Mental Health Resources
CRISIS HOTLINES
If you are having an immediate emergency please call 911 or visit your nearest hospital.
Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling via Crisis Text Line
Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990
National Alliance on Mental Illness info on mental illness for individuals and loved ones
National Crime Victim Helpline 1-800-394-2255
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7223
National LGBT Hotline 1-888-843-4564
National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE
National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255
Project Return Peer Support Warm Line
1-888-448-9777
Project Return Warm Line Spanish 1-888-448-4055
StrongHearts Native Helpline for Domestic Violence 1-844-7NATIVES
The Trevor Project 1-866-488-7386 or text TREVOR to 1 (202) 304 1200
Teen Line 1-800-TLC-TEEN
Call Black Line: 1 (800) 604-5841
The California Peer-Run Warm Line: 1-855-845-7415
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Search Engine Therapists
Ayana Online Therapy for Marginalized and Intersectional Communities
Offers phone or video calls, texting, unlimited, and anywhere
Including crisis lines/hotlines for LGBTQ+ identified people, Muslim-identified people, and individuals struggling with sexual assault, domestic violence-related issues, and substance abuse, among other subjects.
A healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC), working at the intersection of movements for social justice and the field of mental health to integrate healing justice into both of these spaces.
Therapist match system finds a culturally responsive therapist that celebrates your identity.
Kindred medicine is a movement of healers & people of color, remembering and healing boldly in the community and from the roots.
Low-Cost Tele-Therapy
Sliding scale $30 – $60/ session
As low as $65/ week
$40 – $70/ week, billed monthly
The Affordable Mental Wellness Program is intended for clients who are uninsured, underinsured, or unable to pay full market rates for mental wellness coverage. The Affordable Mental Wellness session rates are: $45 for a 30 minute session, $60 for a 40 minute session and $75 for a 50 minutes session.
The Soulcare Mental Wellness Program (SMWP) is intended for clients for whom the current market rate for mental wellness coverage is unaffordable but are also not eligible for the Affordable Mental Wellness Program. The Soulcare Mental Wellness session rates are: $60 for a 30 minute session, $75 for a 40 minute session and $90 for a 50 minutes session.
Eating Disorder Support
Resource for all people struggling with disordered eating in the United States.
Perinatal Health
A Directory of Birth Workers of Color
The Bridge is a directory of Black and Brown professionals of color who care for families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond. We are committed to supporting birthing people and their families through the sharing of professional services in their area.
BirthEquity.org - Dr. Joia
The National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC) creates solutions that optimize Black maternal and infant health through training, policy advocacy, research, and community-centered collaboration.
NBEC seeks to provide research to promote healthier birth experiences and health outcomes. Birth Equity Index (BEI) is the result of a mixed-methods variance of Black Infant Mortality in the U.S. through Women’s lived experiences in their communities. We partnered with researchers to provide an analysis of the collective impact of these experiences and have created a Birth Equity Tool Kit assessment survey.
Uzazi Village - Hakima
At Uzazi Village their goal is to decrease black infant mortality and racially-based perinatal health inequities through the promotion of Physiologic Birth, Breastfeeding, Perinatal Doulas, International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, Childbirth Education, Midwifery Care, Culturally Congruent Care
Ancient Song Doula Services - Chane
Ancient Song Doula Services is an international doula-certifying organization that offers quality Doula Services to Women of Color and Low-Income Families who otherwise would not be able to afford Doula Care. They train a workforce of full-spectrum doulas to address health inequities within the communities they want to serve.
General Support Hotlines*
* Not 24-hours
SAMHSA Treatment Referral Hotline 1‑877‑726‑4727
National Alliance on Mental Health Helpline 1-800 950-NAMI
Trans Lifeline, For trans folk staffed by trans folk 1-877-565-8860
GLBT National Help Center, Peer-counseling and local resources, 1-888-843-4564
Trevor Project Suicide Prevention Hotline, Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth (ages 13-24), 1-866-488-7386
LGBT National Hotline, Peer support, national & local resources for callers of all ages 1-88-843-4564
LGBT National Coming Out Support Hotline, Safe space to discuss concerns and questions regarding coming out for all ages 1-888-688-5428
LGBT National Youth Talkline, Peer support, local & national resources for callers ages 25 and younger 1-888-246-7743
LGBT National Senior Hotline, Peer support, local & national resources for callers ages 50 and above 1-888-234-7243
General Online Support
LGBT Online Peer Support Chat, 1:1 IM with peer support volunteer
Weekly Youth Chat Rooms, moderated group chat rooms for youth ages 19 and younger to find community & support
Trevor Project, Online chat & texting for suicide prevention & crisis intervention for LGBTQ youth (ages 13-24)
Additional Mental Health Resources
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Today, they are an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education previously unavailable to those in need.
Janette Valenzo's List for BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Resources
Janette Valenzo worked on compiling multiple BIPOC and LGBTQ+ mental health resources into one list. She has also tagged organizations’ IGs (if she could find them), and that information can be found on her story titled with the GREEN heart on her IG profile. The list also has links to the original posts.
Send her tons of love on her IG and Linkedin for putting this all together.
Oumou Sylla’s Radical Mental Health First Aide
Radical Mental Health First Aide was by Oumou. This offering will provide you some context on the impact of oppression and social injustice on the body-mind and teach you de-escalation and consent skills. You will go over the RMHFA Action Plan and safety planning.
The Soulcare Collective is a resource for mental, personal and spiritual development. In this space we emphasize mental wellness, natural medicine, healthy living, self-health and spiritual development.
The Loveland Foundation brings opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls.
Directories
Multicultural Counselors, Collective of counselors of color across the Pacific Northwest
LatinX Therapist Action Network, Network of Latiné mental health practitioners who support Latiné communities and Latiné migrant communities across the US
Trans Health Project, Network of trans & gnc supportive healthcare providers
Family Resources
Family Success Centers of NJ, Bilingual (Español), located in every county in NJ offering free classes, resources, case management, supervised visits
Mom2Mom, Bilingual, Caregiver Support, open to all in NJ with dependents who have ongoing, chronic needs - ie. epilepsy, cancer, mental health conditions
Catastrophic Illness in NJ Children Relief Fund, Financial assistance program for NJ Families with catastrophic medical expenses due to a child’s illness or condition
My Brother's Keeper Alliance - Non-profit supporting families, offering workshops such as parents co-creating Executive Function/Self-Regulation
Miscellaneous Sharing Resources
Don’t Call The Police, Online directory of local resources available as alternatives to contacting law enforcement.
Books on different subjects concerning the LGBTQIA+ Community
Equitable Care Certification, created by sex workers, sex work-affirming therapists and sex working therapists; it is composed of the Equitable Care Coalition & the Curriculum Committee.