Support Resources

Use these resources in addition to your social network and other identified coping strategies when you need a little extra boost in support.

Apps

7 Cups: This is an app where you can chat with volunteer “listeners” (non-professionals) and engage in community discussion boards to see what others experiencing similar challenges are finding helpful.

7 Cups: https://www.7cups.com/

Meditation: These apps include guided meditations on various topics. Try a couple to find a voice, tempo, and vibe that is a match for you.

Calm: https://www.calm.com/
Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/
Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/
Breathwrk: https://www.breathwrk.com/

Miscellaneous:

Happify: games and activities for stress reduction-https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.happify.happifyinc&hl=en_US&gl=US
Sanvello: https://www.sanvello.com/

Podcasts

10% Happier: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast

The Positive Psychology Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-positive-psychology-podcast-bringing-the/id912190084

The Hilarious World of Depression Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hilarious-world-of-depression/id1181589175?mt=2

The Anxiety Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-anxiety-podcast/id1031117023

Websites

NAMI: this website includes useful information on mental health as well as listing resources for seeking support. They offer a calendar of events both in person and online and have chapters across the country. To find your local chapter go to “support & education” on the top menu and then on the bottom right click “find your local NAMI):

General NAMI: https://nami.org/Home
NAMI NYC: https://naminycmetro.org/

Places to read articles about mental health:

Verywellmind: https://www.verywellmind.com/
Psych Central: https://psychcentral.com/blog

Places to call/text/chat/zoom
(resources in italics will not call 911 without your consent)

988 (call or chat): https://988lifeline.org/chat/

People USA: https://people-usa.org/resources/

Trevor Project (LGBTQ; call/text/webchat): https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

The Samaritans: https://samaritansnyc.org/24-hour-crisis-hotline/

Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/

THRIVE: https://thrivelifeline.org/

Project LETS (complete a webform for support which may not be immediate; neurodiversity affirming): https://projectlets.org/crisis-support

Wild Flower Alliance:

Peer support call line: https://wildfloweralliance.org/peer-support-line/
Zoom & Discord groups: https://wildfloweralliance.org/online-support-groups/

Peer Support Space:

Daily peer support zoom 12-6 EST: https://peersupportspace.org/daily-gatherings
Community-based gatherings (e.g., autism, LGBTQ, disability, etc.): https://peersupportspace.org/community-gatherings-1

Blackline (by and for BIPOC; call/text): https://www.callblackline.com/

Guided
Mindfulness
Exercises

F*ck That: An Honest Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92i5m3tV5XY

Try Not to Laugh Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskoEp1H3g0

Yogi Bryan (several guided meditations that are snarky, edgy, and curse): https://www.youtube.com/@yogi_bryan

Leaves on a Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Zt1ZBzMps

5-4-3-2-1 Grounding for Anxiety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30VMIEmA114

When Emotions Feel Too Big : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et8v6FhoYBA

General Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Meditation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dorUZ2YfCjE

Body Scan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf1KB_7S1bg

Useful
Videos

Mental Brakes to Avoid Mental Breaks : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnSHpBRLJrQ

How to Stay Calm When You Know You’ll Be Stressed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jPQjjsBbIc

A Tale of Mental Illness from the Inside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6CILJA110Y

Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QijH4UAqGD8

Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTcJmIbn5nw

7 Practices for Recovery & A Life Well Lived: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAfotCvEWCM

Psychological Flexibility-How love turns pain into purpose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o79_gmO5ppg

Pretty much anything by Brene Brown, but especially:

The Power of Vulnerability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o
Listening to Shame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0

Support Resources Use these resources in addition to your social network and other identified coping strategies when you need a little extra boost in support.