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Resources 

Many individuals encounter mental health challenges at some point in their lives. It's common to experience occasional grief, stress, or sadness. However, if you find yourself grappling with persistent or severe mental health issues, seeking help is crucial. On this page, we've compiled resources to support you on your path to healing, extending beyond traditional therapy.

Suicide prevention hotlines

  • Are you making plans to hurt yourself or another person? That’s a mental health emergency. Go to a hospital emergency department or contact your local emergency services right away. Dial 911 for immediate emergency help or 988 for the suicide and crisis line.

  • Have you been thinking about hurting yourself? Consider contacting a suicide prevention hotline. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. It offers 24/7 support.

  • Crisis text line - text 4Hope to 741-741

Hotlines

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-7997233

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness Hotline: 800-950-NAMIor text “NAMI” to 741741

  • National LGBT Hotline: 888-843-4564

  • National LGBT Youth Talkline: 800-246-7743

  • National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: 212-714-1141 (English and Spanish)

  • National Hopeline Network: (800) 784-2433

  • National Crisis Line, Anorexia and Bulimia: (800) 233-4357

  • Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860

  • ​TREVOR Crisis Hotline: (866) 488-7386

  • DeHQ: LGBTQ Helpline for South Asians: 908-367-3374

  • Family Violence Helpline: (800) 996-6228

  • Self-Harm Hotline: (800) 366-8288

  • Planned Parenthood Hotline: (800) 230-7526

  • Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Hope Line: (800) 622-2255

  • AIDS Crisis Line: (800) 221-7044

Mobile apps

  • Breathe2Relax is a portable stress management tool. It provides detailed information on how stress affects the body. It also helps users learn how to manage stress using a technique called diaphragmatic breathing. It’s available for free on iOS and Android devices.

  • IntelliCare is designed to help people manage depression and anxiety. The IntelliCare Hub app and related mini apps are available for free on Android devices.

  • MindShift is designed to help youth gain insight into anxiety disorders. It provides information about generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and panic attacks. It also provides tips for developing basic coping strategies.

  • PTSD Coach was designed for veterans and military service members who have PTSD. It provides information about PTSD, including treatment and management strategies. It also includes a self-assessment tool. It’s available for free on iOS and Android devices.

  • SAM: Self Help for Anxiety Management provides information about managing anxiety. It’s available for free on iOS and Android devices

  • Equanimity is a meditation app. It may help you develop a stress-relieving meditation practice. It’s available to download for $4.99 on iOS devices

  • Lantern offers sessions designed to boost emotional well-being. It’s a subscription-based service. (Email customer support for current pricing.) Although the service is web-based, you can also download a free supplemental app for iOS devices.

  • Worry Watch is designed to help users document and manage experiences with chronic worry, anticipatory anxiety, and generalized anxiety disorder. It’s available on iOS for $1.99.

Support Groups

  • Al-Anon/Alateen runs meetings for friends and family members of people with a history of alcohol abuse.

  • Alcoholics Anonymous runs meetings for people with a history of alcohol abuse.

  • The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation offers Psychoeducational Hangouts for supportive conversations addressing a wide range of mental health topics and Integrated Wellness Hangouts to discover holistic well-being , featuring practices like yoga and meditation. 

  • The Compassionate Friends provides support to families that have lost a child.

  • Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance runs meetings for people with depression and bipolar disorder.

  • Narcotics Anonymous runs meetings for people with a history of drug addiction.

  • Postpartum Support International runs meetings for families coping with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, such as postpartum depression..

  • Sad Girls Club offers Chat Rooms, which is a free version of group counseling and a safe space to share, vent, and heal for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ persons 

  • Sex Addicts Anonymous runs meetings for people with a sexual addiction. It facilitates in-person, online, and phone meetings.

  • TrevorSpace connects with an international community 
for LGBTQ young people ages 13–24. 

  • Well Spouse Association facilitates support groups for people who act as caregivers for partners with a chronic illness.

Therapy Assistance Programs

  • The Loveland Therapy Fund provides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy nationally.

  • Therapy for Black Men provides free therapy to men across the United States. 

  • The Okra Project- provides mutual aid to supporting Black Trans people across the US

  • The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation- entitled to five (5) complimentary mental health therapy sessions. 

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