A Curated List
CHOW has curated a list of resources for you to explore. Creating better mental health is just like any new habit. There are a lot of ways to get there and there is no one thing that’s right for everyone. Perhaps you need to brain dump in a group discussion or maybe you need to find sober people to hang out with.
If you’re looking for something specific that we don’t have listed, contact us and we will help you.
Do you need help right now? If you think you or someone else is in danger, please call 911
Emergency
These resources are available anytime. Please click on these links for more information. There are people waiting to help you.
Crisis Text Line
In a crisis? Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Contacts to The Hotline can expect highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Veterans Crisis Line
24/7, confidential crisis support for Veterans and their loved ones. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
SAMHSA National Helpline
(24/7) Call (800) 662-4357
National Child Abuse Hotline
Dedicated to the prevention of child abuse. 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453)
Rape Abuse and Incest National Network
The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673)
Smoking QuitLine
There are free counseling services online and over the phone that can give you the support you need to successfully quit. Consider reaching out to a quit smoking expert for help.
877-44U-QUIT (877-448-7848)
Self-Injury Hotline
(24/7) Call (800) DONT-CUT (366-8288)
LGBT National Hotline
Providing confidential peer-support, information, local resources and more to calls of all ages (youth & adults)
(888) 843-4564 or Email help@GLBThotline.org
S.A.F.E. Self-Abuse Finally Ends
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® is a nationally recognized treatment approach, professional network, and educational resource base, which is committed to helping you and others achieve an end to self-injurious behavior.
Narcotics.com
Our site offers a 24/7 confidential helpline, to connect people with top treatment facilities in every US state.
Toll Free 24/7 Helpline – 800-407-7195
Wellness Partners
These are groups also interested in empowering the hospitality industry by providing education and support for mental health.
Khesed Wellness
Khesed Wellness makes outpatient mental health and wellness services affordable for the under-insured. Khesed also offers no cost therapy hospitality workers in CO, TX, and MI.
LARA – Latino Recovery Advocacy
LARA mission is to strategize with Recovery Community Organizations to build culturally appropriate addiction recovery services and language accessibility for the Hispanic and Latino speaking population.
Restaurant After Hours
Restaurant after hours provides mental health support for the hospitality industry. RAH has support group meetings led by a mental health counselor to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for hospitality workers.
I Got Your Back
IGYB’s goal is to provide tools and skills to identify and talk about mental health issues in a safe environment that encourages people to seek help they may need.
Not 9 To 5
Not 9 to 5 promotes harm reduction practices and help to connect the hospitality workforce to mental wellness resources. They offer mental health training for the hospitality industry.
Healthy Hospo
Healthy Hospo is a not-for-profit company that’s working to build a healthier, happier hospitality industry by fundamentally supporting and improving the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of hospitality professionals around the world.
Man Therapy
Man Therapy® is giving men a resource they desperately need. A resource to help them with any problem that life sends their way, something to set them straight on the realities of suicide and mental health.
Chefs With Issues
National Facebook group for discussion and platform for similar work. Started by Kat Kinsman
People House
People House is an inclusive spiritual organization that believes mental health care should be accessible to everyone from all cultural identities and socio-economic backgrounds. (only available in Colorado)
Sober AF
Sober AF is a voice for the sober community by creating Sober Sections at Events. They also teach our community about sober support groups that are already in place.
The Phoenix – Sober, Active Community
The Phoenix is a sober active community that fuels resilience and harnesses the transformational power of connection so that together we rise, recover, and live. Offering virtual classes in fitness, meditation, etc
Fair Kitchens
A Fair Kitchen is a positive working environment where staff happiness is as important as diner satisfaction. They offer tools, support and training for foodservice and hospitality professionals.
Ben’s Friends
Ben’s friends is the food and beverage industry support group offering hope, fellowship, and a path forward for professionals who struggle with substance abuse and addiction.
Big Table
The Big Table caring for restaurant and hospitality workers before they fall off the ledge through timely interventions, intentional relationships and transformational care
In The Weeds
In the Weeds is a nonprofit organization that offers a safe space for people within the restaurant industry to discuss common issues like substance abuse, depression, and anxiety. (available for Durango, CO)
Healthy Pour
Healthy Pour provides consultation and education to bars, restaurants, hotels, brands, non-profit organizations, and mental health therapists regarding mental health in the hospitality industry.
Focus On Health
Focus On Health is a company that focuses on advocating for the health and wellness of the food and beverage sector. They focus on the five pillars of wellness: physical wellness, social wellness, environmental wellness, financial wellness, and mental wellness which encompasses everything.
Support Staff
Support Staff is a collective of hospitality advocates and community organizers working with mental health professionals to change the structure of our industry. Find out more about how they are accomplishing this through their programs like The Bite Size Podcast, the Please Hustle Responsibly Podcast, Safety Meeting Peer-to-Peer Support Group and the Comp Tab Relief Fund by visiting our website.
