ZIP code on the program page before calling.
Community doula organization offering birth and postpartum doula care rooted in reproductive justice. Sliding-scale fees, and free care for eligible families through the Citywide Doula Initiative.
Caribbean Women's Health Association
Free community doulas for eligible pregnant and postpartum New Yorkers in priority ZIP codes across Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.
Languages: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and Queens, with Caribbean Women's Health Association and Ancient Song
Free community doula care for people who are pregnant or recently gave birth and get care at Elmhurst or Queens Hospital, regardless of immigration status.
Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership
Free doulas for pregnant people at 32 to 40 weeks in Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx: prenatal and postpartum home visits, a birth plan, and support in labor.
Mama Glow Foundation
Citywide Doula Initiative partner matching eligible pregnant people in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens with a free, trained community doula.
Brownsville nonprofit offering free doula support from mid-pregnancy through postpartum, a breast milk depot with lactation help, and monthly diapers for families.
