The CRD Perinatal Counselling Program.
CRD Perinatal Counselling Program—Keep it for our Parents
For 35 years, our innovative and widely needed program has been making specialized perinatal counselling accessible to parents across the 13 municipalities of the Capital Regional District.
But the 2020 funding commitment to keep the program running expires in June 2025.
By supporting the program with a donation, you are helping local moms and their partners get timely, funded counselling sessions during pregnancy or within 9 months of their baby’s birth.
Our Services
Why It Matters:
The perinatal period is a crucial time when family bonds are formed, with lifelong implications for the health and wellness of each family member. But for the 1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men who experience a perinatal depression or anxiety, it is important to get help. Perinatal counselling is a common and effective treatment, but too often, it is cost prohibitive.
What We Do:
Our specialized, registered counsellors connect with expecting and new parents to provide individualized support and funded counselling when they suffer from a clinical depression, anxiety, or mental health adjustment disorder. Also, we provide perinatal grief and loss counseling for parents when they are facing a devastating loss before or after birth. Learn more
Who We Serve:
We deliver perinatal counselling and therapy sessions to parents in the Capital Regional District who are eligible and referred by a doctor, midwife or other primary care provider. We provide services to individuals and couples in our local practice offices unless an online session is preferred. When a family cannot access these services, we ensure they receive the mental health care they deserve at no cost to them.