Government
Free Mental Health Care, on Demand
A city-run hotline connects New Yorkers with local counselors.
In New York, one in five people—around 1.6 million—struggle with mental illness. A new program launched this week aims to give each of them a way to do something about it.
NYC Well, part of New York’s $850 million comprehensive mental health plan, ThriveNYC, makes free, round-the-clock counseling available via phone, text, or online chat; conversations with trained counselors are confidential and accessible in over 200 languages.