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		By Thomas Farley, MD, MPH, NYC Health Commissioner


		9/11-Affected People
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Organizations in New York State

WTC Centers of Excellence in New York City
NYC 9/11 Benefit Program for Mental Health/Substance Use

CIS Counseling Center
What Is Provided:	Outpatient mental health, substance abuse and case management services
For Whom:	People in need
Contact:	Call (212) 385-0086 (mental health services) or (212) 964-0128 (addiction services), or visit www.ciscounseling.com
Other Languages:	Farsi, Russian, Spanish

Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush
What Is Provided:	Counseling and support groups, advocacy, crisis intervention, case management
For Whom:	Victims of 9/11
Contact:	Call (718) 377-2900 or visit www.cojoflatbush.org
Other Languages:	Arabic, Farsi, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Yiddish

Disaster Preparation and Trauma Mitigation
What Is Provided:	Training in self-care and personal resilience
For Whom:	Anyone
Contact:	Visit www.percs.org or call Kiran Dhanji at (212) 563-7570 ext. 207

Faithful Response
What Is Provided:	Free mental health care, counseling, and case management services
For Whom:	Individuals struggling with the effects of 9/11 and related events
Contact:	Call (516) 679-0080 or visit www.faithfulresponse.org
Other Languages:	Italian, Spanish

Friends of Firefighters
What Is Provided:	Individual, marriage, and family counseling; wellness trips, and special events
For Whom:	FDNY staff and their families
Contact:	Call (718) 643-0980 or visit www.friendsoffirefighters.org

LifeNet
What Is Provided:	Telephone hotline providing free, confidential crisis intervention, referral and information
For Whom:	Primarily serves the NYC area but can connect callers to referral hotlines throughout the United States
Contact:	Call (800) 543-3638 (English) (212) 982-5284 (TTY for Deaf/Hearing Impaired)
Other Languages:	Spanish, Chinese, and Deaf

Lutheran Social Services of New York - Midtown New Life Center
What Is Provided:	Counseling and support groups
For Whom:	Individuals emotionally and financially affected by 9/11
Contact:	Call (212) 265-1826 or visit www.lssny.org
Other Languages:	Spanish

Mental Health Association of Westchester County
What Is Provided:	Individual, marriage, and family counseling
For Whom:	Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services personnel and their families, and others affected by 9/11
Contact:	Call (914) 345-5900 ext. 240 or visit www.mhawestchester.org

Nassau County Drug and Alcohol Hotline
What Is Provided:	Long Island's first 24/7 crisis intervention hotline - free, anonymous and confidential
For Whom:	Long Island residents
Contact:	Call (516) 679-1111 or visit longislandcrisiscenter.org

9/11 Mothers and Young Children Project
What Is Provided:	Mental health treatment, support groups and referrals
For Whom:	Mothers (and their children) who were pregnant when they lost their husbands on 9/11 or gave birth in the months just before
Contact:	Call (212) 675-1918 or visit www.nyspi.org/Communication_Sciences/form.htm

Program for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress
What Is Provided:	Mental health services with expertise in diagnosis and treatment of trauma
For Whom:	Individuals and their families affected by 9/11
Contact:	Call (212) 821-0783 or visit www.patss.com

Reconciliation and Culture Cooperative Network (RACCOON)
What Is Provided:	Assistance related to community health needs
For Whom:	Immigrants from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia)
Contact:	Call (718) 784-9121 or visit Balkansnet.org/nada.html
Other Languages:	Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian

Response Hotline of Suffolk County
What Is Provided:	A 24-hour free, confidential, anonymous crisis intervention hotline, and online crisis counseling service
For Whom:	Suffolk County residents
Contact:	Call (631) 751-7500 (English) or (631)751-7423 (Spanish - only available M-F, 5 - 10 pm) or visit responsehotline.org
Other Languages:	Chinese, and Spanish

