BIPOC Resources

 

AAKOMA PROJECT

Building the consciousness of Youth of Color and their caregivers on the recognition and importance of mental health, empower youth and their families to seek help and manage mental health and influence systems and services to receive and address the needs of Youth of Color and their families.

ABPSI

The Association of Black Psychologists is a community of Black Psychologists from across the country.

BEAM

BEAM is a national training, movement building, and grant making institution that is dedicated to healing, wellness, and liberation of Black and marginalized communities.

 

BLACK GIRLS SMILE

Black Girls Smile’s mission is to empower the mental health and well-being of young Black women and girls through culturally and gender-responsive educational programming, support initiatives, and resource connections.

BLACK MEN’S HEALTH

Black Men’s Health is dedicated to creating more balance through health in men of color. 

BLACK MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE

Black Mental Health Alliance is dedicated to developing, promoting and sponsoring trusted culturally-relevant educational forums, trainings and referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and their communities.

 

BLACK MENTAL WELLNESS

The mission of Black Mental Wellness ®, Corp. is to provide access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective, to highlight and increase the diversity of mental health professionals, and to decrease the mental health stigma in the Black community.

BORIS LAWRENCE HENSON FOUNDATION

Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation is dedicated to creating innovative healing approaches in Black communities, illuminating paths for the Black community to envision a life full of hope and joy.

BROTHER, YOU’RE ON MY MIND

The Brother, You’re on My Mind toolkit provides Omega Psi Phi Fraternity chapters and partners with the materials needed to educate fellow fraternity brothers and community members on depression and stress in African American men.

 

CENTER FOR BLACK WOMEN’S WELLNESS

Center for Black Women’s Wellness. To improve the health and well-being of underserved Black women and their families.

CENTER FOR HEALTH RACIAL TRAUMA

Facilitating wellness for racially/ethnically marginalized people with love, liberation, equity, and creativity.

CENTER FOR NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH

The Center for Native American Youth believes all Native American youth should lead full and healthy lives, have equal access to opportunity, and draw strength from their culture and one another.

 

EUSTRESS

Eustress, Inc. was born out of the desire to bring awareness to the importance of acknowledging, improving and preserving mental health, a topic often marked by stigma and denial, particularly in the black community.

INCLUSIVE THERAPISTS

Inclusive Therapists (Online therapy for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent Disabled Communities). Inclusive Therapists are social justice- oriented professionals that strive to dismantle discrimination, stigma, racism, classism, ableism, sanism, and white cishetero-patriarchy in the mental health field.

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA

Mental Health America advances the mental health and well-being of all people living in the U.S. through public education, research, advocacy and public policy, and direct service.

 

MENTAL WEALTH ALLIANCE

MWA is designed to proliferate pathways for addressing the severely unmet and underserved emotional needs of Black people worldwide to heal the pain that resides in the privacy of their hearts.

MINDRIGHT

Culturally-responsive, daily coaching over text message for people who want to talk, judgment free.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS

The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

 

NOPCAS

National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide (NOPCAS). NOPCAS promotes life affirming strategies that will help to decrease life threatening behaviors.

NQTTCN

National Queer Trans Therapists of Color Network. Advancing healing justice by transforming mental health for queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color

ONE MIND

One Mind catalyzes visionary change through science, business and media to transform the world’s mental health.

 

OPEN PATH

Open Path Psychotherapy Collective is a nonprofit nationwide network of mental health professionals dedicated to providing in-office and online mental health care—at a steeply reduced rate—to clients in need.

OURSELVES BLACK

Ourselves Black is a biannual mental health resource magazine for the Black Community.

PRETTY BROWN GIRL

Pretty Brown Girls empowers Black and Brown girls while encouraging self-acceptance by cultivating social, emotional & intellectual well-being.

 

SILENCE THE SHAME

Silence the Shame exists to empower and educate communities on mental health and wellness.

SISTA AFYA

Sista Afya is a social enterprise that provides community mental wellness care that centers the experiences of Black women.

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide, including those who have experienced a loss.

 

THE DEFENSIVE LINE

The Defensive Line’s mission is to end the epidemic of youth suicide, especially for young people of color, by transforming the way we communicate and connect about mental health.

THE LOVELAND FOUNDATION

The Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls.

THE STEVE FUND

The Steve Fund is the nation’s leading organization focused on supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color.

 

THERAPY FOR BLACK GIRLS

Therapy for Black Girls was developed to present mental health topics in a way that feels more accessible and relevant.

THERAPY FOR BLACK MEN

Therapy for Black Men seeks to break the stigma that asking for help is a sign of weakness.

VIBRANT EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Vibrant Emotional Health provides people with emotional support and care when, where, and how they need it.

 

WE R NATIVE

We R Native is a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them.

7 CUPS

7 Cups is an on-demand emotional health service and online therapy provider