New York Mental Health Resources for Children

Hello New York!  For crisis situations that are not life-threatening, find mental and behavioral health resources and other information below close to you. While these resources are general, the best resource is your family’s medical provider.

If you are in a life threatening situation, call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency department.

If you are having thoughts of suicide or need to talk, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988. If you prefer to text, you can text "START" to 741-741 where a live, trained specialist will respond back to you.

Suicide/Crisis Hotlines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• 1-800-273-8255

NAMI National Help Line

• 1-800-950-6264
• Staffed M-F, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST
• https://www.nami.org/find-support/nami-helpline

Girls & Boys Town National Hotline

• (800) 448-3000

National Hopeline Network

• (800) SUICIDE

National Youth Crisis Hotline

• (800) 442-HOPE (4673)

SAMHSA National Helpline

• 800-662-4357

New York City Suicide Crisis Line- NYC Well

• 1-888-692-9355, Press 2 (English)
• 1-888-692-9355, Press 3 (Spanish)
• https://nycwell.cityofnewyork.us/en/

New York State Crisis Text Line

• Text “GOT5” to 741741
• https://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/bootstrap/crisis.html

Mental Health Hotlines

NAMI New York Affiliate by County for suicide prevention (if you are concerned about someone who might be at risk for crisis)

• To contact your local NAMI affiliate
• Call 1-800-950-3228 for the affiliate’s phone number and address for help
• http://www.naminys.org/mental-health-support/suicide-prevention/

Child Abuse

New York State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Hotline

• 1-800-342-3720
• https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cps/faqs.asp

Eating Disorders

NYC Health Line

• 1-888-NYC-WELL
• https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/eating-disorders.page

Domestic Abuse

New York State Sexual and Domestic Violence Hotline

• 1-800-942-6906 (Statewide)
• 1-800-621-4673 (NYC)
• https://opdv.ny.gov/help/dvhotlines.html

New York Domestic Violence Hotlines by County

• New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Resource List by County
• https://www.nyscadv.org/find-help/program-directory.html

Parent Hotlines/Resources

New York State Parenting Education Partnership Parent Helpline

• Open everyday from 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• 1-800-244-5373
• https://nyspep.org/resources/parent-helpline

Autism

New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Information Line

• 1-866-946-9733
• Open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• www.opwdd.ny.gov

New York State Early Intervention Information Line

• 518-473-7016
• https://www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/

LGBT Resources

Day One New York LGBT Dating Abuse Hotline

• 800-214-4150
• Text Line: 646-535-3291
• https://www.dayoneny.org/help-yourself/

The Center

• https://gaycenter.org/resources/#youth