Center for Counseling & Mental Health Resources For Students with Marginalized Identities

2019 Multicultural Mental Health Resource Directory:  This guide produced by the MA Department of Mental Health Office of Race, Equity, & Inclusion contains information about organizations in Massachusetts that offer culturally and linguistically appropriate services for communities of color, LGBTQ community, deaf and hard of hearing community, immigrants, and refugees. We hope this directory will be utilized as a starting point in familiarizing users with available local and statewide resources.

 

The Steve Fund: The nation’s leading organization focused on supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color. The Steve Fund works with colleges and universities, non-profits, researchers, mental health experts, families, and young people to promote programs and strategies that build understanding and assistance for the mental and emotional health of the nation’s young people of color. Amherst College is excited to be working with the Steve Fund over the next few years to utilize their expertise in improving the experience and services in our community.

Liberate—A subscription-based meditation app that includes practices and talks designed for the Black community.

InnoPsych: InnoPsych’s mission is to bring healing to communities of color by changing the face and feel of therapy! We strive to make therapists of color more visible in the community by creating a path to wellness-themed business ownership; to make it faster (and easier) for people of color to match with a therapist of color, and to create a major shift in how communities of color (or POCs) view therapy.

What's On Your Mind: An organization dedicated to combating the stigma of mental illness in communities of color by engaging in conversation around thoughts, emotions, and feelings.

Inclusive Therapists: A service which centers the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and the LGBTQIA2S+ community. they honor the full neurodiversity spectrum and advocate for mental health care accessibility for people with disabilities/ disabled people.

Multicultural Resource Center (Amherst College): Born out of student activism, the MRC works to support students of color by interrogating systems of racial inequity, promoting racially just communities, and honoring the historic and present-day resilience of people of color. The MRC is centrally located in Keefe Campus Center and exists as part of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

Affinity Organization Resource (Amherst College): A collected list of affinity organizations at Amherst College

Center for International Student Engagement (Amherst College): Supports students of international experience through advocacy, centralized resources, and space for community building and critical reflection.

The Center for Diversity & Student Leadership (Amherst College): Supports first-generation, low-income, transfer, veteran, and undocumented/DACA students, and cultivates leadership development opportunities for all students.

SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages aims to increase access to Asian-language health information for consumers and health care providers. The SPIRAL website is a collection of links to Asian-language patient care documents that have been created by authoritative sources and are freely available on the World Wide Web. Links are organized by topic and language.

Asian Psychiatry Program: Offers a special Asian Psychiatry Program for our patients of Chinese heritage. Led by L.K. George Hsu, MD, this program is one of only a few Asian-focused psychiatric programs in Greater Boston. out of the Tufts Medical Center 

Asian Mental Health Coalition: Aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide.

Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Resources and articles for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders regarding anxiety and depression

Asians Do Therapy: Created with the hope that by highlighting Asian people’s experience in therapy and as therapists and sharing culturally relevant information, more Asians and Asian Americans will seek therapy as a resource.

Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities And Mental Health: Committed to promoting mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal. Focuses specifically on the needs and potential supports for the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Asian American Psychological Association: Advancing the mental health and well-being of Asian American communities through research, professional practice, education, and policy.

Asian & Pacific Islander Health Forum: Influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

South Asian Therapist Directory: The largest South Asian mental health community in the world. A directory of hundreds of South Asian therapists, including therapists of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Afghani and Nepali heritage. 

National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association: Promotes the mental health and well-being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Strives to raise awareness of the role of mental health in an individual’s health and well-being, especially in Asian American Pacific Islander communities throughout the country.

National Alliance for Mental Illness - AAPI - Resources and support tools tailored for AAPI communities.

AAPI Mental Health Resources: A one-page handout containing a number of AAPI related support resources.

Black Mental Health Alliance: Develops, promotes and sponsors trusted culturally-relevant educational forums, trainings and referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and their communities.

Mental Health America—Black and African American Resources: Promotes mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal. Resources specifically for the Black and African American communities as it relates to mental health.

Black Emotional And Mental Health Community: Through education, training, advocacy and the creative arts, this non-profit organization removes the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing. 

Therapy for Black Girls: An online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.

Therapy for Black Men: Seeks to break the stigma that asking for help is a sign of weakness. Hosts a rapidly growing directory of 140 therapists and 28 coaches throughout the fifty states thus far, working to provide judgment-free, multiculturally-competent care to Black men.

What's On Your Mind: Dedicated to combating the stigma of mental illness in communities of color by engaging in conversation around thoughts, emotions, and feelings.

National Alliance on Mental Health: Black/African American: resources and support tools tailored for the Black/African American community

“A List Of Mental Health Resources Available For People Of Color,” In this article, Elizabeth Gulion provides several potential resources for people of color along with brief descriptions of each.

Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Resources for the Black Community: Resources and articles for the Black community regarding anxiety and depression

Black Mental Health Matters: Various resources collected by Black Mental Health Matters

The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Resource Guide: A Directory of Mental Health Providers and Programs serving the African-American Community

“44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country” This article in Self magazine by Zahra Barnes collects "44 Black Mental Health" Supports and resources.

