Disaster Distress Line 1-800-985-5990
1) If you are feeling a lot of overwhelm or emotional stress, Here to Help Maine offers ideas for how to get through difficult times and emotions, as well as how to contact Maine 988 and the National Lifeline. Maine has many warmlines and hotlines that can help with many different issues, learn more about them here.
2) If you need to talk to someone who understands living with mental health challenges, the Peer Support Warmline is available to all Mainers, 24/7, from anywhere in Maine. Click here to learn more, or dial 866-771-WARM (9276) anytime.
3) If you belong to Maine’s newcomer community, you may also reach out to a team of Community Health Workers at these StrengthenME organizations. Community Health Workers are trained to help families in their neighborhoods and communities find resources for health and wellness.
For additional resources, click here for the complete StrengthenME Wellness Quiz resource list.
If you are feeling stressed out, angry, overwhelmed, or distressed, Here to Help Maine offers ideas for how to get through difficult times, as well as how to contact Maine 988 and the National Lifeline. Maine has many warmlines and hotlines that can help with many different issues, learn more about them here.
If you want to talk to someone who understands living with mental health challenges, the Peer Support Warmline is available to all Mainers, 24/7, from anywhere in Maine. Click here to learn more, or dial 866-771-WARM (9276) anytime.
If you belong to Maine’s newcomer community, you may also reach out to a team of Community Health Workers at these StrengthenME organizations. Community Health Workers are trained to help families in their neighborhoods and communities find resources for health and wellness.
If you know what you need, but aren’t sure how to find it, Maine 211 can help Mainers navigate housing resources, vaccination and health programs, heating assistance, SNAP (food stamps) and other assistance programs. To contact Maine 211, dial 211 (or 1-866-811-5695), text your zip code to 898-211, or email info@211maine.org
One way to think of wellness is a group of 8 categories, or dimensions. This is a tool developed by Dr. Peggy Swarbrick, who also has lived experience with mental health. For more information, see UCLA’s Rise Center’s short description here.
Take time to reflect on what your self care looks like. Self care is a popular buzzword these days, but what does it actually look like for you? Some resources, like this self guided series to Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery (APPR) from WINGS Across Alabama can help break up the process of creating a self care plan into manageable steps.
If you are a frontline worker in education, behavioral health, or health care, The University of Buffalo provides a robust Self Care Starter Kit online for helping professionals. And through June 30th, 2025, all frontline workers and organizations can access free 1:1 counseling, on-site team support, and professional trainings through Healthy Life EAP.
StrengthenME’s Wellness Resources include additional resources for education, commercial fishers affected by storms, frontline workers, and communities.