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Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN)

Call Us to Consult: 888-901-2726

Get real-time, clinician-to-clinician psychiatric support when you need it.

PeriPAN provides rapid support to health clinicians seeing pediatric patients to help you manage mental and behavioral health care.

  • Clinician-to-clinician consultations

  • One-time direct patient-psychiatrist consults when needed

  • Referrals, resources, and training

  • All evidence-based and at no cost

Key Benefits

Collaborating with PeriPAN can enhance the standard of perinatal mental health care at your practice, and build your capacity and confidence. Our services fit into your workflow. 

PeriPAN is supported by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) District XI, and recommended as a resource by the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and Texas Health and Human Services.

  • Support in real time — reach a mental health expert within 5 minutes; consult a child and adolescent psychiatrist within 30 minutes, or at a time you choose.

  • One-time direct psychiatric consultations for your patients within days, when clinically indicated

  • Vetted, local, and individualized referrals and resources within 1 business day

  • Free CME opportunities

  • No cost to you or your patients, no insurance needed

  • Guidance on screening, protocols, medications, and treatment approaches

Contact Us

Call 888-901-2726

No call is too small. Call, text, or use our PCP portal to start your consult.

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.

Dial 888-901-2726 PCP Portal

How Does CPAN Work?

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    Clinician seeks guidance

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    Call 888-901-2726

    Call or text your local health-related institution (HRI) hub, or use the PCP portal to start a consult

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    A knowledgeable behavioral health specialist is ready to assist

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    Possible Outcomes:

    1. Psychiatrist consultation

    2. A treatment plan, vetted and local referrals, or other guidance to support the treatment of your patient

    3. A one-time direct patient-psychiatrist consultation may be recommended

How to Access PeriPAN

Call to sign up or start a consult. The first time you call, we will take a few minutes to enroll you in PeriPAN to make future calls faster. Clinic administrators can call to enroll multiple clinicians at once. Find your region and health-related institution (HRI) hub below.

Find your PeriPAN health-related institution

Enter your zip code or city name to find your PeriPAN health-related institution.

Dial 888-901-2726 to reach CPAN

Why PeriPAN

  • 1 in 5 pregnant or postpartum patients have a diagnosable mental health condition. Untreated maternal mental health conditions are a leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related death

  • We help clinicians support patients in real time. Women often face limited access to appropriately trained providers, long waitlists, or care refusals tied to pregnancy or breastfeeding, leading many to delay or forgo care they need immediately.

  • PeriPAN is state funded, so there is no cost to you or your patient, and no insurance is needed

  • PeriPAN is expanding mental health care access for women during the entire reproductive process, from contemplation through postpartum including post-loss. We help OB/GYNs and other trusted clinicians care for patients within their own practice, reducing the need for outside referrals

  • We support all clinicians caring for perinatal women, including obstetricians, midwives, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers

  • PeriPAN operates within a statewide network of experts who are conducting and applying current research to perinatal and pediatric mental and behavioral health care—and developing the next generation of clinicians.

Data and Impact

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Contact us today and join the thousands of other Texas clinicians benefitting from PeriPAN’s expertise and collaboration.

Resources for Clinicians Serving Perinatal Women

Free CME Training

Learn and earn. CPAN offers live and recorded training and ECHOs on timely behavioral health topics.

Free CME Training

Mental Health Toolkit

Find expert mental health tools for obstetric clinicians in one place, including ready-to-use screening packets, cut-score guidance, English & Spanish patient resources, and more.

OB Toolkit

Curated Clinical Resources

Contact PeriPAN directly for personalized resources about specific patients, symptoms, or protocols. We have curated an extensive library of the latest, evidence- based materials.

Dial 888-901-2726

General Clinical Resources

Access public resources, assess- ment tools, and information about common mental health conditions and care

Clinical Resources

Program Flyers & Videos

Explore and understand PeriPAN program features, such as texting, direct consults, and our PCP portal.

PeriPAN Resources

Pediatric Mental Health

Do you have a question about child or adolescent mental health? Consult the Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN).

Learn about CPAN

Note for Designated Rural Hospital Clinicians:

Clinicians working in designated rural hospitals may access CPAN and PeriPAN for clinician-to-clinician consultation, treatment guidance, referrals, resources, and CME training. One-time direct patient-psychiatrist consultations are not available as a rural hospital service, but may be recommended to clinicians accessing CPAN/PeriPAN through their own practice or clinic.

Our Key Collaborators

PeriPAN is grateful for the following collaborators working to change the system of mental health care in Texas with us.

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