The Association of Black Psychologists: The Association of Black Psychologists sees its mission and destiny as the liberation of the African Mind, empowerment of the African Character, and enlivenment and illumination of the African Spirit.

National Alliance on Mental Illness—Hispanic/Latinx: Resources and support tools tailored for Hispanic/Latinx communities.

Mental Health America—Latinx/Hispanic Communities: Promotes mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal. This resource page focuses specifically on the needs and potential supports for the Latinx and Hispanic communities as it relates to mental health.

The Focus On You: A blog with self-care and mental health tips, resources, and reflections from Latina therapist Stefanie.  

Latinx Therapists & Speakers: Founded in 2018 with the mission to destigmatize mental health in the Latinx community. Expanded to become a bilingual podcast and national directory to find a Latinx Therapist (98% of our directory are Spanish speakers). Latinx Therapy strives to provide culturally-grounded workshops and services to our community.

Therapy for Latinx: Resources for the Latinx community to heal, thrive, and become advocates for their own mental health.

CVV - Centro de Valorização da Vida: A Brazilian Mental Health resource. Please note that crisis services referenced on this site may not be available outside of Brazil.

Anxiety & Depression Association of America—Latinx & Hispanics: Resources and articles for the Latinx and Hispanic communities regarding anxiety and depression.

National Latinx Psychological Association: A supportive professional community that advances psychological education and training, science, practice, and organizational change to enhance the health, mental health, and well-being of Hispanic/Latinx populations.

Innerbody: An informational page dedicated to some of the challenges within the Latinx community when it comes to seeking mental health treatment and resources to help.

One Sky Center: A National Resource Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, Education and Research. It is dedicated to quality health care across Indian Country.

Mental Health American—Native and Indigenous Communities: Committed to promoting mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal. Focuses specifically on the needs and potential supports for Native and Indigenous communities as it relates to mental health.

We R Native: Resources for Native and Indigenous youth including access to support and information on a number of topics as well as a crisis line.

Anxiety and Depression Association of America—Native and Indigenous Communities: resources and articles for Native and Indigenous communities regarding anxiety and depression

Indian Health Services: Behavioral Health resources provided by or with the Indian Health Service

Indian Health Services Programs and Initiatives: The Mental Health program promotes, provides, and manages a comprehensive system of mental health services, which offers AI/AN people a full range of culturally sensitive clinical and community mental health services.

Indian Health Services Health Care: Maps locations of health resources in the US associated with Indian Health Services.

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Health Center: Provides quality, comprehensive healthcare to Native American members and their families in a culturally sensitive manner promoting good health, safe-lifestyles, well-being and harmony.

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Tribal Health Services: Provides holistic health services including Behavioral Health, Alcohol/Substance Abuse comprehensive assessment and screening, counseling, outreach and crisis management.

Self Care In the Face of Racial Injustice: Offers 5 ways to take care and sustain yourself while facing racial injustice.

“The Link Between Experiences of Racism and Stress and Anxiety for Black Americans: A Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Coping Approach”: An article that draws “attention to the link between experiences of racism and mental health, with a specific focus on anxiety disorders and symptoms, which are among the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorders in the United States.”

Talking About Race—Self Care: Links to the Self Care module from the National Museum of African American History and Cultures series on Talking About Race. 

Taking Care of Yourself and Others During Racial Trauma: Mariel Buque's article on Psychology Today provides “A guide for healing in the face of race-based turmoil.”

Coping with Racism & Discrimination: Defines race-related stress and the impact it can have on the academic and social success of students of color. Also provides tips on how to effectively cope with race-related stress and maximize one’s academic potential.

Family-Care, Community-Care, Self-Care Tool Kit—Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma: Developed as a collaboration between the Community Healing Network and the Association of Black Psychologists, inc. “This Tool Kit is for us—developed by and for people of African ancestry­­to comfort and inspire us in these difficult times. It provides resources to help us take care of ourselves and each other, and strengthen our sense of community for the journey ahead.”

Mental Health American—Racial Trauma: Discsusses racial trauma and its effects on mental health as well as collects a number of related resources and articles on the topic.

The Sky is Ours: a self-care primer for Black Muslims created by the Black Muslim Psychology Conference.

Responding to Anti-Asian Racism During the COVID-19 Outbreak: 
This article discusses a number of ways to find support or be a support in the face of Anti-Asian Racism.

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against Racism: A resource page created by Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

Racial Trauma in Film—How Viewers Can Address Re-traumatization: Re-traumatization by film can have profound effects on one’s mental health and well-being. Some may ask, “Well, it’s just a movie; can it really have that deep of an impact on someone’s mental health?” The answer to that question is, yes, it can.

Anti-Asian Violence Resources: A collection of resources, articles, and information related to Anti-Asian Violence with a focus on taking action and educating others.

GoodRx—Racial Trauma and Youth Health: Information and resources on Racial Trauma and finding support specifically for younger folks.

