Mindfulness practice may help manage stress, regulate emotions and focus our attention while observing thoughts and feelings without judgement to improve well-being. We’d like to share our favorite Mindfulness app, Waking Up.

Here are a few of our favorites:

The Intro Course Discover how to change your experience of the world.

Recommended: Meditation 12 & Meditation 15 on breaking the shackles of thought, and Gratitude

Child and Maternal Health Resources

Project Embrace

(609) 605-0462

Wraparound support for pregnant individuals with substance use disorders, with case managers and specialists that help navigate treatment, social services, finances and support systems. To enroll, individuals must be pregnant at time of referral, live in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester or Salem County have a substance use disorder.

Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey

(973) 268-2280

PMCH’s mission is to meet healthcare needs of women, infants, and children while coordinating education, outreach, and advocacy. The consortium conducts extensive community outreach and educational programs for consumers and providers, runs group discussions, special events, health fairs, and offers bilingual consumer newsletters in languages including Spanish. With the exception of certain professional education services, all services are free.

Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative

(800) 611-8326

SNJPC is a nonprofit agency working to improve the health of pregnant individuals, infants, children and families of South Jersey. It is a state-licensed maternal and child health consortium, coordinating and supporting maternal-fetal and newborn care throughout the seven-county region of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.

PMCH Emotional Well-Being Program

(862) 281-3733

This program offers emotional support during pregnancy and new motherhood, including phone support, virtual support groups, and community education programs, as well as referrals and resources. Collaborators include hospitals, health centers, mental health clinicians, and community organizations in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, and Warren Counties. All services are free. For more information, contact Program Manager Yvelisse Gonzalez at ygonzalez@pmch.org.

Children’s System of Care - PerformCare

(877) 652-7624

PerformCare is a one-door access point that takes any calls for a family in crisis or need, for kids ages 5-18. They provide direct connections and resources and can even send a dispatch team for a crisis. Families are paired with a personal case manager at their county's Care Management Organization who can connect them to services that work with their location and schedule, and offer in-home services if needed. Parents just need to call this number to get started.

Postpartum Wellness Initiative

(856) 675-5295

The Postpartum Wellness warmline provides a collaborative approach to discuss symptoms and supports, and to come up with a plan to feel better. Program staff can answer questions, provide support and help women to navigate the system of care to get into the right treatment for them.

Resources for Immediate Help

24-Hour Crisis Hotlines by County

Mindfulness and Meditation

The Intro Course Discover how to change your experience of the world.

Emergency Meditations For life’s crisis moments

Stoic Path Apply Stoicism to the challenges of modern life

Metta (Loving-Kindness) Cultivate kindness toward yourself and others

Child and Maternal Health Resources