Mental Health - Contacts
Mental Health - Contacts
Contact Information for Wantagh Staff
NYS Office of Mental Health support lines
For text-based support, text GOT5 to 741741
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Managing Emotions
Managing Emotions
Ways to Manage Your Emotions
Science of Well-Being
Addressing Social and Emotional Difficulties at Home
Addressing Social and Emotional Difficulties at Home
Supporting Families of Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19
Resources for Coping
Resources for Coping
Managing Anxiety during Reopening - Child Mind Institute
How to Help Kids Manage Anxiety as Schools Reopen - Wall Street Journal
Preparing kids for re-entering school full time - The Washington Post
NY Project Hope - includes resources for coping and relaxing as well as ways to connect (free and confidentially) with crisis counselors
Crisis Hotlines
Crisis Hotlines
Crisis Text Link: Text GOT5 to 741741
NY Project Hope Emotional Support Helpline: 1-844-863-9314
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for English; 1-888-628-9454 for Spanish
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1-800-942-6906
Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-342-3720
OASAS HOPEline (gambling and chemical dependency): 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY
SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 (English/Spanish); TTY: 1-800-846-8517
Veterans metal health/suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255, or text 838-25
Resources for Bereavement
Resources for Bereavement
How to Cope with Bereavement During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Psychology Today
Understanding Grief in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Verywell Mind
How to cope with grief during the COVID-19 pandemic - CNBC Make It
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