Easier Ways to Get Mental Health Help

By Jane Farrell

Taking good care of your mental health is an important health priority, especially during stressful times such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Institutes of Health  has resources on their website that may help, including fact sheets on stress, depression, and anxiety. You can also find helpful brochures and fact sheets on the National Institute of Mental Health website.

 If you (or someone you know or care about) are in immediate distress you can call, text, or chat the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which is now active across the United States.

988 is a new, shorter phone number that will make it easier for people to get mental health crisis services. The old number, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), still works, and it will continue to function indefinitely. 

Get more info on mental health here.