Mental Health Hotline Articles
Mindfulness Meditation – A Simple Practice for Mental Health
If you’ve started therapy for anxiety, depression or substance abuse, you’ve probably heard about “practicing mindfulness meditation.” Mindfulness in therapy is common for many types of mental illnesses. If you’re still a little confused about how to do it and why it helps, you’re not alone. Once you master mindfulness,
Mental Health Hotline Billboards Around the Nation
Did You See Our Billboard? The Mental Health Hotline now has a billboard in Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. If you saw it and are wondering, it’s the mental health version of free, 24/7 roadside assistance: Anyone struggling and in need of someone to talk to can dial
The Benefits of Group Therapy for Mental Health
As mental health treatments become increasingly destigmatized, individual therapy is often upheld as the best way to address everything from anxiety to depression to bipolar disorder—and that’s great! But there’s more than one way to explore mental health treatments, and that includes looking beyond one-on-one appointments with a therapist. For
Navigating Insurance Coverage For Mental Health Treatment
A traumatic event, cumulative effects of life stress or an acute mental health incident—whatever the reason you’re seeking mental health help today, we’re here for you. One of the most common questions clients ask our counselors at the Mental Health Hotline is how much the treatment will cost. We get
How to Talk to Your Family About Your Mental Health
Talking about mental health is never easy—and it can be especially difficult when it comes to sharing with people you love. Even though discussing mental health is more accepted than ever before, admitting you’re struggling or need help can still result in feelings of vulnerability and insecurity. However, speaking out
10 Tips for Addressing Residual Pandemic Anxiety
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of modern life in countless ways. Things that used to be normal, like going to work with the sniffles or riding mass transit without a mask, now seem shocking, and a fear of ongoing illness has now been instilled in countless people. And even