​Supports for Caregivers and Family Members

 

Name	Website	Description
On Track New York (OTNY)	ontrackny.org	Family Advisory Council: Meets once a month, newsletter Parent Groups: Informational meetings offered at the start of OnTrack, check with site to ensure you can still attend after discharge
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)	naminycmetro.org	NAMI helps families and individuals affected by mental illness build better lives through education, support, and advocacy. Resources for family members and friends include a helpline, support groups, classes, and peer support. Link to Resources for Family Members: naminycmetro.org/family-members-friends
Families Together New York State	ftnys.org	Represents, advocates for families of children with social, emotional, behavioral, cross-systems challenges including mental health.  Collaborates with families, providers and schools.
LEAP Institute	leapinstitute.org	Anosognosia training, videos, certifications by Dr. Amador, author of I'm Not Sick and I Don't Need Help.

Support for Loved Ones

 

Name	Website	Description
On Track New York (OTNY)	ontrackny.org	Arcade, Newsletter, Youth and Young Adult Leadership Council: for young person 2 years or less after discharge​
EPINET	nationalepinet.org	National program, includes OnTrack, focus on early psychosis clinics.  You can find the closest OnTrack by going to their website.
National Empowerment Center	power2u.org	Gives information and resources to help people with SMIs to regain control over their lives
New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS)	nyaprs.org	​

Resource for Finding Providers:

 

Name	Website	Description
Psychology Today – Find a Therapist	psychologytoday.com/us	lists insurances therapists will accept.
Brave Health	bebravehealth.com	Find virtual psychologist or psychiatrist – some accept Medicaid.
NYC Well	nycwell.cityofnewyork.us/en/	Call 1(888) 692-9355 or text 65173

Housing & Resource Assistance

 

Name	Website	Description
Housing Works	housingworks.org	Assists with housing in NYC for LGBTQ community and provides homelessness, HIV, and substance abuse support.
NEC Directory of Peer Respites	power2u.org/directory-of-peer-respites/	Voluntary short-term overnight program, which is a community based, non-clinical crisis support.  Locations open 24/7 providing a "homelike" environment.  100% of staff have lived experience.
CORE Services Group NYC	coresv.cs.org	Emergency housing, alternative to incarceration, minority-run

Job Opportunities for Loved Ones

 

Name	Website	Description
Adult Career & Continuing Education Services (ACCES-VR)	acces.nysed.gov	Career and continuing education services for adults with disabilitie
Work Force One	nyc.gov/home/search/index.page?search-terms=careers	Help finding a job in NY State

Emergency Resources

 

Name	Contact	Description
988: A New Lifeline	Call 988 if situation is mental health emergency (harm to self or others) or 911 in any emergency	(from July 2022 Reader’s Digest): “In July (2022), the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline launched 988 as the quick-dial code for anyone in need of support for suicide prevention, substance abuse, self-harm, depression, anxiety, and other mental health need. The original number (1-800-273-8255) still works. Text and live chat are available and crisis counselors are trained to take calls in English and Spanish as well as for the LGBTQ population, the deaf, and other populations. "Even family members and friends who are worried about a loved one can call," says Ljiljana Zecevic, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York City.”

Articles, Books, & Helpful Readings

 

Name	Website	Description
OnTrack Resources Brochure:	Link	​
OnTrack Handbook​	Link	how their team works to encourage mentally ill loved on to accept family engagement in recovery:
Additional OnTrack Resources:	ontrackny.org/Learn-Train/Resources	​
Pat Deegan’s Recovery Library:	​recoverylibrary.com	An interesting resource from a prominent person living successfully with mental illness that can be accessed through OnTrack

Books:

Title	Author
Zig Zag Boy	Tanya Frank
Meaningful Recovery from Schizophrenia and Serious Mental Illness with Clozapine	Dr. Robert S. Laitma​

Articles:

Title	Link
Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis	Link
New York City to Involuntarily Remove Mentally Ill People from Streets	Link
Decision Making Deficits in Patients with First Episode and Chronic Schizophrenia	Link
Opinion | I Answer the Phone at a Mental Health Hotline: Here’s What I’ve Learned	Link
Addressing Clients’ Prejudices in Counseling	Link
Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million Available to Improve Mental Health Services for Youth and Families	Link

Videos:

Title	Link
How-to Workshop: Advocacy – How to Do It?	Link