Mental Health Resources
NYC Well is New York City’s free, confidential support, crisis intervention, and information and referral service for anyone seeking help for mental health and/or substance misuse concerns, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Bridges is a stigma-free hub for Asian Pacific Islander South Asian Americans (APISA) to discuss, navigate and seek culturally-responsive mental health care.
Cost
Varies
Free consultation
Eligibility / Requirements
None
Languages / Communities Served
N/A
Womankind uses the multidimensionality of its Asian heritage to work alongside survivors of gender-based violence as they build a path to healing.
Services
24-hr multilingual helpline
Community offices
Emergency housing
Counseling
Critical resource intervention (overcome recovery roadblocks)
Family law & immigration legal services
Economic empowerment program
Wellness groups
Youth mentoring program
Asian youth program
Peer educator program (older adults)
N/A
Cost
Free
Eligibility / Requirements
Varies per program
Languages / Communities Served
Bengali
Chinese
English
Hindi
Japanese
Korean
Tagalog
Vietnamese
ACTS provides culturally sensitive and inclusive and supportive mental health services including individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy, and case management services to Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Indian, and other Asian communities
Services
Advocacy
Anger management
Bereavement counseling
Case management
Conflict mediation
Couples therapy
Family therapy
Group therapy
Individual therapy
Parenting group
Psychiatric evaluations
Psychopharmacology
Cost
N/A
Eligibility / Requirements
Medicaire
Medicaid
Reduced Cost
Languages / Communities Served
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Japanese
Korean
Other Asian languages
AFS is a preventive service to help keep children and their families together and avoid the placement of children in foster care. AFS addresses the multi-level needs of Asian-American families, especially recent Chinese immigrants. The program provides support and case management services to Asian American families.
Services
Crisis intervention
Home visiting
Individual and family counseling
Parenting skills training
Entitlement advocacy
Parenting support groups
Family recreational activities
Community education
Information and referrals
Cost
Free
Eligibility / Requirements
Asian-American families
Families with at least one child under the age of 18 who is at risk
Pregnant women
Languages / Communities Served
Chinese
English
Asian American Recovery Services offers treatment for drug, alcohol, gambling addictions and a full suite of co-occurring counseling services in six languages and seven dialects.
Services
Addiction treatment
Counseling
Forensic or case management requirements
Programmatic support
Pre-vocational skill training
Employment placement
Reporting and assessment related to DWI and other offenses
Cost
Sliding scale for those ineligible for health insurance
Medicare accepted
Medicaid accepted
3rd party insurance accepted
Eligibility / Requirements
Asians
Languages / Communities Served
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Southeast Asian
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center's Mental Health Program offers outpatient therapy and medication management to patients in our primary care program.
Services
Screening for depression
Diagnostic and treatment assessment for bipolar disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, psychotic disorders, and other mental disorders
Medication management
Individual and group therapies for adults, adolescents and children
Mental health urgent assessment and intervention management of behavioral aspect of medical diseases
Referrals and care coordination with mental health specialty clinics and hospitals
N/A
Cost
Sliding scale
Medicare accepted
Medicaid accepted
3rd party insurance accepted
Eligibility / Requirements
None
Languages / Communities Served
Chinese
English
The Mental Health Clinic aims to provide mental related wellness services, and raise awareness about mental health, and fight against the stigma and fear around receiving care.
Cost
Sliding scale
Insurance accepted
Eligibility / Requirements
Age 13 and up
Languages / Communities Served
Korean
English
NAMI-NYC leads support groups so individuals can develop coping skills, share common experiences, gain self-advocacy skills, and find community.
Cost
Free
Eligibility / Requirements
None
Languages / Communities Served
For people who identify as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and are living with mental illness or any mental health challenge. This includes:
South Asians
East Asians
Southeast Asians
North Asians
Middle East Asians
Pacific Islanders
The Child Center of NY’s Asian Outreach Program breaks down language barriers and stigma to reach Asian children and families with mental health and substance abuse services.
Cost
Sliding scale
Eligibility / Requirements
One member of family must have a mental health or substance abuse diagnosis.
Individuals with intellectual disabilities or an autism diagnosis are not eligible for this program.
Languages / Communities Served
Bengali
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Hindi
Spanish
Urdu
The Child Center of NY’s Asian Outreach Program breaks down language barriers and stigma to reach Asian children and families with mental health and substance abuse services.
Services
Multi-lingual and multicultural counseling for mental health issues and substance abuse
Cost
Sliding scale
Eligibility / Requirements
One member of family must have a mental health or substance abuse diagnosis.
Individuals with intellectual disabilities or an autism diagnosis are not eligible for this program.
Languages / Communities Served
Bengali
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Hindi
Korean
Russian
Spanish
Tagalog
Urdu