If you or a loved one is in crisis, please seek help. One of the resources below may be able to assist. If there is a medical emergency, please immediately dial 911 instead.
People who hold one or more marginalized identities often face barriers to talking about and/or receiving mental health treatment. These barriers can include lacking access to affordable or comprehensive health insurance; differing cultural norms and perspectives around mental illness; and experiencing either implicit or explicit bias from mental health professionals, to name just a few.
Everyone deserves access to inclusive, affirming, and culturally competent mental health care. This page is dedicated to resources specifically addressing the mental health needs of marginalized communities, including PTSD due to racial trauma, hate crimes, or other discrimination. It also includes directories to help you connect with culturally competent mental health professionals. While this list is far from comprehensive, we hope it will be useful on your journey towards mental wellbeing, whatever that looks like for you.
The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing by
A powerful and practical guide to help you navigate racism, challenge privilege, manage stress and trauma, and begin to heal. Healing from racism is a journey that often involves reliving trauma and experiencing feelings of shame, guilt, and anxiety. This journey can be a bumpy ride, and before we begin healing, we need to gain an understanding of the role history plays in racial/ethnic myths and stereotypes. In so many ways, to heal from racism, you must re-educate yourself and unlearn the processes of racism. This book can help guide you. The Racial Healing Handbook offers practical tools to help you navigate daily and past experiences of racism, challenge internalized negative messages and privileges, and handle feelings of stress and shame. You'll also learn to develop a profound racial consciousness and conscientiousness, and heal from grief and trauma. Most importantly, you'll discover the building blocks to creating a community of healing in a world still filled with racial microaggressions and discrimination. This book is not just about ending racial harm--it is about racial liberation. This journey is one that we must take together. It promises the possibility of moving through this pain and grief to experience the hope, resilience, and freedom that helps you not only self-actualize, but also makes the world a better place.
Black Women's Mental Health: Balancing Strength and Vulnerability by
Creates a new framework for approaching Black women's wellness, by merging theory and practice with both personal narratives and public policy.
Breaking Out II: The Complete Guide to Building a Positive LGBTI Identity by
While some societies have become more tolerant and accepting of sexual and gender diversity, LGBTI people continue to suffer psychological damage caused by growing up in largely heterosexist, homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic milieus. How can LGBTI individuals learn to love themselves when many or most of the signals society sends out denigrate their very being? Dr. Kevin Alderson has developed a method of building a positive LGBTI identity based on extensive research and the best of what we know about self-help psychology.
The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autism Spectrum by
Filled with strategies and advice, this empowering guide presents practical ways to improve the mental wellbeing of people on the Autism Spectrum. This helpful guide focuses on the specific difficulties that can arise for people on the autism spectrum who may also experience a mental illness. The book includes information on common mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, as well as strategies for improving sleep patterns and mindfulness. Providing guidance on the benefits and drawbacks of therapy pets, medication, and psychotherapy, the authors offer balanced perspectives on treatment options and introduce self-help strategies tailored to meet your needs and improve your mental wellbeing. A number of short personal narratives from people on the autism spectrum and mental health issues illustrate the text. The book also includes a list of resources, books and organisations that can provide further support and inspiration.
Please note: The tips and resources provided in this guide are not intended to substitute for professional mental health advice. If you think you may be experiencing symptoms of mental illness, please consider reaching out to a doctor or mental health professional for support.
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