> Online Crisis Chat 

> Text STEVE to 741741

> Call 202-806-6870 (HUCS, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm)

> Call 202-345-6709 (HUCS after hours crisis line)

> Call 855-870-5858 (Healthiest  You)

> Call 800-273-TALK (Suicide Prevention Lifeline)

> Call 866-342-6892 (Optum's Emotional-Support Helpline)

> Call 800-799-SAFE (The National Domestic Violence Hotline)

> Call 800-799-SAFE (The National Domestic Violence Hotline, open 24/7)

Access information about the D.C. Crime Victims Compensation Program which provides financial assistance and reimbursement to innocent victims of violent crime and their families with crime-related expenses.  The D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Robert E. Morin issued an order in April that temporarily raises the emergency shelter spending cap from $3,000 to $9,000 per victim' it also raises the limit on emergency housing from 20 days to 60 days.  Read the order here.

COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide

HEALING

• Self-Love in the Time of Coronavirus
• COVID-19 or not, Black folks are building virtual spaces of joy, intimacy and tenderness
• 15 ways to cope -- through creativity
• Morgan Harper Nichols
• Online Contemplative Resources for Coronavirus Crisis (dynamic, open access Google document to support sharing and discovering online resources that are free/donation based)
• Mindfulness in Law Program for Law Students and Faculty, Practitioners, Judges, and Others in Law, by the University of Miami.  All the recordings are available here.

MENTAL HEALTH AND STRESS

• ABA COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
• Cabin Fever Symptoms and Coping Skills
• How To Preserve Your Mental Strength When Everything Is Uncertain
• Practical Ways to Lead Yourself During a Crisis 
• How to Stop Feeling So Helpless During Quarantine
• Stress and Coping (CDC guide available in multiple language)
• Free and Confidential Support Resources
• COVID Coach App (created for everyone, including Veterans and Service members, to support self-care and overall mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic)

SUBSTANCE USE

• Resources for drug use and COVID-19 risk reduction 
• COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders 
• Harm reduction guidance for substance users during COVID-19

ANXIETY, LONELINESS, AND SOCIAL DISTANCING

• Self-Compassion Practices to Deepen Your Resilience
• How to Manage Panic Attacks
• How to Cope with Anxiety About Coronavirus
• What Therapists Tell Patients Who Are Anxious About Coronavirus
• Tips That Can Help Manage Anxiety Around the Coronavirus
• 10 Ways to Ease Your Coronavirus Anxiety
• How to Cope With Loneliness During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• 9 Therapist-Approved Tips for Reframing Your Existential Anxiety
• Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Disease Outbreak
• Keeping Your Distance to Stay Safe
• The National Jurist included a Coronavirus Survival Guide in its Spring 2020 issue, which includes a Self-Care Guide for Law Students.
• How to Protect Your Mental Health During a Quarantine

THERAPY SERVICES:

• The Mental Health Directory For People of Color
• Find a Black and African American Therapist
• Therapy for Latinx 
• Find a Native American Therapist
• Asian Mental Health Collective, APISAA Therapist Directory
• Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Service Providers in all Fifty States
• QPoC Therapist Directory
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network, QTPOC MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER DIRECTORY

DC Lawyer Assistance Program: "A free, confidential program for D.C. Bar members, judges, and District law students who are experiencing problems, such as addiction, mental health symptoms, or stress, which interfere with their personal or professional lives."  Analogous programs organized by state can be found here.

Mental Health Resources for the Legal Profession During COVID-19

• Mindfulness Practice for Law School (20 minutes)
• Time Management: Creating Your Plan (20 minutes)
• Secrets to Improved Memorization (30 minutes)
• Metacognition (30 minutes)
• Semester Self-Assessment & Reflection (15 minutes)

• The Path to Law Student Well-Being Podcast Series: "a podcast series sponsored by the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar and Law Student Division. The series is a response to the call for action in the 2017 Report, The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change, from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, which sets out action items for the legal community, including specific steps law schools can take, to shift the culture of the legal profession towards one that is focused on well-being."