Community-based nursing care for stress in early motherhood.
Josie’s Grace was a great experience for me as a first-time mom. I was able to meet other moms who were sharing the same experiences as me as well as learn coping mechanisms. I learned to give myself grace and that motherhood is complex and it’s okay to ask for help. I would definitely recommend"
Josies's Grace Mama from May 2023
The History and founding Program
Our story
President Biden signed the nearly $1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan Act to provide COVID-19 relief to Americans. On December 1, 2021 Governor John Carney and Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long created a community-based mental health service fund. This funding supports the delivery of mental health services in Delaware communities. From this grant opportunity, Josie's Grace was created to address the amplified mental distress in the perinatal dyad. Josie's Grace elevates the public health and hope of our communities by providing early access and free programming during the fourth trimester. Funding will provide a location and nursing care to new mothers experiencing high stress. This trauma-informed and psychiatric nurse practitioner-developed curriculum is maternal and infant mental health focused.
After the initially funded year, the plan to establish a non-profit for sustainability in our community has begun to shape.
Update: That Parent Place 501c3 attained exempt status as of December 2023.
Impact by engaging
Preferred Referring Providers & Ally Community Organizations
- The Birth Center, Holistic Women's Healthcare LLC
- Westside Health
- Serene Minds
- Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Balanced Mind Journey
- Alapocas Collaborative Care
- Good Wellness, Tina Grossman PMHNP, FNP
- Down Syndrome Association of Delaware
- Breastfeeding and More, Inc. Tracy Stadter, RN, IBCLC
- Delawellmoms Amy Didden LCSW
- The Sleep Sister April Russo RN
- All About Women
- Women Living Well
- Lotus Rehabilitation Janelle Antonio PT, DPT, CLT
- Center for Women's Emotional Wellness
- Balanced Breast Feeding
- Sunrise Mental Health & Midwifery, Dawn Moore PMHNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CNM
- Wing Mom of Delaware
- Newark Pediatrics
- Parents As Teachers, Kimberly M. Hardy, M.Ed.
- Sadhana Yoga and Physical Therapy For Women, Dr. Anne Duch
- Saint Francis Women's Center Greenhill, Dr. Nancy Fan
- Pea in the Pod Chiropractics, Dr. Brenda Fairchild
- Samantha Sheffler CD (DONA)
Postpartum Support International - Delaware Chapter https://psichapters.com/de/
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State of Delaware: DEThrives for Pregnancy / Postpartum Resources