Resources

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Mental Health and Other Resources in your community can be found by calling: 2-1-1

Directory Listings

Therapy for Black Girls Directory: https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/

Offers a nation-wide listing of culturally-competent therapists specializing in work with minority women

Inclusive Therapists: https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/

Offers a nation-wide directory of inclusive and diverse therapists specializing in diverse populations with unique needs

Therapy Den: https://www.therapyden.com

Therapy Den offers a progressive and all-inclusive therapist directory we will work with allies and partners to make meaningful change within the mental health industry and society as a whole. The featured therapists below have all identified including a Racial Justice Framework as part of their therapy practice.

Local Mental Health Resources for San Diego

Open Heart Leaders: https://www.openheartleaders.org/counseling

The Open Heart Leaders Counseling Department provides professional guidance to individuals and families through psychological methods in a private setting, along with collecting case history data. A trained, licensed, or associate professional works to understand your cultural factors contributing to challenges in a confidential environment. We address the stigma associated with mental illness by introducing clients to different forms of therapeutic aid. Schedule an appointment with one of our therapists today!

• affordable counseling, low cost counseling (affordablecounselingservices.org)

• SDSU Center For Community Counseling & Engagement (www.centerforcommunitycounseling.org)

• Alliant Couple and Family Clinic — Alliant University Clinics (alliantclinics.org)

  www.Urbanrestorationcounseling.org (Black owned)

• Center for Community Solutions

• For low cost counseling resources in Chula Vista, visit OpenCounseling​ www.drugwatch.com/health/mental-illness

• http://www.up2sd.org/find-help/resources/mental-health-local-resources ​

  MORE RESORUCES

• Theplacewithin.org

• Youarerad.org

• Thelovelandfoundation.org

• The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy: www.aamft.org

• The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

• www.camft.org

• www.asch.net

• Open Path Collective: openpathcollective.org

  Offers a nation-wide listing of therapists providing low cost services for individuals or couples of various backgrounds

Work and Wellbeing: A Job Guide for People with Mental Health Conditions

• https://www.joblist.com/guides/work-and-wellbeing​

• https://www.drugwatch.com/health/mental-illness/​

• Inpatient Rehab (www.RehabSpot.com/treatment/Inpatient-Rehab)

• Outpatient Rehab (www.RehabSpot.com/treatment/Outpatient-Rehab)

• Benefits of Rehab (www.RehabSpot.com/treatment/before-begins/The-Benefits-of-Rehab)

• https://www.alcoholhelp.com/treatment/outpatient-rehab

Suicide Prevention

• http://www.save.org/

Information on Addictions

• http://www.well.com/user/woa/

About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/MY0019

Here are more free or low-cost sources for mental health treatment of the Black community:

• Black Mental Health Resourceshttp://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/african-american-mental-health

• http://www.blackwomenshealth.com/blog/black-women-and-mental-health/

• http://www.afro.com/depression-black-superwoman-syndrome-and-suicide/​

• https://www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com/mental-health-issues-facing-the-black-community/

• AAKOMA Project. Arlington, Virginia-based but serving the Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. area, offering up to three free virtual mental health sessions for “young people.”

• Black Men Heal. Limited and selective (no guarantees) free mental health service opportunities following a waiting period.

• Ethel’s Club. Brooklyn-based group offering live-streamed weekday classes, workshops, and wellness sessions for the Black community. The first week is free, up to three sessions a day. Also, free virtual healing and grieving sessions as available (there’s a waiting list).

• Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. To help Black Americans with “life-changing stressors and anxiety” receive mental health services, the organization’s Free Virtual Therapy Support Campaign pays for up to five individual sessions — first come, first served — “until all funds are committed or exhausted.”

• Henry Health. Culturally sensitive self-care support and teletherapy for Black men and their families. “The first out-of-pocket session is on us.”

• Inclusive Therapists. With a directory of therapists offering reduced-fee teletherapy.

• Family Paths. “Mental health and supportive services to low-income, multi-stressed individuals and families” in Alameda County, Calif.

• The Loveland Foundation. Financial assistance is sometimes available for between four and eight sessions for Black women and girls.

• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network. A directory of mental health practitioners working in agencies, community-based clinics, and private practice. Also, a mental health fund that provides financial assistance to queer and trans people of color by queer and trans people of color.

• Therapy for Black Men. Free therapy sessions for Black men are in the planning stages. You can sign up to be notifications when they become available.

• Association of Black Psychologists Directory.

• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM).

• Black Female Therapists.

• Black Male Therapists Directory. Provided by Black Female Therapists.

• Black Men Speak.

• Black Mental Wellness. Apps, podcasts, videos.

• Black Virtual Therapist Network. Provided by the Black Mental Health Alliance.

• Brother, You’re on My Mind. Provides educational materials on mental health issues affecting black men, particularly Omega Psi Phi Fraternity members, with an online toolkit.

• InnoPsych. Resources to find a therapist of color.

• LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color Directory.

• Melanin and Mental Health. Directory of “Dope Therapists.”

• My Tru Circle.

• Ourselves Black. Directory of providers, plus a podcast, online magazine, and online discussion groups.

• Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness. Chicago-area organization providing sliding-scale rates for mental health treatment for Black women.

• Therapy for Queer People of Color. Therapist directory.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (988)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

National Trans Lifeline:1-877-565-8860

Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741

California Warmline: 855-845-7415

Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Lifeline): 1-866- 488-7386 or Text “START” to 678678

National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453