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Mental Health Resources:)

Mental Health Resources

 

The mental health impact of COVID-19 will persist longer than the physical virus.  Consider the anxiety, trauma, and depression caused by job loss, isolation, seclusion, and the unpredictability about the virus that threatens the life and safety of individuals and their family members.  Here are mental health resources that should be made available to your constituents:

 

  1. Text “TN” to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line and to immediately be connected to a trained crisis counselor 24/7.  Click this link to learn about theCrisis Text Line    
  2. The “My Health Care Home” website directs Middle Tennesseans to their nearest charitable clinic (i.e., Matthew Walker, Neighborhood Health, Neighborhood Health, etc.).  It includes prescription discounts, screenings, and more information atmyhchTN.org.  
  3. TheSuicide Prevention Lifeline number is 800-273-8255.  If preferred, you can go to the website and participate in a chat feature.
  4. GoHERE for free, anonymous, evidence-based screenings for anxiety, depression, trauma, etc.  Parents can take a screening to determine if their children are showing symptoms of depression or anxiety. The back-end of the screenings provides local resources and do-it-yourself exercises to help.
  5. Mental Health America proudly started Mental Health Month in May 1949.  Annually, we provide helpful resources to promote May as mental health month.  I hope that you find these resources to be helpful:https://mhanational.org/mental-health-month.  It includes some COVID-19 bonus materials.

 

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