Online Wellness Resources

Please note that these resources are not associated with 麻豆传媒社区入口 Student Health and Counseling Services. SHCS does not endorse any particular provider, agency, or resource. 

The following websites, apps, and podcasts support self-help for a variety of specific communities. Please note that none are a substitute for a relationship with a professional counselor. Descriptions are taken from the resources themselves.

Communities

 - Collectively building a community for Asian mental health support.  Includes and podcast.

  - Providing educational resources that push for more accessible mental health care.

- advances the movement of Asian Americans blossoming and addressing mental health stigma, shame, and overall perception and care of mental health.

 - Nonprofit organization devoted to promoting the mental health and well-being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Includes lists of service providers by state, as well as advocacy organizations.

 - Directory of South Asian therapists.

 - Online peer mental health support, including a portal for Asian and Pacific Islander users.  Includes options for individual chats and daily online support groups.

Stories of Stigma: South Asian Mental Health () - A one-stop resource for South Asians to learn about and address mental health concerns with each other. Our mission is to encourage healthy, open dialogue of mental health issues in an effort to remove stigma, improve awareness and promote self-care.

- Directory of therapists of color by region.

 - Melanin and Mental Health offers a free podcast about mental health and communities of color.  They also have a list of therapists specializing in work with minority communities.

 - “Digital Membership club” for and by people of color allows access to cultural and wellness events online.

Breaking Barriers: A Mental Health Discussion () - Former 麻豆传媒社区入口 counselor Chetina Hunter, LMFT, APCC, has conversations with various guests on topics that are usually difficult to discuss due to stigma.

Chill Spot Radio () - Hosted by Jared Morgan and Dr. Allen Lipscomb, this podcast focuses on mental health for people of color.

Therapy that Liberates () - Directory of therapists with expertise in serving Black and Brown clients.

 - List of therapists who celebrate minoritized identities.  Includes options for free or reduced cost services.

 - Find clinics and free events centering the BIPOC community

Voices for API Mental Health

  • @asianmentalhealthproject
  • @asianmentalhealthcollective
  • @southasianmentalhealth

 - find clinics and free events centering the BIPOC community

- an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.

- Directory of therapists of color by region.

- Directory of Black and Latinx therapists.

 - Director of mental health providers and programs serving the African-American community.

 offers free community events and resources to anyone who needs support in the wake of hard news cycles.

Mental Health Funds for Black Folks seeking therapy - 

 - the Black Emotional and Mental Health collective (BEAM) offers a video series on Black healing. They also list a network of Black therapists offering services remotely

 - the organization Melanin and Mental Health offers a free podcast about mental health and communities of color.  They also have a list of therapists specializing in work with minoritized communities.

 - Community Mental Wellness organization focusing on sustaining Black women.  Includes extensive section on Mental Wellness Information and Resources, including ways to start a healing journey, build social support, find services and ways to pay for them, and apps and hotlines that could be helpful.

Breaking Barriers: A Mental Health Discussion () - Former 麻豆传媒社区入口 counselor Chetina Hunter, LMFT, APCC, has conversations with various guests on topics that are usually difficult to discuss due to stigma.

 - Dr. Damon Silas leads a trauma intervention focused on Black, Indigenous, and people of color in this short video

 with Resmaa Menakem (episode of Connectfulness podcast) 

 - therapist directory and resources

 - list of therapists who celebrate minoritized identities.  Includes options for free or reduced cost services.

 - Offers referrals to culturally-competent and patient-centered licensed therapists.

 - Therapist directory, , and resource list on Latinx mental health.

 - Online therapist directory and resources.

- Directory of therapists of color by region.

- Directory of Black and Latinx therapists.

 - Online peer mental health support, including a portal for Latinx users.  Includes options for individual chats and daily online support groups.

 - Find clinics and free events centering the BIPOC community

 - Melanin and Mental Health offers a free podcast about mental health and communities of color.  They also have a list of therapists specializing in work with minoritized communities.

  - “Digital Membership club” for and by people of color allows access to cultural and wellness events online.

Breaking Barriers: A Mental Health Discussion () - former 麻豆传媒社区入口 counselor Chetina Hunter, LMFT, APCC, has conversations with various guests on topics that are usually difficult to discuss due to stigma.

Chill Spot Radio () - Hosted by Jared Morgan and Dr. Allen Lipscomb, this podcast focuses on mental health for people of color.

Therapy that Liberates () - Directory of therapists with expertise in serving Black and Brown clients.

 - List of therapists who celebrate minoritized identities.  Includes options for free or reduced cost services.

Voices to follow on Latinx Mental Health:

  • @latinxtherapy
  • @therapyforlatinx
  • @mujeresxpsych

Resources from 麻豆传媒社区入口 counselors:

Coming Out - ,

Creating an Emotional Safety Plan - ,

Dealing with Microaggressions - ,

Please visit our Queer and Questioning Support group for more like this.

 

Explore what coming out means to you with tools and guiding questions. 

: (866) 488-7386  

The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people.  Includes call, chat, and text crisis lines, as well as networks for LGBTQ youth community and advocacy.

  

Includes : (888) 843-4564, and (youth serving youth through age 25): (800) 246-7743.   Both provide a safe, anonymous, and confidential space where callers can speak on many different issues including, but limited to, coming out, gender and/or sexuality identities, relationship concerns, bullying, workplace issues, HIV/AIDS anxiety, safer sex information, suicide, and much more

: (877) 565-8860

A trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.

Online peer mental health support, including a portal for LGBTQ+ users.  Includes options for individual chats and daily online support groups.

Offers counseling, support groups, and safe space for LGBTQ+ people of all ages. 

Facebook group.  Ending the isolation of Asian and Pacific Islander families with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members though support, education, and dialog.

The East Bay’s most prevalent LGBTQ community center and service provider, this location has plenty of options for support, socializing, and more.

Serving the LGBTQ community; provides counseling in Concord and Pittsburg.

Connects community members to opportunities, resources, and to each other. 

South Bay.  Provides community, leadership, advocacy, services and support to the Silicon Valley’s LGBTQ People and their Allies.  Includes a resource hub, community building events, and advocacy.

Coming out resources and a safe place to chat.

To uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe.

BACH is a federally qualified health center providing services to parts of southern Alameda County and Santa Clara County. They have a dedicated program supporting LGBTQIA+ persons.

 offers free community events and resources to anyone who needs support in the wake of hard news cycles.

 - Find clinics and free events centering the BIPOC community

- compiled by Sofia Mendoza, LCSW using Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Trauma informed interventions.

- Mental Health resource library

- a resource from the National Latino/a Psychological Association

- from the Thrive Center for Human Development.

PTSD Coach ( / )

Designed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs for those who have, or may have, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This app provides education about PTSD, information about professional care, a self-assessment, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help you manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD.

Clearinghouse of support resources for veterans.

 , con consejera de SHCS Mariane Stimbra-Mora