Mental Health Resource Toolkit

The Trevor Project - The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people. 1-866-488-7386

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network–A healing space for queer, gender non-conforming and trans therapists of color to resource and support one another. Also serves as a directory for these professionals, and includes a mental health fund for those who face financial insecurity.

LGBT National Help Center–Confidential peer support, information, links to local resources. Also, links to youth and senior helplines as well as online peer chat support. 1-888-234-7243

BLACK, INDIGENOUS, & PEOPLE OF COLOR

Black Mental Health Alliance–Develops and promotes trusted culturally-relevant educational forums, training and referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and their communities.

Inclusive Therapists–Directory for culturally competent therapists of all abilities, bodies, and identities, and filters for low-cost and pro bono. Offers professional trainings for POC, as well as crowdfunding for these trainings.

Therapy for Latinx–Database of culturally Latinx therapists, in both Spanish and English. In collaboration with Mental Health America, offers free mental health screenings.

BEAM–Black Virtual Therapist Network is a growing online directory of Black therapists in the US.

InnoPsych–InnoPsych’s mission is to bring healing to communities of color by changing the face and feel of therapy. They strive to make therapists of color more visible in the community by creating a path to wellness-themed business ownership; to make it faster (and easier) for people of color to match with a therapist of color; and to create a major shift in how communities of color (or POCs) view therapy.

AAPI

Asian Mental Health Coalition–It is the mission of AMHC to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community.

SAKHI–Sakhi for South Asian Women exists to represent the South Asian diaspora in a survivor-led movement for gender-justice and to honor the collective and inherent power of all survivors of violence. Sakhi is committed to serving survivors through a combination of efforts including—but not limited to—direct services, advocacy and organizing, technical assistance, and community outreach.

Ayana–Online therapy for marginalized & intersectional communities. $60/month. Also for the BIPOC community.

Asians for Mental Health–a directory searchable by state of Asian therapists that lists their nationalities.

South Asian Therapists–the largest South Asian directory searchable by state or region around the world and lists their spoken languages.

MUSIC INDUSTRY

Behind the Scenes–Behind the Scenes provides mental health resources to those in the entertainment industry. By it’s very nature, the entertainment industry can impact your physical and emotional health due to long hours, pressure to push your body, and high workplace stress. Behind the Scenes was formed in response to the rising number of suicides and the prevalance of alcohol/substance misue within the entertainment industry.

Backline–Backline is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources.

Musicares ®–MusiCares® is the nonprofit arm of the Recording Academy who provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community in three key areas: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Services, Health Services, Human Services.

Borer Newman-Borer Newman provides comprehensive mental health care for the music industry, highlighting the human experience of those who work in it.

Sweet Relief-The Mental Health Fund at Sweet Relief provides financial assistance to music industry professionals in need of mental health services.

Additional Regional and National Resources

Therapy

Psychology Today -Filter therapists by insurance, gender/agender, approach, and challenge.

Thervo -Great for folks newer to therapy. Like an app to filter through by asking the client specific questions. Therapists specializing in the specific issues or by characteristic email the client if they have availability.

Open Path Collective –A nonprofit network and directory for finding lower-fee therapists. There is a base membership and then average sessions are $30-60.

Mental Health And Wellness Apps

Issue Specific Peer Support

Depression and Bipolar Alliance–Support groups for depression and bipolar disorder.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention–Whether you have struggled with suicide yourself or have lost a loved one, know you are not alone. Hear about personal experiences from people in your local community whose lives have been impacted by suicide.

NAMI Local Support Groups–NAMI support groups are peer-led and offer participants an opportunity to share their experiences and gain support from other attendees around mental health and substance abuse challenges.

Equip–Equip helps families recover from eating disorders at home. Equip’s virtual, evidence-based care is provided by a dedicated five-person team that empowers families to help their loved one achieve lasting recovery.

National Harm Reduction Coalition - works to uplift the voices and experiences of people who use drugs and bring harm reduction strategies to scale. Programming includes overdose prevention, syringe access implementation, and educational and policy work.