Humble Rotary Funds the Rose Group in Order to Address Postpartum Depression

The Rose Group

The Rotary Club of Humble is funding the Rose Group, a Postpartum depression Support Group, in order to provide access of many of the middle- class residents of the area that are excluded from reasonably priced mental health care because their income level is too high to qualify for assistance and also that many specialists in the area do not accept insurance even if it is covered. If it is not covered, rates vary between $125-200 per hour for individual counseling. The Rose Group was established in 2013 by The Smart Mommies Foundation in Kingwood, whose purpose was to provide no cost group counseling to local moms seeking help and support for Postpartum Depression. The Foundation began funding 2  one hour sessions per month by a local Licensed Family Therapist in Atascocita. The Foundation lost their funding mechanism in November of 2014 and was therefore no longer able to fund the services. The last group service was delivered by the Foundation in December of 2014. Funding was sought from our club to the extent of $200 per month beginning in January 2015.