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Mental Health Impacts All of Us

Mental health impacts not only our students but our families, schools, and communities.

One in five children struggle, or at some point in their life will struggle, with their mental health.

Half of all mental-health and substance-use conditions start before age 14.

Approximately one in five students who could benefit from additional mental-health supports does not get them.

Free Online Therapy for Teens in New York City | TalkspaceNYC teens aged 13-17 can receive free online therapy through Talkspace. Experience the most convenient way to clinically improve mental health. Start today.

988 Lifeline Chat and Text988 Lifeline Chat and Text connects you with caring crisis counselors for emotional support. To chat with a crisis counselor online 24/7/365, please fill out the form below. To text with a crisis…

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NYC 988We’re here to listen and help with problems like stress, depression, anxiety, or drug and alcohol use. For you or someone you care for. What We Do Helping New Yorkers in Crisis NYC 988 is your…

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NYC 988 is your connection to free, confidential, mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text, or chat and get access to mental health and substance use services 24/7/365.

Counselors can provide:

Immediate support for problems like stress, depression, anxiety, or drug and alcohol use

Crisis counseling and suicide prevention counseling

Connection to Peer Specialists, who have personal experience with mental health or substance use challenges

Support for LGBTQI + Youth and Young Adults

New Yorkers can reach out to NYC 988 on behalf of themselves or someone else. Young people can call on behalf of their parents or caregivers, and anyone can call NYC 988 on behalf of a child. Support is available for people of all ages and in over 200.

Call or Text 988

Chat Now at 988lifeline.org/chat/

Find Services at nyc.gov/988

Deaf or Hard of Hearing? Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988. NYC 988 Counselors are trained to accept calls from deaf and hard of hearing individuals using video relay services

Veteran’s Crisis Line: Dial 988, press 1

LGBTQI+ Youth & Young Adults: Dial 988, press 3

NYC Teenspace

NYC Teenspace is a free mental health support program available to any teenager age 13 to 17 living in New York City. Whether you struggle with mental health challenges or just want somebody to talk to about your everyday ups and downs, you can sign up for Teenspace to be connected to a licensed therapist for ongoing support. You will also get access to online mental health exercises to complete at your own pace.

Teenspace is offered by the NYC Health Department and powered by Talkspace.

New Mental Health Campaign

In partnership with the Office of School Health, the School of Mental Health Program, the Jed Foundation, and Ogilvy Health, the Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health has launched, Let's Talk NYC

Let's Talk NYC is a self-guided online training that prepares all high school staff, irrespective of role, to become mental health allies. This training is available for all high school DOE staff members and can be accessed on the Let's Talk NYC Training page.

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