Call or Text: 988
Chat: 988lifeline.org
For public safety or medical emergencies, call 911
If your symptoms of stress become overwhelming, reach out for support and help. You can contact NYC 988, a confidential helpline for mental health and substance use services. Trained counselors can provide you with support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 200 languages. Services include:
- Crisis counseling
- Peer support
- Short-term counseling
- Mobile crisis teams
- Connection to ongoing mental health and substance use services
Use NYC’s online database of mental health services and interactive map to find the services you are most interested in.
NYC 988’s directory of services is:
Searchable - Try keywords like Couples Counseling, Telehealth, or LGBTQI+. Make sure you also click <Filters> to find the services you are most interested in. You can choose terms from immigration, to legal, to substance use, to housing.
Interactive - You can move the map to the area in which you are interested in finding services.
Informative - Information will be provided for each service, such as:
- Address, office hours, and contact information;
- Mental health services provided;
- Payment information, including types of insurance accepted;
- The languages spoken;
- If services are provided in person or remotely;
- If services are provided via peers; and
- If services are accessible to people with disabilities.
For ideas about maintaining connection and developing coping strategies, Vibrant, the non-profit that operates NYC 988, is offering a Safe Space resource guide on their website.
For public safety or medical emergencies, call 911