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Mental Health Resources
| Big Apple Prescription Drug Discount Card | |
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| What Is Provided: | Average discount of 47% |
| For Whom: | All New Yorkers |
| Contact: | Visit BigAppleRx or call 311. |
| Faithful Response | |
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| What Is Provided: | Free mental health care, counseling and case management services |
| For Whom: | Individuals struggling with the effects of 9/11 and related events |
| Contact: | Call (516) 679-0080 or visit Faithful Response |
| Other Languages: | Italian, Spanish |
| Friends of Firefighters | |
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| What Is Provided: | Individual and couples counseling, wellness trips, and special events |
| For Whom: | FDNY staff and their families |
| Contact: | Call (718) 643-0980 or 718 (643-1240) or visit Friends of Firefighters |
| Vibrant | |
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| What Is Provided: | Telephone hotline providing free, confidential crisis intervention, referral and information |
| For Whom: | Primarily serves the NYC area but can connect callers to referral hotlines throughout the United States |
| Contact: | Call (800) 543-3638 (English) (212) 982-5284 (TTY for Deaf/Hearing Impaired) |
| Other Languages: | Spanish, Chinese, and Deaf |
| Mental Health Association of Westchester County | |
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| What Is Provided: | Individual, marriage, and family counseling crisis intervention, mental health treatment, rehabilitation, education and training, advocacy and community events |
| For Whom: | Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services personnel and their families, and others affected by 9/11 who reside in Westchester |
| Contact: | Call (914) 345-5900 ext. 240 or visit Mental Health Association of Westchester County |
| Nassau County Drug and Alcohol Hotline | |
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| What Is Provided: | Long Island's first 24/7 crisis intervention hotline - free, anonymous and confidential |
| For Whom: | Long Island residents |
| Contact: | Call (516) 481-4000 or visit Long Island Crisis Center |
| What Is Provided: | Mental health treatment, support groups and referrals |
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| For Whom: | Mothers (and their children) who were pregnant when they lost their husbands on 9/11 or gave birth in the months just before |
| Contact: | Call (212) 675-1918 or visit The New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) |
| Program for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress | |
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| What Is Provided: | Mental health services with expertise in diagnosis and treatment of trauma, anxiety and mood disorders |
| For Whom: | Individuals and their families affected by 9/11, veterans and members of the military |
| Contact: | Call (212) 821-0783 or visit Weill Cornell Medicine |
| Reconciliation and Culture Cooperative Network (RACCOON) | |
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| What Is Provided: | Assistance related to community health needs |
| For Whom: | Immigrants from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia) |
| Contact: | Call (718) 784-9121 or visit Reconciliation and Culture Cooperative Network (RACCOON) |
| Other Languages: | Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian |
| Response of Suffolk County | |
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| What Is Provided: | 24/7 crisis intervention hotline - free, anonymous and confidential, and online crisis counseling service; online chats M-F (5-11 p.m.) |
| For Whom: | Suffolk County residents |
| Contact: |
Call (631) 751-7500 (English) or |
| Other Languages: | Chinese, and Spanish |
| The St. Mark's Place Institute | |
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| What Is Provided: | Mental health and substance abuse services |
| For Whom: | Anyone in New York City |
| Contact: | Contact Peter Turco at (212) 982-3470 and ask for the 9/11 Wellness and Recovery Program |
| Other Languages: | French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Ukranian |
| The Samaritans 24-Hour Suicide Prevention Hotline | |
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| What Is Provided: | Completely confidential, telephone-based emotional support |
| For Whom: | People experiencing depression, trauma and grief related to 9/11 |
| Contact: | Call (212) 673-3000 or visit The Samaritans 24-Hour Suicide Prevention Hotline |
| StoryCorps | |
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| What Is Provided: | Opportunity to honor and record stories about the lives of those who were lost on 9/11 |
| For Whom: | Anyone who wants to share a story related to 9/11 |
| Contact: | The StoryBooth in New York City is located in Grand Central Terminal. To make a reservation or for additional locations, call 646-723-7027 or visit StoryCorps |
| Other Languages: | Interviews can be conducted in any language |
| Services for the Underserved | |
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| What Is Provided: | Housing, home care coordination, employment, wellness and peer-to-peer counseling |
| For Whom: | Individuals with behavioral or mental health challenges. |
| Contact: | Call 212-633-6900 or visit Services for the Underserved |
| Other Languages: | Interviews can be conducted in any language |
| Trauma Studies and Services at Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute | |
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| What Is Provided: | Research treatment focus on psychotherapies for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder |
| For Whom: | Anyone ages 18-65 can call for an initial screening and referral |
| Contact: | Call (212) 543-6747 or visit The Trauma and PTSD Program at Columbia University |
| Trauma Studies Center of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy | |
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| What Is Provided: | Specialized trauma treatment on a sliding scale |
| For Whom: | People affected by 9/11 and others |
| Contact: | Call 212-333-3444 or visit Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy |
| World Cares Center | |
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| What Is Provided: | Disaster preparedness training |
| For Whom: | Civilians and emergency managers |
| Contact: | Call (212) 563-7570 or (800) 975-4281 or visit World Cares Center |
National
| Vibrant | |
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| What Is Provided: | Telephone hotline providing free, confidential crisis intervention, referral and information |
| For Whom: | Primarily serves the NYC area but can connect callers to referral hotlines throughout the United States |
| Contact: | Call (800) 543-3638 (English) (212) 982-5284 (TTY for Deaf/Hearing Impaired) |
| Other Languages: | Spanish, and Chinese |
Connecticut
| Connecticut Information Line | |
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| What Is Provided: | Telephone hotline providing information about community services, referrals to human services, and crisis intervention |
| For Whom: | Any Connecticut resident |
| Contact: | Call 211 or (800) 203-1234 (outside of Connecticut) |
| Other Languages: | All languages |
Massachusetts
| Massachusetts 9/11 Fund | |
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| What Is Provided: | Direct services, information and referral, community building and advocacy |
| For Whom: | Families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island who lost loved ones on 9/11 |
| Contact: | Call (866) 386-3911 or visit Massachusetts 9/11 Fund |
New Jersey
| Jewish Family and Vocational Services of Middlesex County | |
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| What Is Provided: | Mental health services including community education/wellness activities, individual therapy, support groups, and advocacy and immigration services, meals on wheels and a food pantry |
| For Whom: | WTC evacuees, families, and dependents of the deceased, affected residents, injured survivors, and recovery workers |
| Contact: | Call intake coordinator at (732) 777-1940 or visit Jewish Family Services |
| New Jersey Vets Helpline | |
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| What Is Provided: | Free and confidential mental health helpline |
| For Whom: | New Jersey veterans of all wars and their families; military personnel, including National Guard and Reserve Personnel, who were deployed to the WTC site and/or Iraq |
| Contact: | Call (866) 838-7654 or visit NJVet2Vet |
| Other Languages: | Spanish |
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychological Association Help Center
- Mental Health America: Coping with Disaster
- National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Information Center
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Institute of Mental Health - Anxiety Disorders
- University of Michigan Depression Center
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen and Passaic Counties
- Detecting and Treating Depression in Adults (PDF) (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Is 9/11 affecting your health? (PDF) (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Long-Term Health Effects of the 9/11 Disaster
- Management of Depression - 2010 Update (PDF)(Intermountain Health Care)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PDF) NIH National institute of Mental Health
- World Trade Center Health Program