Local Resources
Local Resources for Family, Mental Health and Social Services
Westchester County Government Departments
Department of Community Mental Health
Phone: (914) 995-1900
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Number is checked regularly on off hours and throughout the weekends. People will receive a call back.
COVID 19 Text Support Line (914) 461-7281
Department of Health Hotline
Phone: (866) 588-0195
Department of Public Safety
Phone: (914) 864-7600
District Offices (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.) will remain open for emergency walk-in assistance as needed, using appropriate social distancing
Emergency Housing Phone: (914) 995-2099
Westchester County Office for Women (OFW)
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
White Plains Phone (English): (914) 995-5972
White Plains Phone (Spanish): (914) 995-6581
Yonkers (914) 231-2882
Family Justice Center (FJC)
Phone: (914) 995-1880
Westchester County Department of Probation
White Plains Phone: (914) 995-4762
Any person seeking an OP should contact Probation at the number above before going to court
White Plains Family Court
Phone: (914) 824-5500
District Attorney's Office Special Prosecutions Division / DV Bureau
Phone: (914) 995-3000
Handling DV, Child Abuse and Elder Abuse and Human Trafficking
Other Resources
Asian Women's Alliance for Kinship & Equality
(24/7)
Phone: (888) 438-8700
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Intake Phone: (877) 574-8529
Mount Vernon Phone: (914) 813-6811
Peekskill Phone: (914) 402-2192 x193 / 159
White Plains Phone: (914) 949-1305, press 0 for the operator or x100 / 127
Yonkers Phone: (914) 376-3757, press 0 for the operator
Helpline Phone: (914) 948-2932 x13 (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.)
Make the Road New York
Phone: (914) 948-8466 x1014
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Legal services include: Immigration, Family Law, Employment, Health Advocacy
My Sister's Place
Hotline (24/7) Phone: (800) 298-7233 / Intake
Phone: (914) 358-0333 x201 - counseling, safety planning, advocacy
Legal Intake Phone: (914) 358-0333 x201 or (914) 683-1333 x108 - family law or immigration
Pace Women's Justice Center
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Legal Helpline Phone: (914) 422-4069
Putnam Northern Westchester Women's Shelter
Hotline (24/7) Phone: (845) 628-2166
Victims Assistance Services of WESTCOP
Helpline (24/7) Phone: (914) 345-9111 / press #2 for Spanish
Westchester Medical Center
Sexual Assault Abuse and Victims Empowerment (SAAVE) Program 24/7
Rape Crisis Hotline Phone: (833) 220-2444
Women's Enterprise Development Center (WEDC)
Small business information & help
Human Rights Commission
Phone: (914) 995-7710
Phone: 2-1-1
Well Being Resource Information
extended hours for MHEP Peer Support line and 24/7 online peer support meetings
Online Peer Support Group for individuals living with mental health challenges or social isolation. Social isolation does not mean you are alone. Anyone and everyone is able to join this online peer support group / Starts March 27 at 6:00 p.m.
For Zoom link and password, please call the office at (914) 664-3444 or email one of the facilitators, Victor at: vclark@mhepinc.org, Hussein at: HRazi-Bey@mhepinc.org, John at: jlyn@mhepinc.org
Phone: (914) 345-0700
Saint Vincents Crisis Prevention Response/Support
Phone: (914) 925-5959
Walk-in evaluations available 24/7 at St. Vincents Hospital in Harrison
Online gatherings for mutual peer support and discussion for people with disabilities
Grief counselors Phone: (914) 761-0600 / (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.)
WJCS's Trager Lemp Center provides therapy for adults and kids affected by family violence and continuing to treat patients, using telehealth.
Hartsdale clinic Phone: (914) 949-7699
Peekskill clinic Phone: (914) 737-7338
Mt. Vernon clinic Phone: (914) 668-8938
Yonkers clinic Phone: (914) 423-4433
Follow the prompts, and a member of our TLC staff will get back to the caller
Online peer support groups
COVID-19 Emotional Support Line
Phone: (844) 863-9314
OPDV
DV New Yorkers seeking help can text (844) 997-2121 or .
The text and online services will be staffed 24/7 with OPDV staff who are experts in the area of domestic violence.
Search food banks in your area
Westchester County Location: 200 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone: (914) 923-1100
Fax: (914) 923-1198
Medicaid Eligibility
Medicaid eligibility processes during the COVID- 19 Emergency period
National Association of School Psychologists
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Phone: (800) 273-8255
NY Statewide Child Abuse Registry
Phone: (800) 342-3720
NYS Covid-19 Hotline
Phone: (888) 364-3065 / (855) 626-7662
OPDV (Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence) 24/7
Text (844) 997-2121 or
NYS Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone: (800) 942-6906
NYS Homes and Community Renewals Office of Rent Administration
Rent Info Line Has Changed to (833) 499-0343