Resources

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Where can I learn more about mental health?

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a comprehensive support organization with information on warning signs and symptoms of mental illness, mental health conditions, treatments for mental illness, resources for family members and caregivers, and support groups. Check it out here: https://www.nami.org/

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How do I find a therapist or mental health provider?

PsychologyToday (https://www.psychologytoday.com/) maintains a large, searchable directory of mental health professionals across the U.S.  You can filter by provider demographics, expertise, credentials, location, and much more.  You can also search for specific treatment providers by using the American Psychological Association’s Psychologist Locator (to search for psychologists; https://locator.apa.org/), the American Psychiatric Association’s Psychiatrist Locator (to search for psychiatrists; https://finder.psychiatry.org/), or the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder (to search for psychiatrists specializing in children and adolescents; https://www.aacap.org/).

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What if I want more specialized support?

There are many specialized services available. For some options, see below:

• Alcoholics Anonymous: Find your local chapter Online
• Alzheimer’s Association Helpline: 1-800-272-3900 (para español presiona el 2)
• Gamblers Anonymous: 855-2-CALLGA (Syracuse) or find your local hotline Online
• Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 888-628-9454
• Narcotics Anonymous: Find your local chapter Online
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522
• National Grad Crisis Hotline: 1-877-GRAD-HLP (1-877-472-3457)
• National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4AChild (1-800-422-4453) or text 1-800-422-4453
• National HIV and AIDS Hotline: 1-800-342-2437 or TTY 1-800-243-7889
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or Online Chat
• National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for Deaf and Hard of Hearing: TTY Dial 711 then 988
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)
• The Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116
• Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 (para español presiona el 2)
• TrevorLifeline for LGBTQ+ Youth: 1-866-488-7386
• Veteran’s Crisis Line: 988, then select 1, or Crisis Chat or text: 838255

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What about resources for Syracuse University faculty, staff, and students?

• Crisis Services and Mental Health Support through the Barnes Center at The Arch
  • Phone: 315-443-8000 (Free confidential services 24 hours a day, seven days a week)

• Syracuse University Department of Public Safety
  • Phone: 315-443-2224 or #78 from a cell phone or 711 from a campus landline phone

• Syracuse University Ambulance
  • Phone: 315-443-4299

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What about resources in the Syracuse community?

• Contact Community Services Hotline
  • Description: Provides 24-hour telephone counseling, suicide prevention, and crisis counseling
  • Phone: 315-251-0600

• Vera House
  • Description: Prevents, responds to and partners to end domestic violence and sexual violence
  • Phone: 315-468-3260 or TTYL: 315-484-7263 (during business hours)

• Crouse Hospital’s Chemical Dependency Treatment Services
  • Description: Substance abuse treatment program offering opioid treatment options
  • Phone: 315-470-8304

• Upstate University Hospital’s Addiction Medicine Service
  • Description: Short-term treatment to address all substance use disorders and addiction
  • Phone: 315-464-9161

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Are you in a crisis?

Help is always available.  For immediate support 24/7, reach out to the 988 Crisis Lifeline.  The Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support for people in emotional distress.  The Lifeline also provides prevention and crisis resources to help support your loved ones.  Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.