Mental Health Resources
Boston University - https://www.bu.edu/gwise/resources/covid-19/crisis-mental-health/
Behavioral Medicine Mental Health Emergency 24/7 Line
call: (617)-353-3569
https://www.bu.edu/shs/behavioral-medicine/
CRC BUPD
call: (617)-353-2121
https://www.bu.edu/police/
Public Safety BUMC
call: (617)-638-4144
https://www.bu.edu/police/contact/contact-bumc-public-safety/
Boston/Massachusetts
National Alliance on Mental Illness Mass Chapter
call: (617)-704-6264
https://www.nami.org/Find-Your-Local-NAMI/Affiliate?state=MA
https://namimass.org/
USA
National Alliance on Mental Illness Hotline
call: 1-800-950-6264
Text: “Friend” to 62640
https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/NAMI-HelpLine/Teen-Young-and-Adult-HelpLine
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
call: 988
text: 988
https://988lifeline.org/
National Crisis Text Line
text: “HELLO” to 741741
https://www.crisistextline.org/
Trevor Project 24/7 Crisis Counselors
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/contact-us/
Bipolar Disorder
What is Bipolar Disorder?
https://naminycmetro.org/diagnoses-mental-health/bipolar-disorder/
Stigmas Around Bipolar Disorder:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/bipolar-disorder-stigma-5211304
ECT
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
ECT is a relatively safe and low-risk procedure that is helpful in the treatment of depression, suicidality, severe psychosis, food refusal secondary to depression, and catatonia.
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ect
ECT: Disrupting the Stigma Around An Essential Treatment Option
https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry/news/archive/202203/ect-disrupting-stigma-around-essential-treatment-option