Steve Fund—Video Tool Kit: Supporting the Wellbeing of Students of Color: Many students of color routinely report negative experiences in social and academic contexts on their campuses, and the recent increased stressors and trauma due to COVID-19 and racial violence represent both an educational and mental health concern. 

Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health: The Trevor Project provides some suggestions and resources for supporting Black LGBTQ Youth be that yourself or someone else.

Black and LGBTQ—Approaching Intersectional Conversations: The Trevor Project has prepared a guide for conversations around the intersection between identities including considerations for before, during, and after the conversation.

A Guide to How You Can Support Marginalized Communities: CNN compiled a guide and list of resources for how to support marginalized communities.

Anti-Racism Resources: A document intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. 

“103 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice”: A listing of 103 things white people can do for racial justice.

Addressing Anti-Asian Bias: “Amid the pandemic, Asian American people continue to experience racism, violence and harassment. These resources can help you teach the historical precedents for this moment, introduce ways for students to recognize and speak up against coronavirus racism, and start conversations with even the youngest learners about recognizing and acting to address injustice.”

White Allyship 101—Resources to Get to Work: A starting point for white allies to do the work and engage in analysis, education, and action on anti-racism. 

Mental Health America—BIPOC Mental Health: A resource page for serving and supporting the mental health of the BIPOC community.

Race Forward—What is Systemic Racism: A video series that breaks down various elements of systemic racism.

Simmons University: Resources For White Allyship: A collection of articles meant to inform the work of Alleyship around racial injustice.

Ten Ways to Fight Hate: The 2017 update to the SLPC guide on 10 ways to fight hate, a community response guide.

The Trevor Project: The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth.

Anxiety & Depression Association of America: LGBTQ+: Resources and articles for LGBTQ+ Community regarding anxiety and depression.

AGLY Network of Massachusetts: Each LGBTQ youth group in the AGLY Network offers a variety of social support programming and development opportunities that build on the strengths and abilities of LGBTQ young people across the state.

National Alliance on Mental Illness—LGBTQI: Resources and support tools tailored for LGBTQI community

Trans Lifeline: Connects trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive.

LGBT National Help Center: Serving the LGBTQ community by providing free and confidential peer support and local resources.

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network: A healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC).

Inclusive Therapists: A service which centers the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Honors the full neurodiversity spectrum and advocate for mental health care accessibility for people with disabilities/ disabled people. 

APA Office on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity: Advancing the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge on gender identity and sexual orientation to benefit society and improve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people's lives.

Young Adult Resource Guide LGBTQ Resources: A resource guide created by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.

GLAAD: As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love.

It Gets Better Project: Uplifts, empowers, and connects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth around the globe.

Queer Resource Center (Amherst College): The QRC furthers conversations around gender and sexuality across campus by providing opportunities for leadership development, intentional programming, and space for community building that centers the support and empowerment of Amherst’s LGBTQ+ community. The QRC celebrates the beauty of gender and sexuality diversity through utilizing an intersectional approach to all our work, uplifting the experiences of queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) communities, while countering systems of racism, heterosexism and cissexism.

Five Colleges Consortium Resources: LGBTQ+ resources which are part of the Five Colleges Network

Trans & Nonbinary Resources (Amherst College): An expanding and changing resource for the trans community at Amherst College.

COVID-19 & Regional Resources: Online resources as well as regional, specifiic resources from across the United States.

Local Support Resources: LGBTQ+ resources from around Amherst, Pioneer Valley, and Western Mass.

Women's and Gender Center (Amherst College): Fosters a critical awareness of gender and create an intentional space, accessible to students of all genders, that will serve as a resource and forum for topics and issues related specifically to women and, more broadly, to the experience of gender. The Center promotes learning about and exploring gender through personal experience, academic inquiry, community organizing, activism and discussion.

Health and Presentation—Trans and Nonbinary Resources: Provides answers regarding access to resources and medical support during Covid as well as links to additional resources for Trans and Nonbinary individuals.

A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth: An introductory educational resource that covers a wide range of topics and best practices on how to support transgender and nonbinary people.

PFLAG: Crossing multiple generations of families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas across America, PFLAG is committed to creating a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected, valued, and affirmed.

Black and LGBTQ—Approaching Intersectional Conversations: The Trevor Project has prepared a guide for conversation around the intersection between identities including considerations for before, during, and after the conversation.

Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health: The Trevor Project provides some suggestions and resources for supporting Black LGBTQ Youth be that yourself or someone else.

How to Support Bisexual Youth: The guide on “How to Support Bisexual Youth: Ways to Care for Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, and Queer Youth Who are Attracted to More than One Gender” is an introductory educational resource that covers a wide range of topics and best practices for supporting the bisexual youth in your life.

“6 Ways to Support the Mental Health of Your LGBTQ Loved Ones”: This article by Reina Gattuso provides 6 examples how to support LGBTQ folks in your life.

10 ways to be an Ally and a Friend: A short list of 10 ways to support and be an Ally.

Trans Youth Family Allies: Resources for those who want to be allies for Trans Youth.

Human Rights Campaign Allies: Resources and articles focused on supporting and being allies to others.