NYS Mental Health Hotline: Need Help Now? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text Got5 to 741741
The New York State Office of Mental Health has created a mental health hotline for those in need.
From the website:
Project Hope is New York’s COVID-19 Emotional Support Helpline.
NY Project Hope helps New Yorkers understand their reaction and emotions during COVID-19. Through an emotional support helpline, educational materials, and trusted referrals, NY Project Hope helps people manage and cope with changes brought on by COVID-19.
Project Hope Crisis Counselors understand what you are going through. Talking to them is free, confidential, and anonymous. Talk to someone who is trained, knowledgeable and never judges. Sometimes it helps to talk with someone you don’t know.
Emotional Support Helpline: 1-844-863-9314
Crisis Text Line:
New York State has partnered with Crisis Text Line, an anonymous texting service available 24/7. Starting a conversation is easy. Text GOT5 to 741741.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
If your life or someone else's is in imminent danger, please call 911. If you are in crisis and need immediate help, please call: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Domestic Violence:
If you or someone else is in a relationship is being controlled by another individual through verbal, physical, or sexual abuse, or other tactics, please call: 1-800-942-6906
Crisis Services:
Suicide Prevention
If your life or someone else's is in imminent danger, please call 911. If you are in crisis and need immediate help, please call (800) 273-8255, 24/7.
Information from NYS Office of Mental Health Website: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/bootstrap/crisis.html
More NYS mental health and anziety resources can be found here: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/protect-yourself-and-your-family-coronavirus-covid-19#managing-stress-and-anxiety
Resources for Children and Families
- A Kids’ Guide to Coronavirus: Podcast
Over the last few weeks, children have called into “The Daily” with a lot of questions about the coronavirus: How did the virus get on earth? What color is coronavirus? And can dogs get it? Today, we try to answer them. Guest: Carl Zimmer, science reporter and author of the “Matter” column for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. - Schools Closed? How to Make a New Home Routine
Source: PBS Kids for Parents. - Sesame Street: Caring
Your friends on Sesame Street are here to support you during the COVID-19 health crisis, as families everywhere are creating a "for now normal." - Things to Do If Your Child Has a Sibling in the Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic"The continued conversations and decision-making around COVID-19 or “coronavirus” can leave many feeling uncertain. Many are having to adapt and change their regular routines given the World Health Organization’s recommendations for social distancing and other developing protocols...."
- Zero to Thrive
"The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Sharing the facts about COVID-19 and understanding what we can do for ourselves and our children to reduce our stress can help us get through these difficult times. "
Resources for Teens and Families
- How teenagers can protect their mental health during coronavirus (COVID-19)
6 strategies for teens facing a new (temporary) normal.
Source: Unicef - Coping and Staying Emotionally Well During COVID-19-related School Closures
"Students at more than one hundred US colleges and universities are preparing to transition to online learning following notices from their schools that in-person courses are ending..."
Source: Active Minds
Author:Laura Horne - What Can Stressed Teens Do About COVID-19? Here Are Some Tips
"For the first time in their lives, teens are facing a worldwide epidemic in the form of a novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19..."
Source: Good Therapy
Author: Zawn Villines
Resources for Adults
- CDC: Stress and Coping
"The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger." - Self Care and Mental Health"Ideally, we all engage in regular self-care in which we do the things that make us feel taken care of mentally, physically, and emotionally. But this doesn’t always happen, and we may need to stop and take the time to remind ourselves we are important, too."
Source: Active Minds - National Alliance on Mental Illness, Orange County
Orange County Crisis Call Center (OCCC) officially opened on April 1st, 2019 and is composed of a team of experienced and highly trained professionals. The calls are answered by clinician-staffed telephone support and outreach unit that is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-832-1200 to anyone in the county in need of emotional support or crisis intervention. - Disaster Preparedness, Response, and RecoverySAMHSA provides communities and responders with behavioral health resources that help them prepare, respond, and recover from disasters.