Parents Reaching Out page Parents Reaching Out Mission To support and encourage families who are experiencing a high risk pregnancy or the birth of a premature or critically ill newborn Parents Reaching Out , a nonprofit, community-based organization is the only agency in the state of Tennessee which provides peer counseling and support to mothers experiencing a high risk pregnancy and parents of premature or critically ill newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit. Founded in 1983, our program is aimed at long-term solutions in the area of preventive health care for both parents and premature infants. Experiencing a high risk pregnancy or having a baby in a neonatal intensive care unit can be very scary and intimidating.
Parents often feel isolated and alone.
Parents Reaching Ou t offers peer counseling by volunteer parents who have faced similar situations with their pregnancy or baby. Our peer counselors listen and can share coping strategies and caregiving tips that worked for them. Peer counseling is available within 24 hours of a request for service. Parents Reaching Out is only a telephone call away 24 hours a day. Parents Reaching Out does not charge a fee for services.