The Periscope Project
Connecting providers to perinatal psychiatric specialists.
About the Periscope Project
Build your capacity to treat patients by providing more robust care.
One out of five women will struggle with mental health symptoms during the perinatal period, yet 75% of them will not receive treatment. The Periscope Project was created to help providers effectively diagnosis and manage the mental health concerns of their perinatal patients. By offering real-time provider-to-provider teleconsultation, education materials and mental health resource information, the Periscope Project builds provider’s capacity to care for their perinatal patients.
Services Available to Providers
The Periscope Project has three major components, all created to build capacity to treat the mental health needs of perinatal patients.
Consultation
Real-time teleconsultation between a health care provider and a perinatal psychiatrist.
Consult with us
Education
Find tools and presentations related to the treatment and diagnosis of perinatal mental health disorders.
View our provider toolkit and educational materials
Resources
Information on available perinatal mental health resources in Wisconsin.
Learn how resources are sharedPeriscope Project By the Numbers
Cumulative services provided 2017-2025
Providers Share Their Periscope Project Experiences
“I am thrilled with the Periscope Project! It has become an invaluable tool in my practice. Perhaps the best thing about the providers is that they are teaching me so that I am better able to help all of my patients and need less and less help as time goes on.”
Obstetrician-Gynecologist
“As always, I had a wonderful experience. I received advice, reassurance, and compassion both for myself and my patient. I was given great ideas to help, resources and overall support in what I am trying to do for my patient and in my practice. Every time I call the Periscope Project, I leave feeling so much better! They really are a wonderful resource. I don't know how we ever managed without them.”
Certified Nurse-Midwife
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Contact Us
The Periscope Project is a free program of the Medical College of Wisconsin – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
Provider Consultations
(877) 296-9049
theperiscopeproject@mcw.edu
Available Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. CST, excluding holidays
Response Time
- Phone response within 30 minutes
- Email response within one business day
Beyond Our Scope
The Periscope Project does not provide services directly to patients, prescribe medications, or provide telemedicine services.