May is Mental Health Awareness Month!
Queens Public Library is joining the national movement to bring awareness to mental health, and to fight the stigma that surrounds the topic.
Throughout the month of May, QPL will be offering programs, workshops, and resources designed to help everyone of all ages navigate their individual mental health journeys.
Join us to learn how contemporary life impacts mental health, build coping strategies that will help now and in the future, and develop the tools necessary to advocate for yourself, your families, and your community.
Mobile Library May Mental Health Tour
Join the QPL Bookmobile team this May for a journey across the borough in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month!
Our Mobile Library Mental Health Tour will promote mental health awareness through the power of music (thanks to our special guest, saxophonist/singer/songwriter Ashley Keiko), mindfulness, meditation, and the magic of literature.
Learn More about the QPL Mobile Library Mental Health Tour.
Mental Health Awareness Month Booklists
Mental Health Awareness Month Programs
(click on each title for more information)
Easy Chair Yoga for All! (Program in Spanish) (In-Person)
Wednesdays, May 8, 15, 22, 29, 12pm
Ridgewood
20-12 Madison Street
Stress Management for Teens with Dr. Naika (In-Person)
Wednesday, May 8, 4pm
Flushing
41-17 Main Street
Friday, May 10, 3pm
Queens Village
94-11 217 Street
Monday, May 13, 3pm
Long Island City
37-44 21 Street
Health and Hip Hop for Teens with Easy A.D. (In-Person)
Wednesdays, May 8, 15, 22, 4:30pm
East Elmhurst
95-06 Astoria Boulevard
Teen Mental Health Month: Get Up and Dance! (In-Person)
Thursday, May 9, 3pm
Poppenhusen
121-23 14 Avenue, College Point
Thursday, May 16, 3pm
East Elmhurst
95-06 Astoria Boulevard
Thursday, May 23, 3pm
Flushing
41-17 Main Street
Thursday, May 30, 3pm
Forest Hills
108-19 71 Avenue
Healing Beats for Adolescents and Children (In-Person)
Thursday, May 9, 3:30pm
Cambria Heights
218-13 Linden Boulevard
Thursday, May 16, 4pm
South Jamaica
108-41 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica
Recovery International Support Group (In-Person)
Thursdays, May 9, 16, 23, 30, 6pm
Howard Beach
92-06 156 Avenue
National Alliance on Mental Illness of NYC: Ending the Silence Parent’s Workshop (In-Person)
Thursday, May 9, 6pm
Ridgewood
20-12 Madison Street
Adult Coloring and Conversation (In-Person)
Fridays, May 10, 17, 24, 31, 11am
Bellerose
250-06 Hillside Avenue
Mandala Coloring Therapy (In-Person)
Fridays, May 10, 17, 24, 31, 3pm
Poppenhusen
121-23 14 Avenue, College Point
Coloring for Stress Relief with Pilon Harlem (In-Person)
Friday, May 10, 3pm
Sunnyside
43-06 Greenpoint Avenue, Long Island City
Tuesday, May 21, 2:30pm
Middle Village
72-31 Metropolitan Avenue
Adult Coloring Club (In-Person)
Saturday, May 11, 10am
Glen Oaks
256-04 Union Turnpike
Bailoterapia en Comunidad (Program in Spanish) (In-Person)
Saturdays, May 11 and 18, 11am
Langston Hughes
100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona
Get Your Ish Together: Coping with Stress (In-Person)
Monday, May 13, 3pm
Cambria Heights
218-13 Linden Boulevard
College Readiness: Mental Health and Wellness (Virtual)
Monday, May 13, 6pm
Join us on Microsoft Teams: https://queenslib.org/3xyPne
Color Therapy Adult Program (In-Person)
Tuesdays, May 14, 21, 28, 1pm
Douglaston/Little Neck
249-01 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck
Wellness Wednesday: Bath Bombs (In-Person)
Wednesday, May 15, 3:30pm
Cambria Heights
218-13 Linden Boulevard
Mindful Meditation for Parents (Virtual)
Wednesdays, May 15 and 29, 5:30pm
Join us on Zoom: https://queenslib.org/3ZVtF0P
Meeting ID: 862 1659 0854
Passcode: 2023
Brain Education for Successful Aging (In-Person)
Saturday, May 18, 1pm
McGoldrick
155-06 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing
Wellness Wednesday: Soap Making (In-Person)
Wednesday, May 22, 3:30pm
Cambria Heights
218-13 Linden Boulevard
Teen Mental Health Month Journals (In-Person)
Friday, May 24, 3:30pm
Woodside
54-22 Skillman Avenue
Wellness Wednesday: Paint by Numbers (In-Person)
Wednesday, May 29, 3:30pm
Cambria Heights
218-13 Linden Boulevard
Meet Author Emilia A. Ottoo & QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels (In-Person)
Thursday, May 30, 6pm
Central Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
A Parent's Guide to Puberty and Adolescence (Virtual)
Thursday, May 30, 7pm
Join us on Microsoft Teams: https://queenslib.org/4az4fQ
Mental Health Awareness Month Resources
NYC 988: Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988)
NYC 988 is your connection to free, confidential mental health and substance use support, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, in over 200 languages.
NYC Department of Health: Health Topics: Mental Health
Learn about the City's mental health and substance use resources and services.
NYC Department of Health: NYC Teenspace
Teenspace provides free mental health support through licensed therapists to teens in NYC.
NYC Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health: Resource Guides + Toolkits
Guides and toolkits providing information, resources, and skills to promote emotional well-being.
National Institutes of Health: Social Wellness Toolkit
A toolkit for learning new strategies and ways to improve your social well-being.
Safe Horizon, 1-800-621-HOPE (1-800-621-4673)
Safe Horizon provides assistance, advocacy, and support to victims who have experienced domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, youth homelessness, and other crimes.
Therapy for Black Girls
An online space dedicated to the mental wellness of Black women and girls; you can also use this resource to locate mental health professionals in your area.
Therapy for Black Men
A directory of mental health professionals and coaches that provide multiculturally-competent care for Black men.