Our Vision
We are working to establish a dedicated postpartum treatment center in partnership with leading medical experts—a first-of-its-kind home for healing in Massachusetts. In this warm, welcoming space, parents facing perinatal mental illness can heal with dignity, compassion, and community.
Our vision is rooted in love and memory: inspired by Cora’s bedtime prayer, “Thank you for a beautiful day in the neighborhood,” and guided by our belief that love always wins.
Why This Vision Matters
Behind every statistic is a family longing for hope and a neighborhood of support. Perinatal mental health disorders are among the most common complications of pregnancy and childbirth, affecting as many as 1 in 5 mothers and 1 in 10 fathers.
Yet a large majority of those affected do not receive proper treatment, and suicide is among the leading causes of maternal death in the first year postpartum. (Sources: Postpartum.net; MMHLA; JAMA Network Open; Maternal Mental Health Alliance)
Screening remains inconsistent, treatment access is limited, and Massachusetts still lacks a dedicated inpatient mother–baby psychiatric center.
Our vision is to change this reality—building a home for healing and a movement of everyday kindness—so that every parent is heard and every family has a herd.
What We Envision
Our goal is to establish a transformative postpartum treatment center—a place designed not like a hospital, but like a home. A space where mothers and families navigating PMADs feel safe, seen, and supported. This facility will provide:
Residential and outpatient programs explicitly tailored to PMADs
Psychiatric services and therapy grounded in evidence-based care
Mother-baby programs that nurture bonding and healing together
Integrated care with OB/GYNs, pediatricians, and community providers
Warm, dignified spaces that honor every parent’s humanity
This will be more than a treatment program—it will be a new standard for maternal mental health care.
Our Role
The Heard Foundation will not be delivering clinical services or operating the center. Instead, we are:
Championing the vision, raising awareness, and building public will
Mobilizing resources through fundraising, grants, and sponsorships
Partnering with a world-class medical facility to oversee and deliver clinical care
Ensuring accessibility so families from all backgrounds can benefit from this care
Beyond bricks and mortar, Heard is also building a culture of care—mobilizing acts of love and kindness year-round so that families feel supported long before they ever need clinical help.
Making it Happen
This movement is powered by people choosing love: neighbors, friends, and strangers. This project is powered by community and collective action:
Over 1,000 grassroots donors have already joined the movement
Corporate sponsorships, grants, and nonprofit partnerships are fueling the mission.Signature fundraising events—like With Love From Duxbury Day and the Heard Golf Classic—are rallying communities year-round.
Ongoing advocacy and awareness campaigns are keeping PMADs at the forefront of maternal health conversations.
The Future We Imagine
Together with our partners, we will establish a new standard for maternal mental health care—one that heals, includes, and endures. It will be both a center of clinical excellence and a living symbol of love, gratitude, and community. A place where every parent is heard, every child is nurtured, and every family has a herd to walk beside them.
