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If you need personal life help or emotional wellbeing resources right now, there are many free options available to you. 

Remember, you are not alone! Up to half of all caregivers experience anxiety, and 1 in 5 caregivers experience moderate-to-severe depression. More than half of all people in the United States will be diagnosed with an emotional wellbeing condition at some point in their lifetime.

Taking care of your emotional wellbeing is just as important as taking care of your physical health.

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Talk to someone right away and get help now. It’s free for you to call these services 24 hours a day, any day of the week.

All the services below are available in English, Spanish, and with language assistance for over 150 languages.

Emotional Distress
988, for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
This phone line provides free and confidential support from trained counselors for people in emotional distress, as well as guidance for how to help people in your life who are in distress.
Basic Needs
211, or 211.org
Call 211 for critical personal life help, for services such as food, housing, financial guidance, addiction, domestic violence, education or employment, emotional wellbeing and more.
Emergencies
911

Call 911 for emergencies.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Washington Recovery Help Line: 1-866-789-1511.

Call for help with mental health concerns and substance abuse.

Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233.

Call if you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence. You can also text “start” to 88788.

Free Web Resources

Ginger* Emotional Support App (English and Spanish)
Ginger is a free app available on your smartphone, providing 24/7 personalized and confidential coaching for emotional support and life guidance.

Tools for Calm
Tools for Calm offers practical tools for relieving stress and finding more calm in your life and work through a 6-week, 6-hour live webinar course. This is a learning benefit open to all caregivers. For caregivers with a Continuing Education (CE) requirement, taking Tools for Calm gives you 6 CE credits.

Find Your Words (English and Español)
Online resources to help you better care for yourself, help others in difficult situations, ask for help and how to talk with your kids about their emotional wellbeing.

Emotional Support Human
Resources to find support and support others experiencing emotional wellbeing challenges.

American Red Cross Resources for Emotional Support and Grief Counseling (English and Español)
Resources and support groups near you offering emotional support and counseling for grief and loss.

A Self-care Guide for Professional Caregivers
Tips and resources to help caregivers practice self-care.

National Institutes of Health Emotional Health Toolkit (English and Español)
Articles and tips to take care of your emotional wellbeing, including stress, mindfulness, dealing with feelings and coping with loss.

If you live in King County, get a referral (interpreter services may be available):

Get free statewide legal resources:

Ten Percent Happier: Why We’re All Suffering from Racial Trauma (Even White People) – and How to Handle It. (English)
Licensed therapist, Resmaa Menakem, talks about why we are all suffering from racial trauma (even white people) and how to handle it.

Therapy for Black Girls: The Impact of Racial Trauma. (English)
Licensed Psychologist Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons discusses the work she has done and continues to do to arm Black people with resources to work through racial trauma.

Project Lotus (English)
An online community empowering Asian Americans to care for and talk about their emotional wellbeing without stigma.

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (English)
A national organization that fights racial barriers to emotional health care through training and education programs.

Resource Finder

If you need help finding the right option for you, use Resource Finder to get the right personal life help services, including emotional health support, childcare resources, legal help, debt guidance and more.

Resources for caregivers with health benefits through SEIU 775 Benefits Group

Emotional wellbeing resources through your healthcare coverage are available if you have coverage through SEIU 775 Benefits Group.**

Your health plan is determined by the county where you live. If you are not sure what plan you have, use this map to find out.

 

*Eligibility: Ginger is available to caregivers who have worked at least 1 eligibility hour as an Individual Provider (CDWA) or caregivers working for Addus of WA, Amicable, CCS, CDM, Chesterfield, Coastal CAP, Concerned Citizens, First Choice, KWA, All Ways Caring, Senior Life and Millenia. 
**These resources are available to caregivers enrolled in Kaiser Permanente of Washington, Kaiser Permanente Northwest or Aetna coverage through SEIU 775 Benefits Group and for caregivers who maintain 80 eligibility hours per month.