A Covid Casualty

RESOLVE was founded on the idea that emotional support is critical to people experiencing infertility or who are dealing with challenges in building their family. Since 1974, RESOLVE has recruited and trained volunteers to provide free support in local communities. Prior to the COVID pandemic, RESOLVE’s program reached 250+ communities serving 2,500+ people a month. Almost every state had at least one support group meeting a month.

Then COVID hit.

Most of the support groups took the now infamous “pivot” and went virtual. This has left huge gaps in care and that important connection to community that everyone deserves. Many people struggling with infertility feel isolated, and that feeling has been compounded because of the pandemic. RESOLVE's support groups provide a safe space to meet others facing similar struggles with infertility and family building.

We are now moving forward.

Together, with First Response?, we're committed to bringing new support groups to all 50 states in 2022. It’s important to understand the impact and importance of these support groups.

It's widely understood that emotional support while struggling to build a family can:

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·????????help combat high rates of depression and anxiety among infertile couples (higher rates than fertile couples)

·????????help process all the options to build a family

Our goal is to add one new support group to every state by the end of 2022. You can help us reach this goal by sharing this great new resource from RESOLVE and First Response.

Let’s not forget the importance of emotional support for those struggling to build their family.?