This page offers mental health resources from antiracist and diverse perspectives.
Jump to:
- Deconstructing The Mental Health Industry
- COVID-19 Resources
- BIPOC Resources
- Black/African American Resources
- AAPI Resources
- Hispanic/Latinx Resources
- Immigrant/International Resources
- Indigenous Communities
- Trauma-related Resources
- BIPOC allies resources
- LGBTQIA+ Resources
Deconstructing Mental Health
- Decolonization, A Guidebook For Settlers Living On Stolen Land
- LANDBACK
- It’s time to “decolonize” decolonization
- Indigenous Communities
- Systemic Violence and the Mental Health Industrial Complex
- 7 Signs You’ve Internalized Capitalism
- Decolonizing Love In A World Rigged For Black Women’s Loneliness
- Decolonizing the Mental Health System
- 7 Things You Feel When You’re Actively Decolonizing Your Mind
- COMPREHENSIVE BIPOC & LGBTQ+ RESOURCE LIST
COVID Resources
- Responding to Racism During the COVID-19 Outbreak (can be read in 81 languages.)
- Surviving Racism Amidst Covid-19
- Surviving COVID-19: The LGBTQ+ Guide for Making It (From FGCU)
- Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council: Stop AAPI Hate
- NAMI HelpLine Coronavirus Information and Resources Guide (The resources were organized based on 12 questions that focus on vulnerable populations.)
- 211.org: Search for resources to meet essential needs (e.g., food pantry)
- GeroCentral: A compilation of resources developed by the Geropsychology community for clinicians, older adults, and families
- CDC updates on COVID-19 In Spanish
- CDC Resources in Languages Other than English
- WHO updates on COVID-19 in six languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)
- Department of Homeland Security: Pandemic preparedness in 22 languages
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights: Emergency Preparedness
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Mental Health: Racism, Racialized Stress & Trauma Resources
- Racism Recovery Steps
- Recovering Emotionally From Disaster
- Supporting Kids of Color in the Wake of Racialized Violence
- Talking about Race: Self-Care
- Tips for Supporting Each Other
- We Heal Too
- Emotionally Restorative Self-Care for People of Color
- Filling Our Cups: 4 Ways People of Color Can Foster Mental Health and Practice Restorative Healing
- Liberate Meditation App
- Proactively Coping with Racism
- Racial Trauma is Real
- Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress
- Common Coping Strategies
- MICROINTERVENTION TOOLKIT (PART I): INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES TO DISARM AND NEUTRALIZE MICROAGGRESSIONS
- Coping with Microaggressions: Planning Worksheets
- Discrimination: What It Is and How to Cope
African American/Black Mental Health and Resources
- NAMI: African American Mental HealthBlack Lives Matter: Meditations
- Black Lives Matter: Toolkits
- Healing Justice is How We Can Sustain Black Lives
- Tips for Self-Care: When Police Brutality Has You Questioning Humanity and Social Media is Enough
- Grief is a direct impact of racism: Eight ways to support yourself
- Daughters HEAL Digest (Blog on Caribbean mother-daughter relationships)
Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Mental Health and Resources
- NAMI: Asian American & Pacific Islander Mental Health
- https://www.standagainsthatred.org/ (reporting in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean)
- https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/covid19 (COVID-19 resources, training schedules)
- Ji-Youn Kim: Coach, Therapist
- Melody Li: Mental Health Liberation Activist
Hispanic/Latinx/Latine Mental Health and Resources
- Latinx/Hispanic Communities and Mental Health (English and Spanish)
- For Latinx Children to Understand Deportation/Detention Centers (English)
- For Latinx Children to Understand Deportation/Detention Centers (Spanish)
Immigrants/International Students
- Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health Resources
- Mental Health Resources for Migrant and Refugee Communities
- U.S. Immigrants are seen more as a strength than a burden to the country
- Having Difficult Conversations with Children about the US Election: Tips for Immigrant Parents – English
- Having Difficult Conversations with Children about the US Election: Tips for Immigrant Parents – Spanish
- Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese Website
- Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese Facebook
- My story about Typhoon Haiyan
- My Sichuan Earthquake Story – Mandarin
- My Sichuan Earthquake Story – English
- My Own Story about the Earthquake in Haiti – Haitian Creole
- My Own Story about the Earthquake in Haiti – English
- My Personal Story about Living in Gaza – Arabic
- My Personal Story about Living in Gaza – English
- My Story about Living in Israel with Terror Attacks – English
- My Story about Living in Israel with Terror Attacks – Hebrew
Indigenous Communities
- Mental Health Effects of Racism on Indigenous Communities (verywellmind.com)
- Indigenous | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Native and Indigenous Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)
- 10 Indigenous Holistic Healing Practices | Psychology Today Canada
- Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (iwri.org)
- Knowing the Land (edublogs.org)
- Native and Indigenous LGBTQ Students | GLSEN
- Two Spirit and LGBTQ Health
- For many Native Americans, embracing LGBT members is a return to the past – The Washington Post
- Indigenous Story Studio
- One Sky Center
- WeRNative
- AICA Native Connections
Trauma-Related Resources
- Recovering emotionally from disaster
- Managing traumatic stress after the hurricanes
- Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting
- Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting
- Recovering from wildfires
- Adjusting to life after being held hostage or kidnapped
- Managing traumatic stress: Recovering from explosions
- Recovering emotionally after a residential fire
Information for Allies of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
Anti-Racism Resources
- Expressive Writing Prompts to Use if You’ve Been Accused of White Fragility, Spiritual Bypassing, or White Privilege
- Harvard Implicit Bias Test
- How to Talk to Kids about Race: Books and Resources That Can Help
- How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism
- Resources for Educators Focusing on Antiracist Learning and Teaching
- Talking About Race: Being Antiracist
- Toolkit for Teaching about Racism
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- Antiracism Learning Opportunities through Enrich Chicago
- Antiracist Toolkit for Teachers and Researchers
- Detour-Spotting for White Antiracists
- Disarming Racial Microaggressions: Microintervention Strategies for Targets, White Allies, and Bystander
- How to respond to Coronavirus Racism
Organizations to Support
- Equal Justice Initiative
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Showing up for Racial Justice
- Sister Song
- The Audre Lorde Project
- The Antiracist Research and Policy Center
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Right
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
- Black Girls Smiles
- Black Lives Matter
- Black Women’s Blueprint
- Chicago Regional Organizing for Antiracism
- Color of Change
LGBTQIA+ Resources
- The Trevor Project
- Asexuality Visibility and Education Network
- Asexual and Aromantic Resource Masterlist
- GLAAD Transgender Resources
- Transgender and Non-binary Resources – John Hopkins Medicine
- LGBTQ+ People with Disabilities: Articles, Books, Resources
- Should You Come Out to Your Parents? Things to Consider First
- Coming Out Resource Guides: Identity, Family & Community, Religion & Faith
- International & LGBTQ+
- How to Talk to Parents, Grandparents and Other Adult Family Members
- Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Latinx Americans
- Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
- Family and Coming Out Issues for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
- Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Black/African Americans
- Coping with Loneliness During the Holidays
- Holiday Self-Care
- Tips to Lower Holiday Stress
- LGBTQ+ & Families During the Holidays
Media Critique Chic 