Emergency Support
The Samaritans NYC // 24-Hour Crisis Hotline (212) 673-3000 providing free confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress, despair, or suicidal thoughts.
Self-Help
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon // for friends and family of substance abusers
Overeaters Anonymous
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Alzheimer's Association
Recommended Books
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament by Kay Redfield Jamison
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
Say Goodnight to Insomnia by Gregg D. Jacobs, PhD
How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously by Jerrold Mundis
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss by Nancy L Mace and Peter V Rabins
The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
Reading on the Web
Shambhala Meditation Center of New York // helping New Yorkers of all traditions discover their inherent clarity, gentleness and humor