Health Care
If you have the Empire plan and are concerned about leaving your home to receive medical care or your ability to access care, we encourage you to use LiveHealth Online to speak with a doctor from the comfort of your home or to schedule a virtual visit with a therapist. The Empire Plan will be covering these visits at no cost to you. Please go to www.livehealthonline.com to register and enter coupon code NYSHIP when you get to the payment screen. This code will ensure you and your covered dependents receive care, free of charge.
Close or Approximate Contact with a case of COVID-19
Go to B-Healthy https://www.binghamton.edu/bhealthy/ for information on exercise programs and the Farm Share Program.
The NYS Office of Mental Health is providing a first-in-the-nation program to help New Yorkers affected by the pandemic. The program, called Coping Circles, consists of free six-week support group sessions, facilitated by volunteer licensed mental health professionals, that are available to all New Yorkers ages 18 and up. Most Circles are open to the general public but if there is demand, Specialized Circles will be available for healthcare workers and first responders, survivors of COVID-19 infections, those who have experienced job loss due to COVID-19, and those who have experienced loss of a loved one to COVID-19. New Yorkers interested in participating in a Coping Circle can learn more here.
Mental Health
New Yorkers can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314
for mental health counseling or NYS Office of Mental Health https://omh.ny.gov/ for emotional support.
SUNY has partnered with NYS Office of Mental Health. SUNY’s new mental health resource page can be found here: https://www.suny.edu/mental-health/
Additional Mental Health Resources under NYSHIP
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Burnout article
Beacon Health Options:
https://bh.mystrength.com/beaconcovidsupport - During this stressful time, myStrength is here for you. Learn ways to manage extreme stress, get tips for parenting during challenging times, and find support to help you take care of your emotional health.
Suicide Prevention:
The Crisis Text Line for students, faculty, and staff who are dealing with emotional challenges and receive help to alleviate depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidal thoughts. It also provides a way for people to talk about substance use, relationship issues, domestic violence, and school stressors, as well stress and anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Members of the SUNY community can access the confidential text line 24/7 by texting Got5U to 741-741 for help.
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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) training, designed to teach participants how to recognize someone who may be in emotional distress or having suicidal thoughts, and how to appropriately engage and connect that person to resources that can help. Anyone can practice QPR in any setting, and it is appropriate in all relationships. QPR does not require clinical training, only a willingness to listen, care, and help. Members of the SUNY community may register by going to:
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http://www.qprtraining.com/setup.php and entering “SUNY” as the organizational code.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline @ 1-800-273-8255
- To start a conversation SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline @ 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
