Mental health support resources available without charge:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA…. SAM-SA)
Free 24/7 Mental Health Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Mental health information materials: www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (very good resources about stress and coping as well as PTSD with information about coping with covid-related stress)
www.ptsd.va.gov/covid/index.asp
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Free Helpline, M-F, 10 AM – 6 PM: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
National Institute on Mental Health
Information on mental illness: www.nimh.nih.gov/health/index.shtml or 1-866-615-6464
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Information about COVID and drug abuse: www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/comorbidity/covid-19-resources
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Information about alcohol use and COVID: www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-and-covid-19
Information purely about COVID (not about mental illness or substance use:
CDC: www.coronavirus.gov
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