Mental Health Resources for BIPOC and LGBTQ+

Resources for BIPOC/People of Color

• Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian American (APISAA)
• Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Resources
• A nonprofit founded by Taraji P. Henson and working to change the perception of mental illness in the Black community.
• Brown Girl Therapy
  A place for those who hail from immigrant backgrounds (especially South Asians, first-gens, hyphenates, and women of color) to learn more about therapy and identity exploration.
• Inclusive Therapists
  A directory that connects individuals to therapists who reaffirm that “all identities in all bodies deserve equal access to quality, culturally responsive care.”; includes list of therapists offering reduced-fee teletherapy.
• Indian Health Services–Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence
  Provides, promotes, and supports delivery of teletherapy services to American Indians/Alaska Native people.
• Innopsych
  A list of therapists are dedicated to eradicating the negative stigma around therapy and to opening doors for people of color to get the support they need to cope with life’s challenges
• Latinx Therapy
  The Find a Therapist listing helps connect users with mental health providers in the Latinx community.
• LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color (QTOC)
  A database listing LGBTQ therapists of color.
• Melanin & Mental Health
  Connects individuals with culturally competent clinicians committed to serving the mental health needs of Black and Latinx/Hispanic communities.
• The National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC
  Works with organizations and treatment practitioners to provide mental health services to American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, families, and tribal and urban Native communities to strengthen their capacity to deliver quality care.
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
  Offers a QTPOC Mental Health Practitioner Directory, a mental health fund for supporting QTPOC individuals.
• QTPOC Mental Health
  From the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network, a directory of intersectional mental health resources for queer and trans people of color.
• Red Nacional de Prevención de Suicidio
  888-628-9454 
• Stronghearts Native Helpline, 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483) 
  A safe, anonymous, and confidential domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Offers culturally-appropriate support and advocacy daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (after hours, press #1 to connect with the National Domestic Violence Hotline). 
• Talkspace Support Group
  A free, private Facebook support group moderated by licensed clinicians and designed to help those coping with racial trauma.
• Therapy for Black Girls Directory
  Virtual directory of culturally competent therapy providers for Black women and girls, searchable by location.
• Therapy for Black Men Directory
  Virtual directory of clinicians providing therapy for Black men.
• Therapy for Latinx
  National database that connects people with licensed therapists and provides resources.

Resources Specific to LGBTQ+

• The Trevor Project
  866-488-7386 (trained counselors available 24/7)
  Or, text START to 678-678
  World's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.
• National LGBT Help Center
  This center offers free, confidential peer support and a local resource database.
• Pride Counseling
  Professional therapy for the LGBTQ community; therapists specialize in the LGBTQ community
• Trans Lifeline
  877-565-8860
  Provides trans peer support; run by and for trans people.
• Anti-Violence Project Hotline
  212-714-114

If you or someone you know is in need of immediate help, call University Police at 585-245-5222, or call 911, 988, or 211.