New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS) - Mental Health (Disaster) Resources

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The Disaster Distress Helpline: 
The Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7/365 disaster crisis counseling and support to anyone, anywhere in the US via a toll-free, multi-lingual hotline (1-800-985-5990) and SMS (text ‘TalkWithUs’ to 66746; Spanish-speakers can text ‘Hablanos’ to 66746).  Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• Call: 800-985-5990
• Text ‘TalkWithUS’ to 66746, Spanish speakers can text ‘Hablanos’ to 66746
   For more information on the Disaster Distress Helpline and disaster distress, coping tips, materials
   and more, please visit http://disasterdistress.samhsa.gov/ or contact Joe Samalin, Outreach and
   Training manager at ***@***.***
   twitter.com/distressline#

Lifenet
Lifenet is a free and confidential help line for New York City residents, available 24/7. The hotline's trained mental health professionals provide support and help callers find mental health and substance abuse services. 

• Call 1-800-LIFENET (1-800-543-3638)

• Spanish: 1-877-298-3373
• Korean and Chinese: 1-877-990-8585
• Hearing Impaired: 1-212-982-5284
Or visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cis/cis_lifenet.shtml

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
Provides a comprehensive network of mental health and social services for individuals and families at
every stage of life. Provide mental health and budget counseling. Monday through Friday 9am to 5 pm
Must have appointment.
135 West 50th St, New York, NY 10020
212-582-9100 or toll-free 1-888-523-2769
www.jbfcs.org

Mobile Medical Vans with Prescription Services
The City has deployed vans staffed with primary care providers will be able to provide medical care and distribute commonly prescribed drugs at several of the City’s Disaster Assistance Service Centers, as well as two additional high-need areas. Volunteers are also going door-to-door to reach people who may have medical needs but remain in their homes without heat and power.

The location and hours: http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/medical_vans.html.  

Lost Access to Prescription Medication
For those who may have lost access to prescription medication, go to your regular doctor or an HHC facility or community health center. Medical staff in shelters who are licensed to prescribe may prescribe medications for people who are in the shelters (within the scope of their license).

Project Hope
Provides one-to-one or group counseling services to residents of Hurricane Sandy disaster-impacted regions. Services are provided wherever survivors wish: in homes, places of work, community centers, schools or houses of worship.

Project Hope staff help individuals to understand their reactions to the disaster and its aftermath. Trained crisis counselors help people to think about options and to find agencies that can assist with any disaster-related problems.

The crisis counseling services will be free to those still suffering from the aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy.  A toll-free help line 1-800-LIFENET provides confidential, 24 hour/day, information and referral by professionally staffed individuals in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and TTY for the hearing impaired.

Stress During Disasters Tip Sheet: (MAKE EACH LINK INTO (Click Here)
Disasters can lead to emotional distress.

• English- (click here)
• Spanish- (click here)
• Arabic- (click here)
• Korean- (click here)
• Creole- (click here)
• Russian- (click here)
• Chinese- (click here)

Children's Reaction to Trauma Tip Sheets from DOHMH

Children can also have different emotional reactions to stress.  For information in the following languages:
     • Russian emotional reaction sheet- (click here)
     • Spanish emotional reaction sheet- (click here)

It is also important to keep kids on a routine.  For information in the following languages:
     • Spanish routine- (click here)
     • Russian routine- (click here)

Important things to remember for your family after a disaster.  For information in the following languages:
   • Spanish (click here)
   • Russian (click here)

Additional information to help your family cope. For information in the following languages:
   • Spanish  (click here)
   • Russian (click here)

http://www.nydis.org/index2.html