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
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.