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Black Student Resources

Crisis Support

BlackLine
Crisis Text Line
Racial Equity Support Line
Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Counseling Support

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
Black Mental Health Alliance
Counseling and Psychological Services
Individual Counseling
Group Counseling
Mental Health Resources for Young People of Color
Therapy for Black Girls
Therapy for Black Men

Financial Assistance and Support

African American Grants and Assistance Program
Black Men Heal
NAACP Scholarships Program
The Loveland Foundation

Involvement Opportunities

Black Lives Matter
Black Male Excellence Initiative (available Fall 2021)
Black Student Association
Grassroots Law Project
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
Queen In You
We the Protestors

Additional Resources

Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM) Toolkit and Wellness/Affirmation Resources
Dr. Willie C. Fleming, Chief Diversity Officer
Hair Services for Black Men
Intercultural Student Affairs

For additional resources please feel encouraged to visit our Resource Page.

Readings and Educational Materials

BOOKS

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve by Dr. Rheeda Walker

12 Books on Mental and Emotional Health by Blackety Black Folks, a reading list by Alexander Hardy

Black Men and Depression by John Head

Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting by Terrie M. Williams

My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP

ONLINE RESOURCES, APPS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Decolonizing Therapy Instagram and Twitter: Resources on healing ancestral trauma compiled by Dr. Jennifer Mullan, clinical psychologist and community organizer.

Depressed While Black: An online community, blog, and video hub for Black mental health.

Grief is a Direct Impact of Racism: Eight Ways to Support Yourself: An article by global health professor Roberta K. Timothy.

Healing in Action: A Toolkit for Black Lives Matter Healing Justice & Direct Action: A guide by Black Lives Matter Healing Justice Working Group on preparing for action, self-care during an action, and restoration and resilience after an action.

The Hip Hop Social Worker: Christopher Scott, MSW, CSWA is a social worker from Portland taking a journey to further his career and making an effort to change the platform of social work.

Melanated Social Work Instagram and podcast: Mental health resources, information, and discussions created and curated by four men of color in the social work field.

Mental Health Tips for African Americans to Heal after Collectively Witnessing an Injustice: A self-care video by Brandon J. Johnson, M.H.S.

Racial Trauma and Self-Care in Tragedy: A resource list by University of North Texas.

Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News: A conversation between Kenya Hameed, PsyD and Jamie Howard, PhD of Child Mind Institute.

Recovery Resources for Black and Immigrant Communities: Mental Health America, video

Sharing Hope: Speaking with African Americans about Mental Health an hour-long presentation that can help increase mental health awareness in African American communities by addressing a number of important topics | NAMI

The Safe Place: A minority mental health app geared specifically towards the black community.

44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country | by Zahra Barnes, Self Magazine