Saint Vincent’s Trauma and Wellness Center
What Is Provided:	Adult, child and adolescent mental health counseling and complementary holistic services
For Whom:	Anyone affected by the events of September 11^th
Contact:	Call (212) 346-2582
Other Languages:	Chinese, and Spanish

The St. Mark’s Place Institute
What Is Provided:	9/11 related counseling and casework
For Whom:	Anyone in New York City
Contact:	Contact Peter Turco at (212) 982-3470 and ask for the 9/11 Wellness and Recovery Program
Other Languages:	French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Ukranian

The Samaritan’s 24-Hour Suicide Prevention Hotline
What Is Provided:	Telephone-based emotional support
For Whom:	Anyone affected by the events of September 11th
Contact:	Call (212) 673-3000 or visit www.samaritansnyc.org

Sky Help
What Is Provided:	Three-or four-day small group “resilience and rebuilding” workshops
For Whom:	Uniformed, civilian, and volunteer personnel who have served in 9/11 rescue/recovery efforts; returning veterans and individuals returning from recent disasters; caregivers, survivors, chaplains, and trauma responders
Contact:	Call (877) 759-4357 or visit www.skyhelp.org

StoryCorps
What Is Provided:	Opportunity to honor and record stories about the lives of those who were lost on 9/11
For Whom:	Anyone who wants to share a story related to 9/11
Contact:	The StoryBooth in New York City is located in Grand Central Terminal. To make a reservation or for additional locations, call 646-723-7027 or visit www.storycorps.org/initiatives/september-11th
Other Languages:	Interviews can be conducted in any language

Trauma Studies and Services at Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute
What Is Provided:	Research treatment with special focus on psychological consequences of trauma
For Whom:	Free psychiatric evaluation to anyone who was directly or indirectly affected by the events of 9/11
Contact:	Call (212) 543-6747

Organizations Outside New York State

National

LifeNet
What Is Provided:	Telephone hotline providing free, confidential crisis intervention, referral and information
For Whom:	Primarily serves the NYC area but can connect callers to referral hotlines throughout the United States
Contact:	Call (800) 543-3638 (English) (212) 982-5284 (TTY for Deaf/Hearing Impaired)
Other Languages:	Spanish, and Chinese

Connecticut

Connecticut Information Line
What Is Provided:	Telephone hotline providing information about community services, referrals to human services, and crisis intervention
For Whom:	Any Connecticut resident
Contact:	Call 211 or (800) 203-1234 (outside of Connecticut)
Other Languages:	Spanish

Illinois

Willow House September 11th Project
What Is Provided:	Peer support groups and special events
For Whom:	Families and individuals affected by 9/11
Contact:	Call (847) 940-0779

Massachusetts

Massachusetts 9/11 Fund
What Is Provided:	Direct services, information and referral, community building and advocacy
For Whom:	Families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island who lost loved ones on 9/11
Contact:	Call (866) 386-3911 or visit www.massfund.org

New Jersey

Jewish Family and Vocational Services of Middlesex County
What Is Provided:	Mental health services including community education/wellness activities, individual therapy, support groups, and advocacy services
For Whom:	Evacuees, families, and dependents of the deceased, affected residents, injured survivors, and recovery workers
Contact:	Call (732) 777-1940 or visit www.jfvs.org

New Jersey Vets Helpline
What Is Provided:	Free and confidential mental health helpline
For Whom:	New Jersey veterans of all wars and their families; military personnel, including National Guard and Reserve Personnel, who were deployed to the WTC site and/or Iraq
Contact:	Call (866) 838-7654 or visit www.njveteranshelpline.org
Other Languages:	Spanish

Sky Help
What Is Provided:	Three-or four-day small group “resilience and rebuilding” workshops
For Whom:	Uniformed, civilian, and volunteer personnel who have served in 9/11 rescue/recovery efforts; returning veterans, and individuals returning from recent disasters; caregivers, survivors, chaplains, and trauma responders
Contact:	Call (877) 759-4357 or visit www.skyhelp.org