If you or someone you know is in danger or needs immediate assistance please call 911 or the following numbers.

• Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

Mental Health & Wellbeing 

Chefs With Issues is a website built by writer Kat Kinsman. On this site, people involved in the industry can share their stories and resources for dealing with the particular pressures of restaurant life, so that others may feel less alone. Chefs With Issues also has a Facebook group you can apply to join.

Crisis Text Line is a United States not-for-profit organization providing free crisis intervention via SMS message. The organization’s services are available 24/7, throughout the U.S., by texting 741741. It is available internationally via their Facebook page.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. They have a newsletter, various articles, and discussion groups. 

Open Path Psychotherapy Collective is a nonprofit nationwide network of mental health professionals dedicated to providing in-office mental health care—at a steeply reduced rate—to individuals, couples, children, and families in need.

Not 9 to 5 is a non-profit organization empowering hospitality, food and beverage service workers by mobilizing education and support for mental health and substance use. Not 9 to 5 promotes harm reduction practices and helps to connect the hospitality workforce to mental wellness resources.

Headspace offers free meditation content both via the app and online.

Care App released free online meditations, sleep stories, music and more, hand-picked to support mental and emotional wellness through this time. 

Crisis Text Line provides free 24/7 support at your fingertips. Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor.

Help Advisor  provides spanish-language governmental (federal and for every state), educational, and other external resources about mental health and where to find help.

SAMHSA National Helpline Call 800-662-4357

SAVE Suicide Awareness Voices of Education is a national nonprofit working to end the tragedy of suicide through education, training, advocacy, and supporting suicide loss survivors.

National Domestic Abuse Hotline 800-799-7233 Or Text BEGIN to 88788

Substance Abuse, Addiction, & Sobriety

Live Another Day - Extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for People of Color. Their mission is equal access to life-saving resources.

Detox Local - An excellent resource that features abundant information including mental health and substance use resources specifically for the AAPI (American Asian and Pacific Islander) community.

Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) and Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.) are both national organizations supporting those in recovery. A.A. is offering members digital meetings in response to coronavirus pandemic.

Ben’s Friends is the food and beverage industry support group offering hope, fellowship, and a path forward to professionals who struggle with substance abuse and addiction. They are hosting daily meetings at 1:00 pm Eastern Time on Zoom.

SMART Recovery is an abstinence-based international organization that uses a cognitive behavioral therapy tool kit. It has a directory of online meetings.

Women for Sobriety is dedicated to helping women recover from substance use disorders, with online gatherings.

In the Rooms hosts over 130 live video meetings every week offering support with a variety of approaches to different substance-use disorders.

SoberGrid is a large mobile sober-support community with peer counseling. It offers free personalized resources for tracking and sharing progress with others, giving and receiving support, and now has 24/7 live peer coaching.

Alcohol Rehab Help is an informational web guide created for people struggling with alcohol use disorders (AUD) and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Addiction Group offers various treatment options for those struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD) or alcohol use disorder (AUD). 

AlcoholHelp is an organization that provides extensive and reliable information regarding alcohol. The website explains the different types of treatment available to help individuals find the most successful path to sobriety. 

American Addiction Centers is a leading provider of innovative addiction treatment in the United States. They host free virtual 12-Step support meetings each week and created a State-Funded Rehab Centers guide which helps people find free state-funded rehab centers and treatment options near them.

Addiction Rehab Treatment is a service for people seeking addiction treatment, practices, and facilities. The organization created a resource page on depression in relation to addiction to further educate people who may be struggling.