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COVID-19 Mental Health Resource Flyer
This guide includes mental health information and resources available to support New Yorkers during COVID-19.
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Mental Health Resources for New Yorkers in the LGBTQI+ Community
This guide includes mental health information and resources available to support New Yorkers in the LGBTQI+ community, their families, and allies.
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ThriveNYC COVID-19 Mental Health Services for Young People
This printable guide contains COVID-19 mental health services for youth from New York City agencies and partners.
COVID-19 Guide to Mental Health Resources for Children, Teens & Young Adults
This guide includes COVID-19 mental health information and services for youth and their parents and caregivers from an array of nonprofit organizations and City agencies.
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Resource Guide: Teens and Abuse During the Coronavirus Crisis
We know that not everyone’s home is safe. Teens can explore this guide for some suggestions for what to do if you are in a home with someone who is causing you harm or if you are experiencing abuse online.
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COVID-19 Guide to Mental Health Resources for Justice-Involved People
This guide includes mental health resources and information that can help people with justice involvement, people with loved ones who are or were recently incarcerated, and caregivers of children with incarcerated parents find mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 Mental Health Guide for Employers
Thrive in Your Workplace’s COVID-19 Mental Health Guide is designed to help all employers promote employee mental health during and following the coronavirus outbreak.
Helpers in Plain Sight: A Guide to Implementing Mental Health Task Sharing in Community-Based Organizations
This guide is intended to help CBOs and licensed mental health providers (MHPs) act on opportunities to improve mental health in their communities. The guide describes the process of setting up a task sharing arrangement between CBOs and MHPs, so they can work together to lower barriers to effective mental health care.
Mental Health Toolkit for Faith and Community Leaders
Faith and community leaders can use this Toolkit to understand mental health needs, how to access mental health resources, and concrete actions to take immediately and year-round to support yourselves and your communities. Developed with the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) and New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS), this Toolkit offers information on how mental health challenges may manifest in faith communities during and following a disaster, and ThriveNYC provides information on free mental health resources available to help.
Issue Briefs on Important Mental Health Topics
Five Ways it is Easier and More Affordable to Access Mental Health Support During COVID-19
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Five Ways to Use Technology to Connect to Mental Health Support During the COVID-19 Crisis
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Five Ways COVID-19 Is Exacerbating Inequities in Mental Health
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Five Creative Activities to Reduce Loneliness and Promote Mental Health
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Five Ways to Take Care of Yourself and Connect with Others this Holiday Season
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Understanding Anxiety
This video provides information on anxiety, how to know when symptoms of anxiety are becoming worse, and available resources to help. This video was produced in partnership with the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatry, housed within the New York State Psychiatric Institute).
Understanding Depression
This video provides information on depression, how to know when someone experiencing symptoms of depression may need professional care, and available resources to help. This video was produced in partnership with the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatry, housed within the New York State Psychiatric Institute).
Understanding Trauma
This video provides information on trauma, how experiencing trauma relates to mental health, how to understand when someone who has experienced trauma may need professional care, and available resources to help. This video was produced in partnership with the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatry, housed within the New York State Psychiatric Institute).
Understanding Psychosis
This video provides information on psychosis and available resources to help. This video was produced in partnership with the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatry, housed within the New York State Psychiatric Institute).
NYC Well Evaluation
ThriveNYC Chapter of Fiscal Year 2020 Mayor’s Management Report
Mental Health for All: ThriveNYC Progress Report – Winter 2019/2020
Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report – January 2020
2019 Mayor’s Management Report
2019 Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report
2018 Mayor’s Management Report
2018 Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report
2017 Mayor’s Management Report
2017 Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report
Thrive Year Two Update
2016 Mayor’s Management Report
Thrive Year One Update
150-Day Update
ThriveNYC: A Roadmap for Mental Health for All
Reflections on Mental Health & Writing
WATCH NOW
New Yorkers are experiencing losses both big and small during the COVID-19 crisis. Literature – particularly books on mental health – can provide escape, comfort and help. “Reflections on Mental Health & Writing” is a panel discussion with authors who have written about mental health and mental illness, presented by Spaces to Thrive, a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC and The New York Public Library.
The panel features Bassey Ikpi (author of I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying), Mira T. Lee (author of Everything Here Is Beautiful), Kenneth Paul Rosenberg (author of Bedlam and director of the Sundance Film Festival and PBS-aired documentary Bedlam), Gretchen Rubin (author of The Happiness Project) and Stephanie Anderson, Assistant Director of Selection at BookOps at the New York Public Library. The panel is moderated by Susan Herman, Director of the Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC.
Innovations in Mental Healthcare Access during COVID-19
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Many New Yorkers are feeling anxious and sad right now, and as the COVID-19 crisis continues, the need for mental health support will only intensify. How can insurance providers promote mental health? How are they changing practices in response to the coronavirus outbreak?
“Innovations in Mental Healthcare Access during COVID-19″ is a conversation with leading insurance providers and public health experts about how they are reaching and serving New Yorkers in new ways.
The panel features Dr. Michael McRae, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations (NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene); Mario Schlosser, CEO of Oscar; Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of EmblemHealth; and Marjorie A. Cadogan, Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Citywide Insurance Access (HRA). The panel is moderated by Susan Herman, Director of the Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC.
Mental Health Toolkit for Faith and Community Leaders

Faith and community leaders can use this Toolkit to understand mental health needs, how to access mental health resources, and concrete actions to take immediately and year-round to support yourselves and your communities.
This toolkit was developed as a conversation between faith leaders, including the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) and New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS), and the Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC. Throughout, NYDIS offers information on how mental health challenges may manifest in faith communities during and following a disaster, and ThriveNYC provides information on free mental health resources available to help.
Webinars on the role of faith communities in promoting mental health following a disaster
Join us for virtual conversations that will bring together leaders from diverse faith traditions to discuss the lessons in the Mental Health Toolkit for Faith and Community Leaders, including strategies & resources to help faith leaders better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect the mental health of your faith community. A partnership between the Interfaith Center of New York, New York Disaster Interfaith Services, and the Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC, these free webinars will also offer faith leaders an opportunity to support and learn from one another. Learn more and register here: nydisnet.eventbrite.com.
Join us in thanking all of the essential workers who are on the frontlines every day.
Help us celebrate the heroes who are ensuring all New Yorkers stay safe, nourished, and thriving – whether by keeping our buildings and transportation systems clean and operating, teaching our young people remotely, stocking our supermarkets, keeping our communities safe, or delivering needed healthcare, mail, or meals.
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