Free Mental Health Care, on Demand [CityLab.com]

Samantha Sangenito 10/28/164:00 AM

In New York, one in five people—around 1.6 million—struggle with mental illness. A new program launched this week aims to give each of them a way to do something about it.

NYC Well, part of New York’s $850 million comprehensive mental health plan, ThriveNYC, makes free, round-the-clock counseling available via phone, text, or online chat;conversations with trained counselors are confidential and accessible in over 200 languages.

[For more of this story, written by Ellie Anzilotti, go to http://www.citylab.com/cityfix...kers-pockets/505634/]

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