Mental Health is Health: 

Resources, Directories, Podcasts, Apps, & Support for Everyone

A guide by the Executive Service Corps | Published February 2021

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• 1-800-273-8255

• For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255.

• Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio 1-888-628-9454

• Live Chat available at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

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Therapy Support for People who Get You

• AfricanAmericanTherapists.com

  • Directory of therapists that identify as African American 

• Asian American Psychological Association Fact Sheets

  • Resource information for Asian Americans and their therapists 

• Black Creatives Black Mental Health Resources

  • Mental health support for Black Creatives

• Black Mental Health Directory 

  • Directory of therapists that identify as Black Americans 

• Care for Your Mind

  • Blog for mutual mental health support 

• Deaf Counseling Center

  • Resources and directory of therapists fluent in American Sign Language available via video or TTY 

• Indian Health Service (Native American) Healthcare Directory

  • Directory of healthcare including mental healthcare support for individuals who are Native American, a member of a Native Nation, and/or Indigenous Americans or Alaskans 

• Institute of Muslim Mental Health Directory

  • Directory of Muslim Therapists 

• LatinX Therapy

  • Directory of LatinX therapists fluent in Spanish 

• National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association Directory

  • National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association Directory of Therapists and Resources for Therapists 

• National Deaf Therapy Directory

  • Resources and directory of therapists fluent in American Sign Language available via video or TTY ​

• National Jewish Health

  • Resources, programs, and directory of Jewish Therapists

• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

  • QTTC Directory 

• Open Path Psychotherapy Collective Low-Cost Therapy

  • Directory of therapists available in person or online for between $30 - $60 per hour, online wellness classes, and resources 

• Shrink Space Directory

  • Connect with Black, Indigenous and Mental Health Providers of Color

• Therapy in Color

  • Directory of counselors of color 

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Podcasts

• Bryony Gordon's Mad World

• Checking In with Michelle Williams

• Imani State of Mind

• Live Awake (Reflective Meditation) Podcast

• Meditation Oasis Podcast

• Mental Illness Happy Hour Podcast

• Mental: The Podcast to Destigmatize Mental Health

• The Happiness Lab

• Therapy for Black Girls Podcast

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Best Free Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Applications

• 10% Happier: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ten-percent-happier-meditation/id992210239

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.changecollective.tenpercenthappier&hl=en_US

• Aura

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aura-sleep-mindfulness/id1114223104

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurahealth&hl=en_US

• Calm

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810

• Headspace

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/headspace-meditation-sleep/id493145008

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getsomeheadspace.android&hl=en_US

• Insight Timer

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/insight-timer-meditation-app/id337472899

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotlightsix.zentimerlite2&hl=en_US

• Pzizz (Sleep)

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pzizz-solve-sleep-problems/id915664862

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pzizz.android&hl=en

• Relax Now 

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/relax-now-hypnosis-meditation/id415093712

• Simple Habit

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-habit-wellness-sleep/id1093360165

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplehabit.simplehabitapp&hl=en_US

• Smiling Mind (Parents and Teachers)

  • https://www.smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app

• The Mindfulness App

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-app-guided-silent/id417071430

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.lichtenstein.mind.en&hl=en_US

• UnPlug

  • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/unplug-meditation/id1188080269

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.vhx.unplugmeditation&hl=en_US

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Situation Specific Support

• Abuse & Trauma

  • Center for the Prevention of School Violence: 1-800-299-6504

  • Child Abuse Helpline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

  • Child Abuse Hotline Support & Information: 1-800-792-5200

  • Domestic & Teen Dating Violence (English & Spanish): 1-800-992-2600

  • Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-548-2722

  • Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention: 1-800-931-2237 (Hours: 8am-noon daily, PST)

  • Eating Disorders Center: 1-888-236-1188

  • Grief Directory from Want My Baby Back Blog https://www.wantmybabyback.com/grief

  • Healing Woman Foundation (Abuse): 1-800-477-4111

  • Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide Loss https://catholiccharities.net/GetHelp/OurServices/Counseling/Loss.aspx

