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This is someone at the shelter you could speak with if you are unsure where to go for mental health services.
Who is a social worker?
This mental health disorder can feature nightmares, unwanted memories, irritability, or feeling numb.
What is PTSD?
This exercise has individuals facing anxiety name 5 things they can see, 4 things they can touch, 3 things they can hear, 2 things they can smell, and 1 thing they can taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1- grounding activity?
This number can be called or texted to access a suicide & crisis lifeline, where you can talk to a trained crisis counselor 24/7. They can help if calling for yourself or for a friend.
What is 988?
This mental health condition exists in over 8% of the US population, and can include symptoms like sleeping too much or too little, losing interest in typical activities, difficulty concentrating, and feeling empty.
What is depression?
The one minute breathing exercise discussed today includes these three steps.
What is breathing in slowly for 4 seconds, holding for 4 seconds, and breathing out slowly for 6 seconds?
This organization offers free or sliding-scale mental health and behavioral care for people experiencing homelessness across NYC.
What is Care for the Homeless?
Racing thoughts, excessive worrying, feeling tense, and feeling like something bad is going to happen can be signs of this.
What is anxiety?
This coping tool can involve putting on your favorite song or playlist when you're feeling stressed.
What is listening to music?
This director of social services at the Living Room can help refer clients to outpatient psychiatry programs.
Who is Louis Yurkovic?
True or false: Someone has to have a diagnosed mental illness to struggle with their mental health.
What is false?
This coping tool can’t be done sitting down.
What is going for a walk/exercising?