Mental Health Resources
If you feel unsafe with yourself or need someone to talk to, please call The Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text ‘HOME’ to Crisis Text Line at 741741 (text 686868 in Canada).
There are people available to help 24/7, and they will not judge you.
If you’re looking for more information on Mental Health Support Services, places to start for referrals, apps to try for meditation, or Mental Illness in general, keep scrolling!
Crisis Text Line (CTL)
CTL also keeps a comprehensive list of vetted resources - from helpful apps to support groups to academic information to advocacy programs and lots more. This list covers pretty much every mental issue / mental health support topic / mental illness or mental illness-adjacent subject, and you can scroll through the categories or search for something specific.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline (SPL)
SPL also has some super user-friendly tools to help find support groups and/or resources relevant to you or someone you care about.
The Actors Fund
The Actors Fund has a staff of licensed clinicians who help industry professionals and their families deal with and provide ongoing support services for issues like work and personal stress, anxiety, depression and life transitions. They can also help find and navigate insurance plans, as well as provide referrals.
National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP)
If you’re in the NYC area, the NIP Treatment Center offers individual psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and EMDR services at a reduced fee based on income. All clinicians are graduate or postgraduate students working under the supervision of experienced, licensed psychotherapists.
Meditation & Therapy Apps
We do not have personal experience with these, but have heard great things! If you have experience with these, we would love to hear from you!
Breathing Gif
This is one of the many resources included on CTL’s list under the “anxiety” category, but I’m singling it out because I 100% use it on the regular to stave off panic attacks or even just to keep myself from elbowing a stranger on the subway. I think it is great and simple and useful for anyone who wants to calm down for any reason at any moment. —Julienne
