Online Wellness Resources
Communities
Asian Mental Health Collective
Collectively building a community for Asian mental health support. Includes Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) therapist directory and Mental Health Mukbang podcast.
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 (Podcast)
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.
Providing educational resources that push for more accessible mental health care.
Directory of South Asian therapists.
Liberate (App)
Liberate is the #1 meditation app for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color 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 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 (Podcast)
Cal State East Bay counselor Chetina Hunter, LMFT, APCC, has conversations with various guests on topics that are usually difficult to discuss due to stigma.
Chill Spot Radio (Podcast)
Hosted by Jared Morgan and Dr. Allen Lipscomb, this podcast focuses on mental health for people of color.
Therapy that Liberates (Website)
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
Real to the People is offering free group therapy in light of Covid-19 and racial trauma.
Therapy for Black Girls is offering free group therapy through this website.
Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation is offering up to 5 free therapy sessions with licensed, culturally competent clinicians through a Covid-19 free virtual therapy support campaign, while funding lasts.
Mental Health Funds for Black Folks seeking therapy - Loveland Therapy Fund and Trauma Healing Fund for Black Folks
Liberate App - Free meditation app targeted toward Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Conversations on Black healing - 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
Black Survival and Wellness Resources - From Academics for Black Survival and Wellness. As Black people, we navigate harmful spaces and a society embedded with anti-Black racism every day. On this website is an archive of videos from our wellness initiatives for you to access whenever. Wellness looks different for every Black person. This could mean continuing to resist, taking time for self-care, being in community, or all of the above.
Between Sessions Podcast - 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.
Sista Afya - 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.
Tapping Meditation - Dr. Damon Silas leads a trauma intervention focused on Black, Indigenous, and people of color in this short video
Mending Racialized Trauma: a Body Centered Approach with Resmaa Menakem (episode of Connectfulness podcast)
Therapy for Black Men - therapist directory and resources
Ethel’s Club - “Digital Membership club” for and by people of color allows access to cultural and wellness events online.
Inclusive Therapists - list of therapists who celebrate minoritized identities. Includes options for free or reduced cost services.
Black Mental Health Alliance - Offers referrals to culturally-competent and patient-centered licensed therapists.Therapist directory, Podcast, and resource list on Latinx mental health.
Online therapist directory and resources.
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 (Podcast)
Cal State East Bay counselor Chetina Hunter, LMFT, APCC, has conversations with various guests on topics that are usually difficult to discuss due to stigma.
Chill Spot Radio (Podcast)
Hosted by Jared Morgan and Dr. Allen Lipscomb, this podcast focuses on mental health for people of color.
Therapy that Liberates (Website)
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 Cal State East Bay counselors:
Coming Out - Video, Instagram post
Creating an Emotional Safety Plan - Video, Instagram post
Dealing with Microaggressions - Video, Instagram post
Please visit our Queer and Questioning Support group for more like this.
Explore what coming out means to you with tools and guiding questions.
The Trevor Project : (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 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline : (888) 843-4564, and GLBT National Youth Talkline (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
Trans Lifeline : (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.
Pacific Center for Human Growth
Offers counseling, support groups, and safe space for LGBTQ+ people of all ages.
Asian and Pacific Islander Family Pride
Ending the isolation of Asian and Pacific Islander families with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members though support, education, and dialog.
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center
The East Bay’s most prevalent LGBTQ community center and service provider, this location has plenty of options for support, socializing, and more.
Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County
Serving the LGBTQ community; provides counseling in Concord and Pittsburg.
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
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.
Find clinics and free events centering the BIPOC community
DACA Thriving Tuesdays - In collaboration with Fuller Theological Seminary, the Thrive Center for Human Development has been hosting DACA Thriving Tuesdays, a weekly webinar that will further expand on self-care tips and resources for undocumented individuals with or without DACA. Join them on Facebook Live every Tuesday at 10:00 AM through June 23, 2020. Past sessions are available online.
DACA Mental Health Coping Guide - compiled by Sofia Mendoza, LCSW using Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Trauma informed interventions.
Coping with DACA and Immigration Related Stress - specific coping strategies from German Cadenas, PhD.
Mental Health in the Post-DACA Era: Building Strength in Undocumented Latinx’s, DACA Recipients, and Those Who Love Them - a resource from the National Latino/a Psychological Association
Embracing Strengths and Vulnerabilities for Thriving and Resilience - from the Thrive Center for Human Development.
Resources for Wellness During Covid-19 - from the Emerson Collective. Includes crisis support, anxiety management, mindfulness and movement, resources for children and teenagers, and resources in SpanishPTSD Coach (Android / iPhone app)
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.
Tactical Breather ( Android / iPhone app)
Using techniques developed by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, learn to gain control of your heart rate, emotions, concentration, and other physiological and psychological responses to your body during stressful situations.
LifeArmor (iPhone app)
A comprehensive tool to assist members of the military community with common mental health concerns. Browse information on 17 topics, including sleep, depression, relationship issues, and post-traumatic stress. Brief self-assessment help the user measure and track their symptoms, and tools are available to assist with managing specific problems. Videos relevant to each topic provide personal stories from other service members, veterans, and military family members.