Partners to Parents was developed by Dr. Ellen Darling, a couple & family psychologist with expertise in perinatal mental health, the relational determinants of health, and the transition to parenthood. Dr. Darling is also an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Lifeline for Families Group at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, MA, and she maintains a private practice in Providence, RI and online.

Partners to Parents is being studied in partnership with colleagues at McGill University in Montreal, CA with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.