targeted Mental Health resources in California & NEW YORK

Mental Health Resources to Support your Healing Journey.

Emergency & Crisis Support

If you are experiencing an immediate emergency, please call 9-1-1 or visit your nearest emergency room.

National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

This lifeline offers confidential, 24/7 support for anyone in distress or experiencing thoughts of suicide.

Call or text: 9-8-8

Languages: English & Spanish

https://988lifeline.org

LGBT National Hotline

This help center provides free and confidential peer support, community connections, and resource information through helplines and online chatrooms.

1-888-843-4564

Monday-Friday: 11am - 8pm PST
Saturdays: 9am - 2pm PST

https://lgbthotline.org

Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support and resources and is run by and for trans people.

1-877-565-8860

Monday-Friday: 10am - 6pm PST

https://translifeline.org/

National Child Abuse Hotline

Our counselors are available 24/7 to answer questions, provide resources & support, and talk through difficult situations related to a child witnessing or experiencing child abuse.

Text: HELP to 800-422-4453

Call: 1-800-422-4453

Available 24/7/365 and in over 170 languages

https://www.childhelphotline.org

The Trevor Project

This organization offers free, confidential and secure 24/7 service when LGBTQ+ young people are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ+ identity, depression, and suicide.

Text “START” to 678-678

Call: 1-866-488-7386

https://www.thetrevorproject.org

National Sexual Assault Hotline

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
Free, Confidential, 24/7 sexual assault hotline for the prevention of sexual violence and provides support for survivors of sexual violence.

Call: 1-800-656-4673

https://rainn.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

This is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicating to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Text NAMI to 62640

Call: 1-800-950-6264

https://www.nami.org/

National Domestic Violence Hotline

This organization serves all those impacted by relationship abuse 24/7 confidentially.

Text “START” to 88788

Call: 1-800-799-7233

https://www.thehotline.org/

Teen Line

Teen Line provides support, resources, and hope to young people through a hotline of professionally trained teen counselors, and outreach programs that de-stigmatize and normalize mental health.

Text TEEN to 839863

Call: 1-800-852-8336
6pm-10pm PST

https://www.teenline.org/

NYC 988

NYC 988 is your connection for free, private mental health support. Obtain support for stress, depression, anxiety, and referrals to additional services regardless of citizenship and immigration status.

Call: 9-8-8 when prompted, press “1” for Veteran support, 2 for Spanish, or 3 for LGBTQI+ if you are younger than 25 years old.

https://access.nyc.gov/programs/nyc-988/#how-it-works

Affordable Mental Health Services

  • Open Path Collective: provides people in need with access to transformative and affordable mental health care. openpathcollective.org

  • Open Paths Counseling Center: provides quality counseling for individuals and families at affordable fees; free therapy programs for at-risk children and youth in local schools; and a highly-respected therapist training program. openpaths.org

  • Southern California Counseling Center: change lives and strengthen communities by providing affordable mental health care to people in need. sccc-la.org

  • Maple Counseling Center: provide low-cost comprehensive mental health services to individuals of all ages, couples, and families, and training of graduate and postgraduates for licensure in the mental health field. maple4counseling.org

  • Rose City Center: devoted to improving our community by offering affordable, high quality psychotherapy throughout California while providing psychoanalytic training for their clinicians. rosecitycenter.org

  • Low-cost therapy in New York City: directory that lists various options in New York City ranging from services less than $50 (some free), providers who accept Medicaid and/or Medicare, sliding scale, and private pay. lowcosttherapy.nyc

  • Manhattan Mental Health Counseling; affordable therapy without insurance in New York. https://manhattanmentalhealthcounseling.com/

Mental Health Funds

Therapy Dinero Fund

Planting financial seeds to balance equity and invest in the healing of Latinx generations. Therapy Dinero awards grants for 8 therapy sessions to individuals and families in the Latinx community, regardless of immigration status.

https://alejandrefoundation.org/steps-for-applicants/

The California Immigrant Justice Infrastructure Fund

Seeks to address the immediate and long-term needs of immigrant, migrant, and refugee communities across the state.

https://www.gcir.org/california-immigrant-justice-infrastructure-fund

Loveland Foundation Fund

With the barriers affecting access to treatment by members of diverse ethnic and racial groups, the Loveland Therapy Fund provides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy nationally.

https://thelovelandfoundation.org/

Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network Mental Health Fund

The Mental Health Fund for Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color provides financial assistance to queer and trans people of color to increase access to mental health support for QTBIPOC by QTBIPOC.

https://nqttcn.com/en/mental-health-fund/

REBUILD: A Help me Find a Therapist Program

Connecting over 5,000 formally incarcerated and criminalized people of color to therapists of color.

https://www.mightycause.com/story/Rebuildhmfat

Immigrants Rising - Mental Health Connector for Students in CA

Provides undocumented students in California with psychological support, allowing them to access their strengths and resiliency to focus on their personal goals and healing journey.

https://immigrantsrising.org/mental-health-connector/

Helpful Tools

Books

  • It Didn’t Start with You by Mark Wolynn

  • The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris

  • This is Your Brain on Food by Dr. Uma Naidoo

  • What Happened to You? By Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van de Kolk

  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

  • The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

Apps

  • Daylio Mood Tracker

  • The Mindfulness App

  • Breeze: Mental Health

  • Finch: Self Care Pet

  • I am - Daily Affirmations

  • Tappy: Self Care Fidgeter

  • Calm

  • Headspace

  • The Tapping Solution

  • Breathe: Sleep & Meditation

  • The Five Minute Journal

Podcasts

  • Latinx Therapy Podcast: provides a space for the Latinx community to discuss mental health issues openly.

  • Melanin & Mental Health: focus on mental health in the Black and Latinx communities.

  • Therapy Chat Podcast: discusses holistic and alternative approaches used in psychotherapy, counseling, coaching, and healing sessions.

  • Let’s Talk EMDR Podcast: features EMDR therapists and innovators who discuss protocols and treatment approaches to treatment trauma.