Resilience Hub


On this page you’ll find a list of resilience resources: crisis help lines, web pages, and videos to help build support systems, deal with depression and trauma, and cultivate mental wellbeing.

If you or a loved one has an emergency, immediately contact 911.

Text or call 9-8-8 from any phone in the United States to be connected to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

 

Resilience Phone Numbers and Help Lines

  • Post-Resettlement Behavioral Health Support Program Hotline (APA-eligible Afghans only)

    Call 1-800-615-6514 - Available in Dari, Pashto, and English

  • National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

    Call or text 9-8-8 from any phone in the United States

  • Veterans Crisis Line

    Dial 9-8-8 and press 1
    Text 838255

  • Crisis Line for Loved Ones of Veterans Seeking Care for a Veteran

    Call 888-823-7458

  • Support Line for Active Service Members and their Families

    Call 800-342-9647

  • Crisis Text Line

    Text “Home” to 741741

  • Domestic Violence Hotline

    Call 800-799-SAFE (7233)
    Text “START” to 88788

  • Addiction Hotline

    Call 877-226-3111

  • Depression Hotline

    Call 888-640-5174

  • Self Harm Hotline

    Call 877-455-0628

  • Eating Disorder Hotline

    Call or text 1-800-931-2237

  • Suicide Intervention and Crisis Hotline for the LGBTQ+ Community

    Call 866-488-7386

  • Trans Lifeline

    Call 877-565-8860


Resilience for Resettled Afghans

  • Post-Resettlement Behavioral Health Support Program for Afghan Arrivals

    The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants launched this program to increase access to behavioral health services for Afghan Placement and Assistance Program (APA)-eligible clients throughout the United States. USCRI will provide direct clinical support and access to culturally and linguistically appropriate trauma-informed behavioral health services.

    Phone: 1-800-615-6514
    Availability: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
    Languages: Dari, Pashto, English
    Click to learn more

  • Institute for Muslim Mental Health

    The Institute for Muslim Mental Health is committed to optimizing the Muslim community’s emotional health and wellbeing by mobilizing a network of mental health professionals to ensure all American Muslims have access to high-quality resources. 

    Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
    Click here to find an online provider

  • The Independence Line

    Callers can find assistance related to housing, food, mental health, health care, clothing, legal assistance and a host of other resources. Call center staff also work with The Independence Fund’s case management team to find the best, quickest services to fill any gaps.

    Phone: 1-855-341-5456
    Availability: 7 days a week, 8 AM to 12 PM EST

  • Give an Hour

    Give an Hour provides barrier-free access to mental health care and educational resources for those in need. Use their online search tool to find local providers who offer limited, free sessions for mental health. You can specifically search for a provider who is male/female; speaks Pashto; or is Afghan American.

    Click here to use online search tool

  • Muslim American Society

    MAS-SSF is the only dedicated Islamic organization offering social services with a focus on mental health. Includes peer counseling sessions in Dari, Farsi, and Pashto. Your fee is based on a sliding fee scale according to your household income; often, services are offered for free.

    Phone: 1-916-486-8626
    Click here to request a call


Resilience Apps

  • Sanvello

    (Free)
    Sanvello is an evidence-based mobile care solution created by clinical experts that allows you to access on-demand help for stress, anxiety, and depression. Sanvello uses clinically validated techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that are designed to work together to help you learn how to feel happier.
    Download for iOS
    Download for Android

  • Breethe

    (Free)
    Rather than making meditation and wellness more items on your to-do list, Breethe makes iteasily fit into your everyday life. We have the world’s best meditations, music, hypnotherapy, nature sounds, masterclasses, and more.
    Download for iOS
    Download for Android

  • PTSD Coach

    (Free)
    Created by VA’s National Center for PTSD and DoD’s National Center for Telehealth & Technology, this app provides you with education about PTSD, information about professional care, a self-assessment for PTSD, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help you manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD.
    Download for iOS
    Download for Android

  • MoodMission

    ($4.99 or $7.99 subscription)
    Tell MoodMission how you’re feeling and it will give you a tailored list of 5 Missions that can help you feel better and improve your wellbeing. MoodMission is based in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is an evidence-based psychological therapy for anxiety and depression.
    Download for iOS
    Download for Android

  • Headspace

    ($12.99/month or $69.99/year)
    Through science-backed meditation and mindfulness tools, Headspace helps you create life-changing habits to support your mental health and find a healthier, happier you. Headspace is proven to reduce stress by 14% in just 10 days.
    Download for iOS
    Download for Android

