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Who we are

A New Mexico family walking alongside other families.

Kassy's Kause is a founder-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Valencia counties since 2015. We hold space for mothers in the worst week of their lives, host a weekly Pregnancy & Infant Loss support group, run intake assessments with two-week follow-ups, and convene the annual Maternal Mental Health Summit.

Every service is free of charge, available in English and Spanish, and open to anyone ages 15 to 100 — all races, all genders, all faiths.

Our founding moment

For Kassy.

On March 22, 2015, Susan Aguayo lost her twenty-one-year-old daughter Kassy. Kassy was four months pregnant, recently married, and had no history of depression. The signs of perinatal depression — the insomnia, the bloody noses, the scattered emotions — had been there. No one had named them for her.

Kassy's Kause grew out of that silence. Susan founded the organization later that same year so that no other mother in New Mexico would have to wonder why she didn't feel the way pregnant women are "supposed" to feel.

Read Kassy's full story

Three doors into the Kause

Wherever you are, there is a next step.

01

Newly bereaved or in crisis

If you are pregnant, postpartum, or have lost a baby and you don't feel right, you don't have to keep carrying it alone. Find hotlines, intake, and Spanish-speaking support.

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02

Walking through grief

Our weekly Pregnancy & Infant Loss support group meets in a small, capped circle — nine mothers at most — so every voice is heard. Free, virtual, and welcoming.

Support Groups

03

Honoring & advocating

Attend the Maternal Mental Health Summit, watch Kassy's Hope: My Life 4 Yours, or join us as a volunteer, donor, or community partner.

Get involved

2015 Serving New Mexico mothers and families since

501(c)(3) IRS-recognized educational nonprofit · EIN 47-5530960

PSI Our founder is the Postpartum Support International New Mexico Coordinator

Free All programs offered at no charge, in English and Spanish

About twenty-five percent of pregnant women and new mothers experience depression. No one is immune. You deserve to be heard — speak up, and let your voice be heard.

— Susan Aguayo, Founder & President

In their own words

Voices from the Kause.

"With all my heart I encourage those who suffer from antepartum depression to talk to your family and your doctor and get help. Happiness is within your reach. There is always help and hope."

— Anonymous, New Mexico

"My heart dropped and I quickly went to my midwife. I was put on light depression medications, and my son is here because I learned of this depression. I hope others get this information on time too."

— Debbie, California

"Because of Kassy's Kause, I now pay more attention to new moms and offer them support, and tell them it is normal to feel overwhelmed — but not normal to stay that way."

— Michelle S., New Mexico

"I am grateful for your site because it is giving me resources to help me understand I am not alone. Thank you for helping others after your tragedy."

— Lisa, New Mexico

In partnership with

Standing alongside institutions that care.

Our work is strengthened by national maternal-mental-health organizations and local New Mexico health systems that refer families to us — and to whom we refer in return.

Postpartum Support International

Our founder serves as PSI's New Mexico Coordinator.

Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health

National policy partner advancing perinatal mental-health legislation.

American Mothers

National membership organization centered on motherhood and family wellbeing.

Mommas Voices

National network amplifying the lived experiences of mothers.

UNM Hospital

Perinatal program stakeholder & referral pathway for Care After Delivery.

Lovelace Health System

Local referral partner for postpartum and bereavement resources.