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      FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY     

Black Emotional and Mental Health
Collective (BEAM)

This nonprofit collective is made up of advocates, artists, therapists, religious leaders, activists, psychologists, and others who are "committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities."

BLACK EMOTIONAL AND  MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE

(BEAM)

Black Mental Health Alliance

The Baltimore-based nonprofit helps connect black people
searching for a therapist with "culturally-competent and
patient-centered licensed mental health professionals" through its confidential referral service.

BLACK MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE

Black Women's Health Imperative

This nonprofit organization was founded by black women to
"help protect and advance the health and wellness of Black women and girls." The site includes information about physical health as well as a quiz to determine your stress level.

BLACK WOMEN'S HEALTH IMPERATIVE

Association of Black Psychologists
Self-Care Tool Kit

This 26-page tool kit, written in English and Spanish, contains
information about how stress and trauma affect the body and
mind, and self-care strategies for dealing with the effects of racism.

ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGISTS SELF-CARE TOOL KIT

Emotional Emancipation Circles

Emotional emancipation circles are self-help groups "designed
to help heal the trauma caused by anti-Black racism." EEC facilitators have been trained in dozens of cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Baltimore.

EMOTIONAL EMANCIPATION CIRCLES

Liberate App
**has a payment component

The Liberate app offers meditations and talks "designed for the BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, and People of Color] experience."

LIBERATE APP

Melanin and Mental Health

Run by two black women who are therapists, this website offers
a directory of "dope," culturally competent therapists, a podcast
about mental health, and additional resources.

MELANIN AND MENTAL HEALTH 

Ourselves Black

This website focuses on and promotes black mental health with
a magazine, newsletter, and podcast.

OURSELVES BLACK

POC Online Classroom

This website "by and for people of color" offers readings and
resources related to self-care.

POC ONLINE CLASSROOM

Sista Afya

This Chicago-based organization focuses on community
wellness with workshops, events, and therapy services.

SISTA AFYA

Therapy for Black Girls

Therapy for Black Girls provides mental health and well-being resources for black women and girls. It includes a
directory of culturally competent mental health professionals,
a podcast, and a membership-based support community.

THERAPY FOR BLACK GIRLS

The Safe Place App

Developed by Jasmin Pierre, a black woman who survived a suicide attempt, The Safe Place app is designed to reach black users with information about mental health and self-care tips and resources. The app is free and available at the Apple Store
and Google Play.

THE SAFE PLACE APP

Sharing Hope

An hour-long presentation that can help increase mental health
awareness in African-American communities by addressing a
number of important topics

SHARING HOPE

BLACK MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE

Dive in Well

An organization offering digital classes on various wellness practices, to create a more inclusive wellness industry. Dive in Well hosts donation-based digital events like breath-work classes and therapy sessions aimed at centering self care.

DIVE IN WELL

Ethel's Club

This social and wellness club for people of color, originally based
in Brooklyn, has pivoted hard during the pandemic and now offers a digital membership club featuring virtual workouts, book clubs, wellness salons, creative workshops, artist Q&As,
and more. 

ETHEL'S CLUB

               FOR ALL COMMUNITIES           

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11 Black People Share Big and Small Ways They're
Caring for Themselves

Click below to read the article by Self.

11 BLACK PEOPLE SHARE BIG AND SMALL WAYS THEY'RE CARING FOR THEMSELVES

44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to
Survive in This Country

Click below to read the article by Self.

44 MENTAL HEALTH  RESOURCES FOR BLACK PEOPLE TRYING TO SURVIVE IN THIS COUNTRY

23 Mental Health Books for Anyone Who’s Going
Through It Right Now

Click below to read the list.

23 MENTAL HEALTH BOOKS FOR ANYONE WHO'S GOING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW

4 Small Ways to Practice Gratitude Every Day

Click below to read the article by Self.

4 SMALL WAYS TO  PRACTICE GRATITUDE EVERYDAY

The Healing Powers of Gratitude

Click below to read the article by Self.

THE HEALING POWERS OF GRATITUDE

What to Do If You’re Sheltering in Place With an Abuser

Click below to read the article by Self.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE SHELTERING IN PLACE WITH AN ABUSER

Compassion Fatigue Symptoms and
Strategies

If you’re feeling exhausted or numb, crying, or losing sleep because of the people who you care for, you are experiencing compassion fatigue symptoms.

COMPASSION FATIGUE SYMPTOMS AND STRATEGIES

Compassion Fatigue Awareness
Project

Mission: To promote an awareness and understanding of compassion fatigue and its effect on caregivers. They are
committed to gathering, documenting, and disseminating useful information that can be readily introduced
into caregiving environments in order to impact the lives of caregivers in a positive way.

COMPASSION FATIGUE AWARENESS PROJECT

11 Change-Makers Share How They Deal with Activism Fatigue

Click below to read the article by Self.

11 CHANGE MAKERS SHARE HOW THEY DEAL WITH ACTIVISM FATIGUE

One Village Healing

One Village Healing [OVH] is an emerging New Haven based
wellness and resilience initiative dedicated to creating spaces,
gatherings, and programming, rooted in the values of the
healing justice movement.

ONE VILLAGE HEALING

INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH

 @blackmentalwellness 

 @thenapministry 

 @healhaus 

 @blackgirlsheal_ 

 @blackgirlinon 

 @browngirlselfcare 

 @omnoire 

 @saddie_baddies 

 @sadgirlsclub 

 @transparentblackgirl 

 @transparentblackguy 

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