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The Mental Health and Wellness of Your Child is Our Priority

NYC Public Schools has invested significantly in improving our mental health infrastructure citywide. We provide a variety of social-emotional learning, wellness, and mental health services as part of a multi-tiered system of supports in each of our schools.

You can find general information about NYC Public Schools’ mental health services on our Mental Health page. If you need additional help, please email ocsw@schools.nyc.gov and schoolmentalhealth@schools.nyc.gov

WHAT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE IN MY CHILD’S SCHOOL?

Providing High Quality Mental Health Services for All Students

We encourage you to reach out directly to your child’s school leadership team for specific information about the mental health and wellness resources that are available within a certain school. You can also learn more about your school’s mental health offerings by leveraging the Find a School tool, searching for and selecting your school, and scrolling down to the “Mental Health and Wellness” tab. This “Mental Health and Wellness” tab includes useful information about some of our school-based supports as well as services that are available to all students and families.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is My Child’s School Part of the Mental Health Continuum?
What Additional Supports Do Mental Health Continuum Schools Receive?

NYC Public Schools is committed to increasing funding and supports to better meet the social-emotional and mental health needs of our students. All students, regardless of whether they attend a Mental Health Continuum school, have access to high quality, tiered mental health and wellness supports in their school.

The Mental Health Continuum provides additional funding and supports to our highest needs schools in the South Bronx and Central Brooklyn. As part of this initiative, schools receive additional funding to establish or further build out their mental health spaces, to purchase new mental health and wellness resources, to develop the capacity of their staff to leverage a whole school collaborative problem-solving approach, and to fund per session activities tied to improving the school’s mental health and wellness offerings. Additionally, staff, students, and families have access to enhanced crisis supports through NYC Well, including access to Children’s Mobile Crisis Teams, as well as expedited referrals to community-based care at Health + Hospital child and adolescent behavioral health clinics.

For general information about the mental health continuum, you can reach out to ocsw@schools.nyc.gov and schoolmentalhealth@schools.nyc.gov

What if I Need Mental Health Support Immediately?

ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Providing High-Quality Mental Health Services for All Students

NYC Well offers free-confidential-24/7 support for problems like stress, depression, anxiety, and drug or alcohol use. NYC Well services include: counselors who will respond without judgment; connection to suicide prevention, crisis counseling and emotional support for you or someone you care about; and referrals to Mobile Crisis Teams for people experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Text and chat available in English, Spanish, and Chinese; for service in other languages please call number provided below.

Talk: 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355)

For Relay Service for Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Call 711

Text WELL to 65173

Chat: nyc.gov/nycwell

Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Mental Health for All is a central hub where every New Yorker can connect to care and find mental health resources for themselves and their loved ones. No matter the age, ZIP code, ethnicity, or gender, we want every New Yorker to be able to live their best life.
HITE Site offers a citywide online search for mental health, social services, and healthcare agencies.

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