In response to requests from NY Funders Alliance membership, we have created a summary of resources for mental health and wellbeing services during COVID-19. If you have additional suggestions for this list, please contact us.
Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, and the Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that they have teamed up to offer free meditation and mindfulness content for all New Yorkers as a mental health resource for residents coping with the unprecedented public health crisis facing the state and the nation. Governor Cuomo has emphasized the importance of ensuring New Yorkers have access to the mental health resources they need to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and this effort furthers that goal. Read more about the partnership here
The Governor has set up a Mental Health hotline for those feeling they could benefit from talking to a mental health professional. The phone number is 844-863-9314
CDC – “Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19”
211: 2-1-1 is the one number to call to find or give help in Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington counties.
2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember telephone number to call for free and confidential community referral that connects callers with resources providing food, shelter, rent assistance, clothing, child care options and other types of community assistance. Trained referral specialists are multi-lingual and available to help individuals find the help they need. Read more about the resource here
CNN Health – “How to keep coronavirus fears from affecting your mental health”
Chautauqua County – “Mental Hygiene and Coping During COVID-19”
NYS Office of Mental Health Resources
Note: The Governor has authorized OMH to waive sections of the Telemental Health Services to allow all article 31 providers to utilize the practice for the duration of the COVID 19 emergency.
- Main Page
- Guidance for Managing Stress and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- Telemental Health Guidance
Alliance for Health Policy:
COVID-19 Webinar Miniseries Session 2 – At the Front Line: Public Health and Health System ChallengesLearn more and register here
St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center:
Provides comprehensive physical and mental health services to uninsured and under-insured people in and around Rochester, New York. Learn more here
Family Counseling Service of the Fingerlakes
Serves Ontario, Seneca, Wayne & Yates Counties Committed to providing professional confidential services promoting, supporting, strengthening and developing the quality of family life based on the belief that the family is the major source for the development of personal strength and self-worth. Learn more here
Important Numbers
Call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Text HOME to 741-741 for Crisis Text Line
Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TALKWithUs to 66-746 for the Disaster Distress Hotline
Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678-678 or click here to chat with The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ youth)
Call 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22-522 to connect with The National Domestic Violence Hotline