James Beard Foundation
The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor chefs and other leaders making America’s food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone.
Unilever Food Solutions
Unilever Food Solutions is a business built by Chefs, so we know what you face every day in the kitchen. Everything we do is focused on making your life a little easier.
Terms Of Service
Real Industry x Real Talk – No Bullshit.
Love Letters To Chefs
Love Letters to Chefs is an educational platform founded by Ishwariya Rajamohan to empower chefs to aspire towards and achieve a better quality of life.
The Burnt Chef Project
The Burnt Chef Project is a non-profit campaign and clothing brand operating within hospitality to challenge mental health stigma.
Cooks Who Care
Cooks Who Care is a Philly-based organization that supports the well-being of people working in all facets of the food & beverage industry. Founded by Chefs Maria & Scott Campbell, Cooks Who Care is dedicated to building a community that supports employers and employees as they strive to prioritize physical, mental & financial health both on and off the job.
Unite Colorado
CHOW is now a member of Unite Colorado if you need help please contact us and we will get you matched up with local organizations.
Unite Colorado is a coordinated care network of health and social care providers to address people’s social needs and improve health across communities.
Best Served Podcast
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Al-Anon
Al-Anon members are people, just like you, who are worried about someone with a drinking problem.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.
Cookz Creed
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Women’s Recovery
Women’s Recovery exists to help women overcome addiction and find healing for mental health issues in a warm, welcoming environment. Our outpatient addiction treatment center in Colorado combines trauma-informed care with clinical treatment.
Start Your Recovery
StartYourRecovery.org offers people who are dealing with substance use issues a single source of reputable, objective information about signs, symptoms, conditions, treatment options, and resources — presented in a user-friendly format and in language that’s easy to understand.
Colorado Crisis Services
Text “TALK” to 38255
This service is for anyone that wants to talk. There is no wrong reason to call. Here are some of the more common reasons people do: covid related stress, trauma, isolation, loneliness, substance use, concerns for family or friends, stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, suicidal thoughts, depression, bullying, gender identity.
Face It Together
We provide confidential, evidence-based peer coaching for those impacted by addiction, including loved ones. We don’t require sobriety or follow a one-size-fits-all program.
Free Spiritual Community
FREE is a community for Addicts, Loved Ones of Addicts, and Spiritual Refugees breaking the silence of addiction while creating space for healing. recovery, and spiritual connection.
Project Return Peer Support Network
We provide confidential, evidence-based peer coaching for those impacted by addiction, including loved ones. We don’t require sobriety or follow a one-size-fits-all program.
Warm Line open 7 days/week
English 1-888-448-9777
Spanish 1-888-448-4055
Harmony Place
Harmony Place has an extended outpatient treatment program and transitional housing where we concentrate on a key component for recovery – productivity.
Helpline: 1 (855) 652-904
Live Another Day
Extensive information on mental health and substance use resources for people of color. Their mission is equal access to life-saving resources. They have guides for black, Latinx, Asian, and native people.
Detox Local
A great resource with information on safely quitting drugs and alcohol. They have an extensive list of mental health and substance use resources specifically for the AAPI (American Asian and Pacific Islander) community.
Stability Network by Giving Kitchen
Through partnerships with national, regional, and local service organizations, as well as curated services specific to Giving Kitchen referrals, our Stability Network has connected thousands of people to resources related to mental health & substance misuse, physical health and wellness, employment, housing & utilities, and family & social services.
Better Help
GK has a partnership with BetterHelp to offer 1 month / up to 4 free sessions of therapy for GK clients / food service workers at NO cost to you. To gain access, go first to www.givingkitchen.org/help and complete an Ask for Help form. In the form, state you’d like access to BetterHelp. Please note that an email address is mandatory for access to the BetterHelp platform. From there, a GK case manager will register you and you should receive an email with next steps, as well as an access code. You can share that code with up to 4 loved ones. They will request a debit/credit card at the end of your survey, but will not charge you until after 1 month of services has passed. You will receive a notification 5 days prior reminding you to either cancel your subscription, or continue services (at a 15% discount).
Marijuana Anonymous
a fellowship of people who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction.
Marijuana Anonymous uses the basic 12 Steps of Recovery founded by Alcoholics Anonymous, because it has been proven that the 12-Step Recovery program works!
American Addiction Centers
Begin your recovery at American Addiction Centers (AAC), the leading provider for addiction treatment nationwide, specializing in evidence-based treatment and mental health care.
Grief Support Network
Go to griefsupportnet.org and Center For Somatic Grieving for lots of resources. 6 week groups on a donation basis, free drop in weekly virtual meetings, longer (6 month and 9 month) groups as well.
