Hotlines:
National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: Call 988
- For deaf or hard of hearing individuals: Dial 711 then 988 or use your preferred relay service then dial 988.
- Chatting online is also an option.
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 422-4453
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline: 800-622-4357
LGBT National Youth Talkline: 1 800-246-7743
Teen Line: 310-855-4673
Trans Lifeline: 1 877-565-8860
The Trevor Project: 1 866-488-7386
Partners:
OneLove
- OneLove is a non-profit organization that focuses on relationship education for everyone. OneLove focuses on promoting healthy relationships and providing education about unhealthy relationship habits.
- OneLove provides educational programs to teens and has a program to bring OneLove to your high school. Visit the OneLove website if you are interested for more information.
Good Grief Network
- Good Grief Network is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing programs to cope with grief and eco-distress that comes up in result from the climate crisis.
- Good Grief Network runs peer-to-peer support groups that help individuals with processing and understanding their emotions relating to the climate crisis.
Tate Psychotherapy
- Tate Psychotherapy is a New York psychotherapy practice based in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
- Tate Psychotherapy provides therapy services.
Hudson Pride Center
- Hudson Pride Center is a non-profit organization based in Jersey City committed to supporting all LGBTQ+ youth and adults in the Hudson County Area.
- HPC provides youth group and leadership programs, health services such as mental health and gender affirming care referrals, access to social workers, and support/care specific to identity.
Mental Health First Aid
- Mental Health First Aid is an organization that provides training for people of all ages on how to support and help themselves and others appropriately respond to crisis.
Inclusive Therapists Collective
- Inclusive Therapists Collective is a group with the goal of decolonizing the mental health space, elevating the standard of cultural awareness for therapists, and advocating for use of many different methods of therapy for the best care of the client.
Martha Rand, LCSW
Mary Norcia, School Counselor
Mariel Teschlog, School Counselor
Resources
Disaster Distress Helpline Online Peer Support Communities
Disaster Distress Helpline Videophone for American Sign Language Users (PDF, 180KB)
GLAAD -Resources for LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and allies
GLSEN -Resources for LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and allies
The Trevor Project-Provides mental health resources for LGBTQ+ youth and conducts studies and surveys to understand and improve the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth.
SAMHSA– SAMHSA is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration by the United States federal government. SAMHSA works to improve the behavioral health of the nation. Includes resources for finding treatment, PSAs, research, and data.
RAINN– RAINN stands for the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. RAINN is the largest national network for resources on sexual abuse, assault, rape, and incest.
NAMI– NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Health. NAMI advocates for the quality of life for those who experience mental health issues and work to extinguish the stigma correlated with mental health. NAMI is a national organization which has chapters in many states, including New Jersey and New York.
Open Path Collective-Open Path Collective helps connect those with health insurance that doesn’t provide mental health services or for those without health insurance.
2nd Floor-2nd floor is an anonymous helpline for NJ adults and youth alike. The helpline number is: 888-222-2228.
Mental Health America-Engages in research, public education, direct service, and public policy to better the mental health of America.
Mental Health Coalition-Mental Health Coalition is committed to making mental health care accessible for all through education and destigmatizing mental health. Mental Health Coalition has resources that can be personalized or by specific situations, as well as guides for various things.
Mind Remake Project-Mind Remake Project is a blog, (like this one) that aims to provide resources on bettering your mental health from an LPC.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention– American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is dedicated to preventing suicide.
Born This Way Foundation– The Born This Way Foundation works to create a better world for young people through their initiatives for teen Mental Health First Aid and kindness.
Jed Foundation– The Jed Foundation works to prevent substance misuse, suicide, and self harm and strengthen the emotional health of young people and teens through equipping individuals, strengthening schools, and mobilizing communities. They provide resources for any and all situations related to existing as a young person.
For more information on specific mental health conditions, consider using these or other reputable websites/resources.
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families
DSM-5
Mayo Clinic Articles on Mental Health Conditions
Apps and Web 2.0s
Calm App
Headspace
Sanvello
Happify