YOU ARE NOT ALONE - If you are in emotional distress or crisis, reach out to the 988 Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
It takes strength to ask for help. You are not alone.
Resources below are not a substitute for, nor does it replace, professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency or crisis, immediately call 911.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline any time — calls are confidential. Call/Text 988. Someone is there all of the time.
TEEN MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Youth National Suicide Prevention Line: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/youth
ProjectTEACH: projectteachny.org/parent-and-family-page
School Mental Health Resource Training Center :mentalhealthednys.org
The Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS) has established the School Mental Health Resource and Training Center to support all NYS public and private schools to implement Chapter 390 of the Laws of 2016, requiring mental health instruction as part of the K-12 health curricula.
The Trevor Project :thetrevorproject.org
LGBTQ youth are not alone. TrevorLifeline Trained counselors are here to support you 24/7. If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the TrevorLifeline now at 1-866-488-7386.
TrevorText is a confidential and secure resource that provides live help for LGBTQ youth with a trained specialist, over text messages. Text START to 678678
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH
Postpartum Resource Center of New York, Inc.: www.postpartumny.org
Confidential toll free helpline offering emotional support, education, and peer support groups to pregnant and postpartum mothers and fathers experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression. Call the Postpartum Resource Center of New York at 1-855-631-0001 (7 days a week | 9 am to 5 pm).