Voices Of Grief
Our vision is to create supportive spaces to honor the natural process of grief and to educate our
community in healthy expressions of grief and mourning.
Outside Rights LTD
With over a decade of experience teaching yoga and additional training in nature therapy facilitation and end-of-life doula support, I help clients through 1:1 coaching, group workshops, & wilderness retreats.
Chef Life Radio
- We at Chef Life Radio believe that:
- Working in a kitchen should be demanding; it shouldn’t have to be demeaning.
- It should be hard, it just doesn’t have to be harsh.
- We believe that it’s possible to have more solidarity and less ‘suck it up sunshine.
- More Compassion and less CutThroat Island.
- We believe in more partnership and less ‘put up or shut up.
- More community and less fuck you.”
Foodservice Powerplant Network
The Foodservice Powerplant Network is an organization which helps foodservice professionals create energy and confidence in their lives. They do this by offering CONNECTION through community via their facebook group of over 2100 members (growth happens when we feel supported by others) where people support one another and celebrate each other’s wins. They aim to INSPIRE what’s possible in people through story, in their weekly conversations with foodservice industry leaders, who share their journey, both the challenge and the reward. Lastly, the FSPN creates a place for foodservice professionals to GROW, by teaching positive mindset tools through their Foodservice Powerplant Framework in weekly LIVE chats, through Keynote speeches and workshops.
Community Medical Services
A compassionate community-based approach to opioid treatment. Offering treatment services in over 45 clinics across multiple states.
Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention
PPSPP serves our community in the effort to save lives! We provide suicide prevention services at NO COST to the participant. This includes free individual therapy, peer support, groups, Teen Mentors, Suicide Prevention Trainings and Postvention/Suicide Bereavement Services. PPSPP acts as a catalyst for collaboration by leading community efforts in suicide prevention locally and participating at a state level as well. Each year we lose community members to suicide. Each death by suicide has a negative impact on approximately 115 others. This means a large percentage of our community needs the support services provided by PPSPP. We strive to reduce barriers to accessing help and to create awareness through outreach to every sector of our community. We know that suicide has no prejudice.
Addiction Resource Guide for Kids and Parents
Although it’s hard to treat addiction, it is possible. It’s also important. Parents battling addiction can harm their children and families. Kids who become addicted to substances also cause problems in their own lives and in the lives of their family and friends. Kids and adults can also get addicted to things other than alcohol and drugs. Screen time addiction is discussed a lot in terms of kids and their behavior.
Line Cook Thoughts
Line Cook Thoughts is a food media brand focused on highlighting the everyday worker in the food industry. Led by Ray Delucci, the brand highlights the different opportunities those in food have, topics such as mental health and much more. The goal is to share the stories of those behind our food in the hopes of elevating the importance of work done day in and day out by food industry workers.
What is Considered Sexual Assault?
The link below will bring you to a guide on what is considered sexual assault.
Veteran’s Guide To Vocational Schools And Apprenticeships Programs
Due to an increased shortage of qualified trade workers, there is a high demand for apprentice-level and skilled labor positions. Learning a trade or doing an apprenticeship is an excellent option for veterans.
Our guide helps veterans learn about the benefits of non-traditional postsecondary education and other important details about vocational and apprenticeship programs, such as eligibility, costs, and transitioning to working civilian.
Square Fare
Did you know that eating right is key to feeling your best both physically and mentally? In fact, our clients report weight loss, feeling more alert, focused, and having more energy. Everyone’s needs are different and your plate should reflect that. That’s why our mission is to make it straightforward and sustainable to eat well. Our registered dietitians and chefs work to create delicious meals tailored to your individual needs so that you can feel your best and hit all your goals.
Kitchen Confidentials
Kitchen Confidentials is a platform designed to empower hospitality workers, fostering transparency in an industry where it’s often lacking. Anonymously review employers and access crucial workplace data, helping you make informed decisions about potential employers.
Northpoint Colorado
Northpoint Recovery is a patient-focused substance abuse and mental healthcare company offering high-quality, evidence-based treatment services to adults and adolescents suffering from addiction and mental health challenges. Our mission is saving lives and restoring relationships and we strive to make our patients experience a seamless and positive experience as they navigate towards a life of recovery.
Work Wiser
Work Wiser provides evidence-based employee mental health workshops focused on teaching practical skills to help employees manage their emotions, reduce stress and burnout, and improve communication. Work Wiser workshops reduce mental health stigma and target employee wellness through a preventative, team-based model.
YOUR NAME HERE!
We are always growing our network and looking for quality resources to display that will help people in their personal mental health journey. We would love to hear from your organization or group! Send us a message and let’s talk about it!
