If you or someone you know is in immediate danger because of thoughts of suicide please call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or dial 911.
Practical Needs
For things like grocery/pharmacy runs, meals, or other needs visit
Group Discussion on Anxiety: Anchor in the Storm
Join us for group discussion over Zoom led by Briel Rhoades, MA & Bethann Miller, Licensed Chaplain. During this time we will help each other process through anxiety & find hope in Christ. The next meeting will be Thursday, May 21st at 10am. Please email Briel Rhoades to register: brielelise@gmail.com
Connecting with Others
Staying connected to your community is vital to mental health. Riverbend has provided multiple resources for you to stay connected while practicing social distancing.
Zoom Groups
Throughout this season, Riverbend's community groups will be meeting through the online zoom software. If you are not yet involved in one of our groups, and are looking for more information - please contact a group leader from Riverbend’s list of groups at riverbendonline.org/groups
Zoom Prayer
We encourage our Riverbend community to join online with our church leadership to share and pray every Wednesday from 12 to 1 PM.
Meeting ID: 948 933 135
Riverbend Events Page
Check out our events page and mark your calendars for new and upcoming ways to get connected and feel refreshed. riverbendonline.org/events
Warmline
Call 610-820-8451 or 610-820-8549
Warmline is a free telephone service for Lehigh and Northampton County adults who are challenged by loneliness, confusion, & other mental health concerns or who need information about available services. Warmline specializes in the concerns of mental health consumers, their families and friends.
The information specialists at Warmline are trained to listen, not judge. They can help you explore problems & possible solutions. The goal is to prevent crisis mental health situations.
Warmline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including all holidays. If you live outside the local calling area, you may call collect. Warmline does not require you to give your name. All calls are strictly confidential.
Lehigh Valley Crisis Intervention
Call 610-782-3127
Crisis Intervention calls are answered by crisis counselors who provide counseling and assessment to children and adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. This can include people who are suicidal, suffering from depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, stress, and family crisis. When appropriate, the counselor can arrange for a mobile crisis team to respond to your location to provide assistance with a range of services including: assessment, supportive counseling, referral to outpatient mental health services, and assistance with hospital based evaluations and inpatient treatment.
Resources for Quarantine Life
It's okay to just breathe. It's okay to simply get by.
It's okay to not "do all the things" simply because you have more time on your hands right now. But if you want to do this, if keeping yourself busy is life-giving to you - do it! Use your time how you see best. There's nothing wrong with activities, goals or self-improvement AND there's nothing wrong with doing your best, giving what you have and letting that be enough. Our experiences with COVID-19 and living in these days are not the same, nor should they be. You are okay right where you are.
That being said, the suggestions here range from spiritual and growth-oriented books and practices to fun things to do as a family or activities for children. We hope you find this helpful - even if it sparks your own ideas.