Black-led resources for mental health

• The Nap Ministry

•  Liberate meditation app (by and for Black, Indigenous and People of Color)

• Black Girl in Om

• Shine (has a black lives matter meditation)

• The Underbelly Yoga

• Beronda Montgomery (mentoring, leadership)

• Women's Health in Women's Hands http://www.whiwh.com/  

• The Black Health Alliance http://blackhealthalliance.ca/ 

• A list of Mental Health Resources Available for People of Color https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9849013/mental-health-services-black-people-of-color 

• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective https://www.beam.community/ 

• Black Virtual Therapist Network https://www.beam.community/bvtn

• Project Lets Race and Mental Health https://projectlets.org/race-and-mental-health 

• 12 Black Mental Health and Wellness Resources to Follow on Instagram https://www.vogue.com/article/black-mental-health-wellness-instagram-accounts 

• Grief is a Direct Impact of Racism: 8 ways to support yourself https://theconversation.com/grief-is-a-direct-impact-of-racism-eight-ways-to-support-yourself-91750 

• Raising Hope: Parenting in an anti-Black environment https://theconversation.com/raising-hope-parenting-in-an-anti-black-environment-87070 

• Therapy for black men  https://therapyforblackmen.org/

• Association of Black Psychologists http://www.abpsi.org/ 

• Therapy for Black Girls  https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

• Legacy of Trauma: Context of the African American Existence

• Lumos Transfomos https://lumostransforms.com/ 

• Therapy Resources for People of Color https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWShg0TZ7nJz5YJsCa1DyGCGTJMrUEd8du5vC6boVhs/mobilebasic

Free emotional well being resources

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

• Mindfulness Resources, The Center for Mindful Living: mindfullivingla.org

• Guided Meditations in English & Spanish: uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations

• Breathing and Mindfulness Phone Apps: Breathe, Calm, Headspace.

• Online Yoga, All Levels: doyogawithme.com

• Crisis Text Line: free 24/7 text-based crisis intervention: text HOME to 741741 https://www.crisistextline.org/

Mindfulness & Guided Meditation

• AfroFlow Yoga: https://www.afroflowyoga.com/

• The Center for Mindful Living- inspiring videos, free mindfulness teachings, and guided meditation: mindfullivingla.org

• Meditations led by Tara Brach, PhD- Guided meditations in various categories, such as basic meditations, heart meditations, open awareness, difficult times, and a guided meditation for times of pandemic: tarabrach/guided-meditations/

• UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center- free guided meditations in English & in Spanish: uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations

• UCSD Center for Mindfulness- mindfulness videos, mindful poetry, guided audio & video mindfulness practice: medschool.ucsd.edu/som/fmph/research/mindfulness/mindfulness-resources/Pages/default.aspx

• Bilingual Center for Mindfulness- Spanish language information of mindfulness and guided meditations: bilingualmindfulness.com/es/

• Mindful Heart Center- Japanese speaking mindfulness community resources: mindfulheartcenter.com/meditation