Mental Health Resources for Black and Brown communities

• • Therapy For Black Girls 
  • BorisLawrenceHensonFoundation
  • MavenClinic.com/mental-health-packages
  • Talkspace
  • Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
  • Black Men Heal
  • Black Girls Smile
  • The Steve Fund
  • National Queer and Trans Therapist of Color
  • The Nap Ministry
  • Black Mental Health Alliance
  • Dive in Well
  • Sista Afya
  • Healhaus
  • Inclusive Therapist
  • Harriet’s Apothacary
  • Black and African American Communities and Mental Health

Mental Health Resources Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic

• CDC Managing Stress and Anxiety During COVID-19 Pandemic  
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID-19 
• Taking Care of your Behavioral Health During an Infectious Disease Outbreak 
• The Coping Skills Toolbox 
• University Hospitals Rainbow Connects COVID-19 Resource Guide 
• Creating your own Self-Care Action Plan (video)
• Tips for Mental Health and Wellness 
• How to Make a Homemade Mask  
• Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills help us to be more mindful, more effective in our relationships, regulate our emotions, tolerate our distress, and accept reality as it is. Click on this link, from the Psychiatry Department of Augusta University, to read about specific ways you can use DBT skills to help you face this current crisis.

General Mental Health Resources

• Georgia Crisis & Access Line For immediate access to routine or crisis services, please call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) at 1-800-715-4225. GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis.

• Disaster Distress Helpline Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746.The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) provides crisis counseling and support for anyone in the U.S. experiencing distress or other behavioral health concerns related to any natural or human-caused disaster, including public health emergencies. 

• Crisis Text Line Text MHA to 741741 and you’ll be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line provides free, text-based support 24/7 

• The Trevor Project Call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678. A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.