Mental Health Educational Resources

COVID-Related Mental Health and Other Resources

Mental Health Resources During COVID-19

 Specific to Healthcare personnel  (HCP)

■      Institution specific: check first with your hospital system first for free/confidential support (e.g CopeColumbia- https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/coronavirus-resource-center/information-providers-and-clinical-staff)

■      Physician support line: Free, confidential support via psychiatrists (created by docs), everyday 8am-3am: 1-888-409-0141

■      Free groups therapy for front-line workers: https://michaelroganphd.com/

■      Free group therapy, 4 -weeks CBT/DBT skills for MDs to increase resilience: https://www.unionsquarepractice.com/ and nicole.cooper@unionsquarepractice.com

■      Apps for HCPs w/NPI :

–      Headspace (free)- https://www.headspace.com/covid-19

–      Ten Percent Happier (Free, also for grocery, delivery, warehouse workers + educators)- https://www.tenpercent.com/care 

For Everyone (including HCPs)

■       NYS-specific: OMH COVID-19 Emotional Support Helpline: Free, CONFIDENTIAL 844-863-9314

■      Targeting Black Americans w/ barriers to care: Free https://borislhensonfoundation.org/covid-19-free-virtual-therapy-application/

■      HOPE Center Harlem Crisis Text Line “WORTHY” to 741741, Virtual Check-in on Facebook Live Tues/Thurs and Mindfulness Sessions Tuesdays at 2pm https://hopecenterharlem.org/

■      NYC WELL: 24/7, 200 Languages, Free, Confidential, Can get referral https://nycwell.cityofnewyork.us/en/  Call 1-888-NYC-WELL, Text “WELL” 65173

■      Dr. Joanna Fava’s Emotional Survival Guide for COVID-19 https://bit.ly/3bof2Ze

■      Coronavirus Anxiety Guide: https://www.allencomm.com/courses/covid19_5_tips_to_face_your_anxiety/index.html

■      National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Trained crisis worker 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

■      Human Services Consortium of East Harlem Resource Guide (Very comprehensive-Incl housing, food, benefits, childcare) - COVID-19 Resource Guide

■      2-1-1 To find food pantry/ food bank nearby- Food Bank NYC 718.991.4300- https://www.foodbanknyc.org/get-help/

■      NYS COVID-19 Domestic  and Sexual Violence Hotline  1-800-942-6906.

■      Lost or Don’t have Health Insurance? Text "CoveredNYC" to 877-877. Health Marketplace extended special enrollment

■      Support- Burial Assistance: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/burial-assistance.page

■      National Alliance of Grieving Children: https://childrengrieve.org/find-support/

Writing/Media

Featured in PBS Documentary “Mysteries of Mental Illness” https://www.pbs.org/show/mysteries-mental-illness/

Mental Health Perspectives Among Black Americans Receiving Services From a Church-Affiliated Mental Health Clinic, Psychiatric Services, July 2021 https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.202000766

Unequal Care: Mental Health and Black Americans (9/18/20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho1SSTFa7Aw

First Episode Psychosis Care in COVID-19 (6/12/20): https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/932188

NYT Letter (4/8/20): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/opinion/letters/coronavirus-race-inequality.html

A Physicians Guide to the Cannabidiol Craze (5/31/19): https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/913273

Medscape at 25: Recognizing Medicine's Rising Stars (12/7/20): https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/941797_4

Black Children and the Pressing Need for Antiracism in Child Psychiatry, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (12/20) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.12.007