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We've provided a discussion thread specifically for mental health resources during this time.
Resources
General
World Health Organization: Mental Health Considerations
WHO published a list of considerations developed by their Mental Health Department covering guidance for the general population, health care workers, team leaders and managers in health facilities, caretakers of children, caretakers of older adults, and people in isolation.
World Health Organization: Myth Busters
Not specific to mental health, but it might be useful to have a verified, single source for looking at misconceptions instead of trying to wade through search results.
Australia
Lifeline
Includes chat and Non-English speaker lines.
Canada
Anxiety Canada Tips: What to do if you’re anxious or worried about coronavirus
Some mental health tips as well as general hygiene tips.
Provincial Mental Health Helplines
Official government sponsored mental health helplines are divided by province.
Ontario: 1-866-531-2600
China
Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Centre
Suicide écoute
Telefonseelsorge
Servizio per la Prevenzione del Suicidio (SPS)
Iran Organization of Well Being
113Online
List of crisis lines for South Korea:
South Korea Suicide Hotlines - Suicide.org! South Korea Suicide Hotlines, South Korea Suicide Hotlines, South Korea Suicide Hotlines, South Korea Suicide Hotlines!
Spain
Teléfono de la Esperanza
Calm:
United States CDC: Mental Health and Coping
The CDC has a page with general information about mental health and coping during the outbreak.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Disaster Distress Helpline
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Another United States organization that provides national support for mental health.
Endorsed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, this is a 24/7 crisis text hotline with trained volunteers.
Resources
General
World Health Organization: Mental Health Considerations
WHO published a list of considerations developed by their Mental Health Department covering guidance for the general population, health care workers, team leaders and managers in health facilities, caretakers of children, caretakers of older adults, and people in isolation.
World Health Organization: Myth Busters
Not specific to mental health, but it might be useful to have a verified, single source for looking at misconceptions instead of trying to wade through search results.
Australia
Lifeline
- Phone: 13 11 14
- Chat: Crisis Support Chat
- Lifeline Text: 0477 13 11 14
- 6pm - 12am
- 7 days a week
Includes chat and Non-English speaker lines.
Canada
Anxiety Canada Tips: What to do if you’re anxious or worried about coronavirus
Some mental health tips as well as general hygiene tips.
Provincial Mental Health Helplines
Official government sponsored mental health helplines are divided by province.
Ontario: 1-866-531-2600
- Toll-free
- 24/7
- Phone call or online chat options
- Multi-lingual
- Toll-free
- 24/7
- Phone call
- 24/7
- Phone call
China
Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Centre
- Landlines: 800-810-1117
- Mobile and VoIP: 010-8295-1332
- 021-6279-8990
- 10am to 10pm daily
- Phone: 020-81899120
- Phone: 020-12320-5
- QQ Messenger: 1661042151
- 24/7
Suicide écoute
- Phone: 01 45 39 40 00
- 24 hour
- Volunteers
- Phone: 09 72 39 40 50
- Email and online chat options
- Volunteers
- Phone: 800 858 858
- Anonymous
- Free
- Volunteers
Telefonseelsorge
- Phone: 0800 111 0 111
- 24 hour
Servizio per la Prevenzione del Suicidio (SPS)
- Dial 112
- 9:30 to 4:30pm Monday to Friday
- Phone: 800 86 00 22
- Phone: 0 677 20 89 77
- 1 pm to 10 pm daily
- Phone: 199284284
- 10am to 12am daily
Iran Organization of Well Being
- Dial 1480
- 6am to 9pm daily
113Online
- Phone: 0900 0113
- Webchat: Crisislijn | ik denk aan zelfmoord | ☎ 0900-0113.
List of crisis lines for South Korea:
South Korea Suicide Hotlines - Suicide.org! South Korea Suicide Hotlines, South Korea Suicide Hotlines, South Korea Suicide Hotlines, South Korea Suicide Hotlines!
Spain
Teléfono de la Esperanza
- Phone: 717 003 717
- 24/7
Calm:
- Nationwide Phone: 0800 58 58 58
- London Phone: 0808 802 58 58
- Webchat: CALM - Campaign Against Living Miserably
- Text service only
- HELP to 85258
- 24/7
United States CDC: Mental Health and Coping
The CDC has a page with general information about mental health and coping during the outbreak.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Disaster Distress Helpline
- General: 1-800-985-5990
- Puerto Rico: 1-797-339-2663
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-846-8517
- Text: Text TalkWithUs to 66746.
- 24/7, 365-days-a-year
- Multilingual
- Toll-free
- Confidential
- No need to give identifying information
- Can offer referrals to local crisis call centers
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Another United States organization that provides national support for mental health.
- NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-6264
- Monday - Friday, 10 am - 6 pm EST
- Can help refer you to local NAMI Support Groups
- Not a hotline, crisis line, or suicide prevention line. The focus is on providing information and resource referrals.
Endorsed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, this is a 24/7 crisis text hotline with trained volunteers.