May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and our team at United Way of Northeast Florida and mental-health expert Dr. Kal Kseib, consultant for Baptist Health, would like to help mark this important awareness effort with a list of accessible resources available all year long. The resources below can help you deal with a wide array of mental wellness challenges, from emotional crises to everyday stressors. Please view the resources below, and remember, if you are having suicidal thoughts, please reach out immediately. Dial 2-1-1 or 904-632-0600 to be connected to our suicide prevention and intervention specialists now.

IMMEDIATE HELP

United Way 211: Dial 2-1-1 or 904-632-0600 on your landline or cell phone. You can also text HELP to 904211, or visit unitedwaynefl.org/get-help.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line: Free confidential crisis intervention via SMS message 24/7. Text HOME to 741741, 85258 or 686868.

Samaritans Helpline: Call or text 877-870-4673; available 24/7; services are free, confidential and anonymous.

National Alliance on Mental Illness: nami.org

LOCAL COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Please note: if you have any questions on the programmatic resources below, we recommend you consult your primary care physician and/or therapist.

STRESS AND ANXIETY MANAGEMENT

Breathing techniques

• Change Your Breath, Change Your Life | Lucas Rockwood | TEDxBarcelona
• Three breathing exercises to ease your coronavirus anxiety
• 6 Breathing Exercises That Can Help You Relax in 10 Minutes or Less

Apps

• Calm: Mindfulness and relaxation
• 10% happier: Mood/anxiety
• Insight timer: Mood/anxiety/mindfulness
• What’s up?: Cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy techniques for mood/anxiety
• Breath: Relaxation exercises
• Breathe for Kids: Relaxation exercises for kids
• Lifeline for Moms: Perinatal application for expecting moms or mom
• Moodkit: Cognitive behavioral therapy for mood/anxiety
• Smiling Mind: Mindfulness/relaxation app
• Slumber: Help with sleep
• Headspace: Meditation
• Happify: Mood/anxiety
• Vent: Social diary
• Calm harm: Anti-self-harm exercises
• Sanvello: Managing stress and anxiety
• Therachat: Journaling and mindfulness
• Moodpath: Cognitive behavioral therapy-based exercises
• Talklife: Depression and anxiety chat support. Non-licensed based.
• Mood Mission: tracking and improving mood, interactive exercises
• Moodfit: Tracking and improving mood, interactive exercises
• 7 cups: Anxiety and stress chat by trained volunteers

ONLINE PSYCHOLOGY

• LiveHealth: livehealthonline.com/psychology
• E-Therapy:etherapypro.com/online-therapy
• Bliss 8: com/bliss-free-online-therapy-for-depression.html Free Interactive therapy for depression

ONLINE PSYCHIATRY

• AmWell: amwell.com/cm/services/online-psychiatry
• InPathy: cinpathy.com/how-it-works 

LICENSED-THERAPIST-BASED

• Talkspace: talkspace.com
• Betterhelp: betterhelp.com
• Teen Counseling: Teencounseling.com
• Pride Counseling: Pridecounseling.com

SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT

• 12 Step: 12step.org/social/online-meetings
• AA Speakers: aaspeaker.com
• Recovery Audio Recordings: recoveryaudio.org
• In the Rooms: intherooms.com/home
• AA Meeting Guide App – Google Play and Apple Stores
• StepChat: Stepchat.org

If you have any questions on the programmatic resources above, we recommend you consult your primary care physician and/or therapist. We wish you and yours good mental wellness. If you are interested in learning how you can support or get involved with United Way’s mental health work, please email mail@nulluwnefl.org.