Mental Health Resources

Explore the below links for additional mental health and wellness resources.

Warm Lines

Warm Lines are staffed by peers, someone who understands because they have been there too. They have been trained to help with non-life threatening issues. They are a kind, listening ear when you need to talk.
Community Warm Line through BHcare: 203-732-2004 (6 PM – 10 PM weekdays, 11PM weekends)
Common Thread Warm Line through River Valley Services: 1-800-316-9145 (5PM – 10PM, 7 days)
Sage Harbor Warm Line through CT Mental Health Center: 1-800-258-1528 (5PM – 9PM, 7 days) 

Additional Resources

Guide for Parents of Asian/Asian American Adolescents - The William James College Center for Multicultural and Global Mental Health (CMGMH) Asian Mental Health Program, in collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital  (MGH) Center for Cross Cultural Student Emotional Wellness, has developed a Guide to provide parents with the knowledge and skills to effectively support their children. The guide is available in multiple languages.
ImListening.org – 2020 campaign for mental health awareness and suicide prevention, “Talk has the power to save lives”; campaign features artists, musicians, athletes, and medical experts sharing personal stories of recovery and hope. 
NowMattersNow.org – free online crisis skills training for young people, tips and advice from young people with lived experience; short videos on people’s journeys through suicidal thoughts using DBT, mindfulness, and other skills.   
Passing the Torch: Caregiver Burnout and Asian American Families – a community-zine
Asian American Federation
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness – advocates for understanding and promotion of cross-cultural and international student emotional wellness. Also see Mass General’s resource fact sheets.
One Village Healing — New Haven based wellness and healing arts initiative dedicated to creating spaces, convenings, and programming, rooted in the values of the healing justice movement to collectively heal from the impact of systems of oppression
Southern Connecticut State University - research on microaggressions toward Asian Americans. Learn more in this interview with Dr. Shuei Kozu.

Local Community Resources

211 of Connecticut: Dial 211 - 2-1-1 connects callers, at no cost, to critical health and human services in their community.
Connecticut Mental Health Center: 203-974-7735 (9 AM – 7PM), 203-974-7300 (7 PM – 9 AM)
BHcare: 203-736-2601
Substance Abuse (CT): 1-800-563-4086

State & National Hotlines or Resources

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): 1-800-215-3021
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
National Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 (24/7)
Crisis Text Line: Text “ACT” to 741741
Domestic Violence Services: 1-888-774-2900, or for New Haven area, through BHcare: 203-789-8104 
The Trevor Lifeline (especially for LGBTQ youth): 1-866-488-7386 (24/7)
For immediate medical emergencies, dial 911 or go to nearest Emergency Medical Department

Yale Resources for the Community

Asian Network at Yale external organizations
Yale-China Association: intercultural empathy sharing sessions
The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Substance Use/Abuse Resources

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or call SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662 HELP (4357). Learn more about recovery, rehab and treatment centers.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings (many meetings are now held online but some still are in-person following state guidelines) 
Yale Health AA meetings (currently online) 
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings 
Al-Anon meetings: support group for family members affected by someone else’s substance use, (Yale Health meeting now on Zoom, Saturdays, 10:30 AM).