Black Mental Health
  • Therapy For Black Girls connects Black women and girls with therapists and works to make mental health topics more relevant and accessible. 
  • Therapy For Black Men connects Black men to therapists and focuses on deconstructing the stigma surrounding mental health in Black communities.
  • National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network aims to increase access to healing justice resources for queer and trans people of color by providing access to therapy and mental health resources.
  • AYANA Therapy is an app that provides marginalized and intersectional communities with access to online and anonymous therapy by matching individuals to therapists who can address similar identities based on race, gender identity, sexuality, ethnicity, class, and ability.
  • Black Mental Health Matters
  • Brown Girls Therapy: List of Therapy of Color by State during COVID
  • Listening Space for Women who are BIPOC (Trans Inclusive)
  • H.E.A.L. provides therapeutic services to persons working through life challenges and prides itself in understanding the different intersections that make us...well...US. Which is why we are being intentional about incorporating those individual dynamics into our therapeutic practice when assisting folks navigate through life's transitions.​
Black Artists + Writers + Creators
  • Mental Health America offers a general list of resources for mental health in the context of COVID-19, including but not limited to financial support, tools for caregivers and parents, online webinars, support for veterans, resources for queer individuals, and how-to articles. 
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline is a hotline for or any victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Call 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-799-7233 for TTY, or, if you are unable to speak safely, log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.
C O V I D - 19
  • Mental Health America offers a general list of resources for mental health in the context of COVID-19, including but not limited to financial support, tools for caregivers and parents, online webinars, support for veterans, resources for queer individuals, and how-to articles. 
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline is a hotline for or any victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Call 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-799-7233 for TTY, or, if you are unable to speak safely, log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.
  • The National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline (800-656-4673) will connect victims of sexual assault to a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. 
  • The Trevor Project (call 866-488-7386 or text START to 678678) provides resources for queer youth such as crisis intervention, queer advocacy, and homelessness relief. 
  • Trans Lifeline (877-565-8860 in the US and 877-330-6366 in Canada) is a peer support service run by trans individuals, for trans and questioning callers. 
  • The Asian American Arts Alliance supports Asian American artists during the COVID-19 crisis.
M E N T A L   H E A L T H
A R T   +   W R I T I N G
  • The National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognizes writing and artwork from high school and middle school students at the international, national, and regional levels.
  • YoungArts recognizes writing and artwork of multiple mediums from individuals between 15 and 18 years old. It is also the only path to earning the accolade of U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
  • The Foyle Young Poets Award recognizes 100 young poets per year at the international level. Winners participate in a weeklong workshop on poetry. 
  • ​The Davidson Fellowship recognizes writers, musicians, or artists through scholarships of $50,000, $25,000, or $10,000. 
  • The Adroit Journal publishes exceptional pieces of art and writing that challenge conventional boundaries and genres. Opportunities for prestigious grants, awards, and mentorships are also available.
  • Polyphony Literary Magazine publishes literature and art from high school students. With publication rates ranging from 4% to 7%, it is one of the most selective literary journals for students.
  • ArtYou​ is a student-driven non-profit to encourage classical arts for the youth. Through annual performances, workshops, and an art x STEM initiative, they seek to promote and preserve art. 
  • https://blackdisabledcreatives.com/ is a database that connects and showcases Black disabled creatives in a variety of fields in order to promote representation, hiring equity, and networking,

LGBTQ+ Resources