by kayla wang
resources
Asian American Health Initiative
AAHI consists of photonovels in languages including English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Hindi. Their scenarios touch on approaching stress, wellness during COVID-19, and access to social services.
Melanin & Mental Health
Melanin & Mental Health centers their directory on clinicians who are of Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous, and Biracial backgrounds. Their podcast, Between Sessions, explores the empowerment of Black and brown women.
Live Another Day provides Native and indigenous mental health with treatment centers for drug abuse, and recovery for self harm and suicide ideation.
The Reproductive Psychiatry Resource & Information Center gives mental health support related to postpartum, maternity, menopause, and other women's issues.
The Center for First Gen offers opportunity for community building, financial aid, mental health during COVID-19, and multicultural student affairs.
Asian Mental Health Collective
AMHC has a large US directory of therapists with filters by language and issue: anxiety, depression, racial identity, self-esteem, women's issues, personal growth, etc. They also hold community panels and fireside chats to destigmatize the model minority myth and intergenerational trauma.
South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network
SAMHIN is a directory of South Asian mental health providers aiming to promote mental health literacy to help overcome the roadblocks and taboos in their community.
Established by The Steve Fund, this online guide addresses the mental health concerns that young people of color may face during transitions from home to college, and from college to early adulthood.
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Immigrant Rising provides undocumented young people with psychological support, allowing for access to resiliency to achieve healing. Through 6 week immigrant wellness support groups, clinicians help undocumented people feel less alone and understood.
Developed for teens by teens, Give Us The Floor supplies nationwide support groups to allow youth to build healthy connections and practice self expression, including LGBTQIA+ therapy services.
