MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINES​:
  • ​NYC Well 
    • ​​1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) is a free, confidential help line for New York City residents. You can call 24 hours per day/7 days a week. The staff of trained mental health professionals help callers find mental health and substance abuse services. NYC Well is multilingual and multicultural:
      • 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355)
      • 1-888-692-9355 (Español)
      • 1-888-692-9355 (中文)
      • 711 (TTY for hearing impaired)
    • You can also text WELL to 65173 or go to NYC Well, an online resource for individuals, families and agencies in need of help and information.
  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline
    • 24/7 free, confidential support and crisis resources
    • Call: 1-800-273-8255
  • NYC Office of Mental Health Emotional Support Line
    • Free, confidential support for people experiencing anxiety due to the coronavirus emergency.
    • Call: 1-844-863-9314
  • Disaster Distress Helpline
    • 24/7 crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
    • Call: 1-800-985-5990
    • Text: TALKWITHUS to 66746
    • For Spanish text: HABLANOS to 66746​
  • Crisis Text Line
    • Free, confidential, 24/7 text message service for people in crisis. Every texter is connected with a Crisis Counselor, a real-life human being trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving. All of Crisis Text Line's Crisis Counselors are volunteers, donating their time to helping people in crisis.
    • Text: HOME to 741741
  • Virtual Recovery Resources for Substance Use and Mental Illness: Online support and services to maintain social connectedness during recovery, including guidance to set up a virtual recovery meeting

SELF HELP RESOURCES:
  • Free Meditation Apps or Apps with a Free Trial Period:
    • ​Insight Timer
    • Aura
    • Omvana
    • Stop, Breathe & Think
    • Calm
    • Headspace
    • Simple Habit
    • Mindfulness Coach
    • Ten Percent Happier 
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
If you are concerned about being quarantined in an unsafe home situation or need help, you are not alone. There are resources available. ​
  • Shelters
    • Shelters in New York City are essential services and still open for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and other abuse. Find a shelter near you: domesticshelters.org​
  • Hotlines
    • The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 in English/Spanish at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE). 
    • If you’re unable to speak on the phone safely, you can text LOVEIS to 22522 or chat online with a counselor at thehotline.org
    • Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may use: 1-800-787-3223 (TTY)
    • The National Sexual Assault Hotline is 24/7, confidential and free: 800.656.HOPE (4673) and through chat.
    • The New York State Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline is available in multiple languages: call 1-800-942-6906
    • The StrongHearts Native Helpline for domestic/sexual violence is available 7am-10pm CT, confidential, and specifically for Native communities: 1−844-762-8483.
    • The Trans LifeLine for peer support for trans folks 9am-3am CT: 1-877-565-8860 This hotline staffed exclusively by trans operators is the only crisis line with a policy against non-consensual active rescue.
    • For LGBTQ+ folks experiencing abuse or hate-based violence: Anti-Violence Project offers a 24/7 English/Spanish hotline for LGBTQ+ folks: 212-714-1141
    • National Parent Helpline Monday - Friday 12pm-9am CT emotional support and advocacy for parents: 1-855-427-2736.
This site was created by medical and graduate students in order to provide information about COVID-19. Information is not being provided by a licensed physician and therefore should not be considered medical advice. The website creators are not responsible for any decision made based on the information on this site.