Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN)

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The Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network, PeriPAN, can enhance your capacity to provide the perinatal mental health standard of care your patients need. There is no cost to you or your patients for this evidence-based, clinician-to-clinician program. Texas PeriPAN offers real-time access to a multidisciplinary network of mental health experts—including reproductive psychiatrists—for peer-to-peer consults by phone, vetted and personalized referrals and resources, and behavioral health CMEs. 

Looking for help with a child or adolescent patient? Call CPAN.

PeriPAN is for clinicians serving pregnant and postpartum women, including: 

Call 888-901-2726

No call is too small.

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Why PeriPAN? 

Maternal mental health conditions are the most common complications of pregnancy and childbirth. They affect 1 in 5 perinatal women and are the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related death in the United States. Women who get treatment can and do recover. 

• Every Texas county has a persistent shortage of mental health care professionals. 
• It is best practice to screen women for mental health conditions during the prenatal and postpartum periods. 
• PeriPAN is state-funded, so there is no cost to clinicians or families. 
• Your time consulting with PeriPAN may be billable. 

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How Does PeriPAN Work?

It’s simple to enroll, easy to use, and completely free. Call 888-901-2726 to enroll within 5 minutes and get help with a patient quickly. No call is too small.

• Reach a mental health expert within 5 minutes. Call or text to start your consult as you move between patients in your busy day, or during your admin time.
• We’ll send vetted, local, and individualized referrals within 1 business day.
• Our team is here Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and we follow up on after-hours messages the next business day.
• Call as often as you need.

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How to Enroll

Clinicians can call and enroll within 5 minutes. Clinic administrators can enroll multiple clinicians. Join PeriPAN.

Click here to download the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network map as a pdf.

Resources for Clinicians

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Clinical Guidance and Education

The resources in this section can help to guide your clinical practice in mental health care.

Clinical Guidance and Education Resources for Clinicians and Families

Guidance and Education

• ACOG Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit (with updated June 2023 clinical guidance)
• Texas PeriPAN Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit for Obstetric Clinicians (coming soon)
• Lifeline for Moms Guide for Integrating Mental Health Care into Obstetric Practice
• Talking to Patients About Mental Health and Creating a Supportive Setting (coming soon)
• Summary of Perinatal Mental Health Conditions (coming soon)
• ACOG eModule: Addressing Perinatal Mental Health Conditions in Obstetric Settings (free CMEs, 2 hours)
• Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Perinatal Mental Health Conditions Patient Safety Bundle
• For Pediatricians: AAP’s Incorporating Recognition and Management of Perinatal Depression Into Pediatric Practice
• For Pediatricians: AAP’s Integrating Postpartum Depression Screening in Your Practice in 4 Steps

PeriPAN Grand Rounds Series Recordings

• Introduction to Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
• Screening and Diagnosis of Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
• Screening and Diagnosis of Bipolar and Schizophrenia Spectrum in the Pregnancy and Postpartum Period
• Suicide Risk and Safety Assessment in Perinatal Mental Health
• Psychotropic Medication in Breastfeeding and Pregnancy
• Psychopharmacology and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
• Substance Use in the Perinatal and Postpartum Periods
• Eating Disorders and Perinatal Mental Health
• Perinatal and Postpartum Psychosis
• Paternal Mental Health and the Perinatal-Postpartum Periods

Texas PeriPAN ECHO Series Recordings

• Screening and Diagnosis of Anxiety and Depression in the Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
• Screening and Diagnosis of Bipolar and Schizophrenia in the Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
• Perinatal Suicide
• Behavioral Strategies for the Treatment of Perinatal Anxiety and Depression

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Screening Tools for Clinician Use

This section includes recommended and vetted mental health symptom screening tools.

Screening Tools for Clinician Use

Screening Tools for Clinician Use

• Depression – EPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale)
• Depression – PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire)
• Bipolar Disorder – MDQ (Mood Disorder Questionnaire)
• Anxiety – GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder Screen)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – PC-PTSD-5 (Primary Care PTSD Screen)
• Additional vetted screening tools from The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health

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Educational Resources for Patients in Your Practice

These resources include educational websites and patient-facing materials to consider using in your practice. PeriPAN does not provide emergency care. Make sure your patients and their families know to dial 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline during a mental health crisis.

Educational Resources for Patients in Your Practice

Educational Resources for Patients in Your Practice

• Action Plan for Mood Changes During Pregnancy or After Giving Birth (coming soon)
• Self-Care Plan (coming soon)
• So You’re Pregnant, Now What? (Texas Health and Human Services)
• From Pregnancy Brain to Postpartum: Taking Care of Mom (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)
• Hear Her Texas on health risks and urgent mental or physical health warning signs
• National Institutes of Health: Moms’ Mental Health Matters
• Postpartum Support International (PSI)
• Hand to Hold

Depression

• The Baby Blues | Texas WIC
• ACOG Postpartum Depression FAQ

Crisis Materials

• National Maternal Mental Health Hotline – order posters, magnets, and wallet cards with the hotline number or view toolkit
• 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – posters, magnets, wallet cards, and handouts available for download or to order (free)
• Find a Local Violence Program Center (Texas Health and Human Services)
• Safety Plan (coming soon)

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Continuing Medical Education (CMEs):

See one, do one, teach one. PeriPAN offers free educational opportunities to pediatric and maternal health clinicians in Texas through timely virtual CME events and a Project ECHO series.

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Downloadable Program Resources:

Find and explore resources about PeriPAN program features, such as texting, direct consults, and free ethics CMEs.

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