  • Calm

    (Free)
    Calm is a meditation, sleep and relaxation app. Calm creates unique audio content that strengthens mental fitness and tackles some of the biggest mental health challenges of today: stress, anxiety, insomnia, and depression.
    Download for iOS
    Download for Android


Resilience Podcasts

  • Millennial Mental Health Channel

    The goal of Millennial Mental Health Channel is to provide listeners with the perspectives of a psychiatrist and a therapist as their thoughts relate to the world of mental health while also making the information useful and easy to understand.
    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

  • Road to Resilience

    Covers stories of personal trauma and the ways in which people have coped: “Stories and insights to help you thrive in a challenging world. From fighting burnout and trauma, to building resilient families and communities, we explore what’s possible when science meets the human spirit. Powered by the best experts in the world.
    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

  • The RESILIENCE Podcast

    Hosted by a parent whose son is a Navy veteran with PTS (posttraumatic stress): Untreated PTSD from any trauma is unlikely to disappear and can contribute to chronic pain, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, sleep problems and even suicide. All curated content comes from some of the greatest minds that inspired me to change my life: Admiral William H. McRaven, John C. Maxwell, Shawn Blanc, Eddie Pinero, Tim Ferriss, Simon Sinek, Tom Bilyeu, Leo Babauta. Ryan Holiday.
    Subscribe on Spotify

  • Tara Brach's Podcast

    Tara Brach, Ph.D is an internationally known meditation teacher and author. She shares a weekly guided meditation and talk that blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices. The podcast addresses the value of mindfulness meditation and self-compassion in relieving emotional suffering, serving spiritual awakening and bringing healing to our world.
    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts


Resilience Trainings

  • Field Guide for Barefoot Psychology

    by Beyond Conflict
    The Field Guide for Barefoot Psychology is an educational and self-care tool written for forcibly displaced adults and those working with them. Grounded in the belief that science is a right and self-awareness is an asset, the Guide unpacks the biological and psychological processes associated with the experience of forced displacement, including issues such as fear, anxiety, stress, trauma, guilt, shame, and hopelessness. It also specifically explores positive assets for cultivating resilience, including the science of neuroplasticity, belonging, and post-traumatic growth.
    Launch Training

  • The Resilience Toolkit

    by Lumos Transforms
    The Resilience Toolkit is a system for reducing stress and growing resilience in individuals, organizations, and communities so they can envision, create, and implement positive change. Presented in a trauma-informed framework, The Resilience Toolkit identifies your symptoms of stress and empowers you to respond effectively so you can feel calmer and more resilient. It can be done virtually in group or individual formats.
    Launch Training

  • SE Crisis and Stabilization Toolkit

    by Somatic Experiencing
    The SE Crisis Stabilization toolkit is designed for times of crisis. These simple interventions help to stabilize the stress response and create a sense of safety to build needed resilience of frontline workers and first responders to complete the job and get through the crisis. They can be a resource to anyone in times of immediate distress and crisis, or anytime one requires an increased sense of ease and relief in the mind and body. SCOPE is the handy use tool that can go with you anywhere, anytime, reminding you of some basic inventions to interrupt the stress, that you can do in less than 5 minutes.
    Launch Training

  • Psychological First Aid

    by Johns Hopkins University
    Learn to provide psychological first aid to yourself and other people in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition. Utilizing the RAPID model (Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition), this specialized course provides perspectives on injuries and trauma that are beyond those physical in nature.
    Launch Training

  • Resource Guide for Coping with Secondhand Trauma

    by Social Work License Map
    A compilation of resource guides and online toolkits for recognizing second hand trauma and mitigating its effects.
    Launch Training

  • Freedom Qigong

    by David Burch
    An online course with daily follow-along videos that teach beginners simple techniques to combat stress and help the body heal. Currently includes courses on qigong, tai chi, and parking lot meditation.
    Launch Training


Resilience Videos

Here you can find #AfghanEvac’s ‘fireside chat’ videos on building resilience, dealing with secondary trauma, and cultivating mental wellness in long-term crises.

Moral Injury from the Personal Perspective
with Catalina Gasper

Managing Exposure to Vicarious Trauma
with Lisa Petrocchi Merriman

Experiencing Vicarious Trauma
with Lisa Petrocchi Merriman

Promoting Healthy Teams
with Dr. Natalie Pickering

Exposure to Graphic Images
with Jen from OSP

Breathing Exercises
with Dr. Cynthia Mealer

Grounding Exercises
with Dr. Cynthia Mealer

Creating Meaningful Support Systems
with Shani Gilchrist

Mental Wellness in Long Term Crises
with Seamus Kelleher

Self Compassion and Gratitude
with Dr. Kavitha Reddy