  • National Child Abuse Helpline: 1-800-422-4453

  • National Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 1-800-799-7233

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline (TDD): 1-800-787-32324

  • Rape and Incest National Network Online Help Center: https://ohl.rainn.org/online/

  • Self-Injury Support: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288) www.SELFINJURY.com

  • Sexual Assault Support (24/7, English & Spanish): 1-800-223-5001

• Addiction

  • 24 Hour Cocaine Support Line: 1-800-992-9239

  • Al-Anon/Alateen Hope & Help for young people who are the relatives & friends of a problem drinker): 1-800-344-2666

  • Alcohol/Drug Abuse Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

  • Be Sober Hotline: 1-800-BE-SOBER (1-800-237-6237)

  • Cocaine Help Line: 1-800-COCAINE (1-800-262-2463)

  • Ecstasy Addiction: 1-800-468-6933

  • Marijuana Anonymous: 1-800-766-6779

  • National Association for Children of Alcoholics: 1-888-55-4COAS (1-888-554-2627)

  • National Drug Abuse: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

  • Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous www.slaafws.org

• Depression

  • Crisis Help Line – For Any Kind of Crisis: 1-800-233-4357

  • National Adolescent Suicide Helpline: 1-800-621-4000

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline at 800-950-6264 M-F, 9 am – 7 pm, CT

  • National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

  • NDMDA Depression Hotline – Support Group: 1-800-826-3632

    • Or in a crisis, text "NAMI" to 741741 for 24/7, confidential, free crisis counseling https://nami.org/help NAMI Chicago Helpline at 833-626-4244 NAMI Resource Guide

  • Postpartum Depression: 1-800-PPD-MOMS

  • Suicide & Depression Crisis Line – Covenant House: 1-800-999-9999

  • Suicide Crisis Line: 1-800-999-9999

  • Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (2433) – Can use in US, U.K., Canada and Singapore

  • Trans Lifeline: https://www.translifeline.org/

  • Veterans: 1-877-VET2VET

• Neurologically Diverse Support

  • Anxiety and Depression Association of America https://adaa.org

  • Attention Deficit Disorder Association https://add.org

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders https://www.autism-society.org/living-with-autism/treatment-options/

  • Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance https://www.dbsalliance.org

  • Grief Directory from Want My Baby Back Blog https://www.wantmybabyback.com/grief

  • International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation https://iocdf.org

  • Panic Disorder Information and Support: 1-800-64-PANIC (1-800-647-2642)

  • Personality Disorders https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder http://www.ptsdalliance.org

  • Postpartum Support International https://www.postpartum.net

  • Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America https://sardaa.org

• Youth and Teen Hotlines

  • Boys Town National: 1-800-448-3000

  • Covenant House Nine-Line (Teens): 1-800-999-9999

  • National Youth Crisis Support: 1-800-448-4663

  • Runaway Support (All Calls are Confidential): 800-231-6946

  • Teen Helpline: 1-800-400-0900

  • TeenLine: 1-800-522-8336

  • Youth America Hotline: 1-877-YOUTHLINE (1-877-968-8454)

  • Youth Crisis Support: 1-800-448-4663 or 1-800-422-0009

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General Therapist Directories and Services

• Better Help https://www.betterhelp.com

• GoodTherapy https://www.goodtherapy.org

• MentalHelp https://www.mentalhelp.net/clinicians/

• MyTherapistMatch http://www.mytherapistmatch.com

• National Board for Certified Counselors https://www.nbcc.org/search

• National Directory of Marriage and Family Counseling http://www.counsel-search.com

• NetworkTherapy.com https://www.networktherapy.com/directory/find_therapist.asp

• PsychDirectory http://www.psychdirectory.com

• Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

• Talk Space https://www.talkspace.com/

• TalkToIVY https://www.talktoivy.com

• The Therapists Directory https://www.therapists-directory.org

• TherapyTribe https://www.therapytribe.com

• Theravive https://www.theravive.com/therapy-resources/

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