We’re building a movement to change how parents are cared for—so no parent faces perinatal mental illness in silence and no family is left behind.
Be Heard. Join the Herd.
Be Heard. Join the Herd.
Our Mission
The Heard Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and community-powered movement reimagining perinatal mental health care and creating Massachusetts’ first dedicated treatment center.
Inspired by Cora Clancy’s nightly prayer—“Thank you for a beautiful day in the neighborhood”—and guided by the belief that love always wins, we work to break stigma, expand access to care, and build a year-round culture of kindness where every parent is heard and every family has a herd.
Our Story
On January 24, 2023, Patrick Clancy’s life changed forever when his children—Cora, Dawson, and Callan—were lost to postpartum psychosis. In the midst of unimaginable grief came a conviction: their memory must spark change so no family endures this pain again.
To honor their lives, Pat and his sisters, Erin Donahue and Laura Sullivan, created the Heard Foundation—what began as a family promise has grown into a community-driven movement supporting families facing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) and reshaping how parents are cared for.
Born from love and strengthened by community, Heard is dedicated to breaking stigma, expanding access to care, and building spaces of healing so no parent has to walk this path alone.
By The Numbers
Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) are the #1 complication of pregnancy and childbirth—yet most parents never get the care they need.
National Institutes of Health (NIH.org)
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1 in 5 mothers experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy or after birth.
Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
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1 in 10 fathers experience depression after a child’s birth.
Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
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Up to 75 % untreated—parents who never receive care.
Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
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Suicide is a leading cause of maternal death within the first year postpartum.
Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
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Approximately 80% of women recover with treatment.
Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
Our Vision
We imagine a future where every parent feels heard and every family finds a herd of support.
Our work advances along two paths: building Massachusetts’ first dedicated perinatal mental health center—a home-like, groundbreaking model of care—and leading a community movement that spreads kindness and inspires everyday acts of support in neighborhoods everywhere.
