Mental Healthy and Anxiety Resources for Covid-19 (UPDATE)
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The National Domestic Hotline
1-800-799-7233
1-800-787-3224
Mental Health, Anxiety and Depression During Covid-19: Resources
→ Mental Health America: Covid-19 Information and Resources. This website has resources for all types of issues, including how to find counseling help (with links to other crisis centers like The Trevor Project, The Crisis Hotline, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and Caregiver Help). Also included are links in languages other than English.
→ The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA): Helpful Resources for Coronavirus Anxiety. This website includes information and links to other resources from the ADAA about how to cope and practice proactive therapy.
→ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Daily Life and Coping during Covid-19. This is a subpage in the extensive CDC agglomeration on Covid-19.
→ The National Alliance on Mental Health: Covid-19 Resources. This is a PDF (view in browser) that has answers to questions, where/how to find help with mental health, work, anxiety, death, loneliness, financial trouble, safety, healthcare, immigration issues, homelessness, and incarceration.
→ The World Health Organization (WHO): Mental Health and Psycho-social considerations during the Covid-19 Outbreak. A PDF (view in browser) with thirty (30) points of address during this time. Also included are hyperlinks to other WHO webpages.
→ Virus Anxiety (Shine): Care for Your Coronavirus Anxiety. Resources for anxiety, including meditation, isolation, financial fears, xenophobia, and parental issues.
Mindfulness, Meditation, Gentle Exercise, and Other Examples of Self-Help
→ The National Institute of Health/The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Meditation - In-Depth. This website has information on meditation and an explanation of how it can help in moments of anxiety.
→ Florida State University’s Counseling Center: Relaxation Tips. Links to video, podcasts, audio files, and information for students (for when this is over).
→ Johns Hopkins Mindfulness Program. This page has information about the concept of mindfulness and its program.
→ The University of Massachusetts Memorial Center for Mindfulness. This website has community resources, information, information about their program, and free online sessions.
→ The Mayo Clinic: Covid-19 - Tips for Mindfulness and Dealing with Anxiety. Information and guided meditation videos from the Clinic.
→ Calm Meditation App: Calm Together. This opens to a special page for Covid-19 with free material. This includes meditations, sleep stories, body movements, white noise, music, and breathing exercises. This is also available in the German, Spanish, French, Korean and Portuguese languages.
→ Healthline: Box Breathing. Has information, video guide, written guide. Box Breathing can help with anxiety.
→ Headspace Meditation App. Opens to the webpage, which has information and guided examples. It is free and subscription-based.
→ Liberate Meditation App: This is by and with a focus on black, indigenous, and people of color. It is free and subscription-based. Opens to the webpage.
→ Shine App for Anxiety and Stress: Opens to the Apple download page as this app is only available to Apple products. This is free and subscription-based.
→ Calm Meditation App: Opens to the webpage. Free and Subscription.
→ Trauma Conscious Yoga Method: A Gentle and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Sequence for Grounding and Upper Body Release. Video to the right.
→ Links to other videos: Link opens up to Youtube
Other Help
Emergency and Non-Emergency
The National Domestic Hotline. The webpage has information on getting help and getting out. They are active/staffed during Covid-19. The phone numbers are 1-800-799-7233 and 1-800-787-3224. Please be aware that abusers can monitor your web usage, take precautions in accordance.
Tallahassee Police Department: Victim Advocacy. Webpage about the Victim Advocacy Program. Note that you don’t have to file a report to talk to any of the advocates. Important phone numbers are located below (taken from this website).
Emergency: Dial 9-1-1
(non-emergency) / 850-606-5800
Tallahassee Police Department
(administrative) / 850-891-4200
(non-emergency)/ 850-606-3300
Refuge House (shelter/assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault)
24 hour hotline: 850-681-2111
Attorney General's Office (Victim Compensation)
Leon County Sheriff’s Office: Victim Information and FAQ. Webpage with information from the Victim Advocate Unit. Their phone number is 850-606-3487 or 850-606-3300. Other numbers listed from the website below:
Refuge House
24 Hour Hotline: 850-681-2111211 Big Bend Hotline
2-1-1 / 850-617-NEED / 850-921-4020 (TTY)State Attorney's Office
850-606-6000
Leon County Clerk: Assistance for Victims of Domestic, Repeat, Sexual, Dating Violence, and Stalking. This is a PDF brochure with telephone numbers with resources and assistance. Also included is a page with information about injunctions.
Refuge House. A shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. There is also information and assistance information and links as well. There are 24-hour staffed hotlines listed below:
Local: 850-681-2111
Madison/Taylor Counties: 850-584-8808
Toll-Free Florida Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-500-1119
Toll-Free Florida Sexual Assault Hotline: 888-956-7273
TTY: 800-621-4202
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