Spanish Resources
These groups are empowering the hospitality industry by providing education and support for mental health to spanish speakers nationwide
Project Return Peer Support Network
We provide confidential, evidence-based peer coaching for those impacted by addiction, including loved ones. We don’t require sobriety or follow a one-size-fits-all program.
Warm Line open 7 days/week
English 1-888-448-9777
Spanish 1-888-448-4055
LARA – Latino Recovery Advocacy
LARA mission is to strategize with Recovery Community Organizations to build culturally appropriate addiction recovery services and language accessibility for the Hispanic and Latino speaking population.
Mental Health Association Of Nassau County
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Phone Link: A Peer Support Warmline – MHA of Nassau County
(516) 489.0100 x2
Hours: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Spanish speaking on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. including holidays.
The OC Warmline – NAMI Orange County, CA
(714) 991-6412
Hours: 9am to 3am Monday-Friday; 10am to 3am Saturday and Sunday
Languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Farsi
Interpreter Services available
“Compassionate Ear Warm Line”
Missouri – Mental Health Association of the Heartland
Local: 913-281-2251
Toll-free: 1-866-927-6327
English Line: 4:00-10:00 pm 365 days
Spanish Line: 5:00-8:00 pm M-F
Medicare Plans Patient Resource Center
Learn about Medicare eligibility requirements, coverage options, and costs for immigrant populations.
Apps For Wellness
Apps are an amazing way to assist in your mental health journey.
Virtual Hope Box
This is a free app that contains simple tools to help patients with coping, relaxation, distraction, and positive thinking.
My Life Wellness App
This is another free app designed to slay your stress, get more sleep or find your calm with short mindfulness activities tuned to your emotions
Mental Health Resources
These groups can help answer your mental health questions and provide more information:
Gam-Anon
Website to provide information for the general public and professional community about problem (compulsive) gambling
National Eating Disorders Association
Information and resources for those affected by eating disorders.
Financial Assistance
Resources and information on financial hardships
American Bar Association – Free Legal Answers
Online pro bono program that matches low-income clients with volunteer lawyers, who agree to provide brief answers online for free.
Financial Assistance Programs
There is government assistance from agencies or non-profits that work together to offer financial help to families or individuals in need. There is also free emergency financial assistance, grants or government money issued from community action agencies or local partners.
Findhelp.org
Find food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemic
Colorado Restaurant Foundation – Angel Relief Fund
CRF’s Angel Relief Fund offers emergency assistance to Colorado hospitality employees facing an unanticipated hardship such as accident, illness, injury, death of an immediate family member, or natural disaster. The incident must have occurred within the past 6 months. CRF provides emergency assistance fund grants up to $1,000.00.
Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation
Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation is an advocacy and action nonprofit created by and for restaurant workers.
Giving Kitchen
Giving Kitchen provides emergency assistance to food service workers through financial assistance and a network of community resources. If you are a food service worker in need, please fill out our Ask for Help form. You may be eligible for financial assistance, Stability Network referrals, or both.
Denver Metro Fair Housing Center
Denver Metro Fair Housing Center is a non-profit organization that provides expert education and one-to-one assistance to individuals who experience discrimination in the housing market based on their race, color, religion, ethnicity, familial status, gender, sexual orientation, and disability.
Call (720) 279-4294
Denver Labor
Wage theft is illegal. Denver Labor, a division of Denver Auditor’s Office, can help recover the wages you are owed. If you have been paid below Denver’s minimum wage or you have not received the wages you earned, we can help.
Denvergov.org/WageTheft
Job Accommodation Network
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on job accommodations and disability employment issues. Serving customers across the United States and around the world for more than 35 years, JAN provides free one-on-one practical guidance and technical assistance on job accommodation solutions, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation, and self-employment and entrepreneurship options for people with disabilities.
Colorado Enterprise Fund
CEF is a small business lender providing access to capital for small businesses that don’t qualify for traditional financing plus we provide free business coaching to help them in their business journey. (Habla Ingles y Español).
How Are You, Really?
Use this tool when you’re not sure how to start a conversation about what you’re feeling. “I took this test and it’s says __. I’m concerned.”
This self-assessment test is designed to help you get clear about what you may be struggling with. All results are anonymous and only exist to help you. This test is powered by Mental Health America
“I am worried I drink too much”
“I feel, sad, rundown, burnt out”
“Me siento triste, deteriorado, quemado”
“Everything stresses or worries me”
“Todo me estresa o me preocupa”
“Sometimes I have difficulty telling what’s real”
“I have intrusive thoughts about the past”
“I have high highs or low lows”
“I think I eat too much/little”
“I’m concerned about my child”
“I’ve tried to stop using drugs and alcohol but I can’t”
“I just had a baby and I’m not myself”
Join Our Private Facebook Group!
Anyone in the industry in Colorado is welcome to join our private Facebook community. It’s a place to connect with other CHOW members and continue conversation online.