Resource Links

Digital Resources to Support the Mental Health of Young People of Color

Ourselves Black: a site with podcasts, an online magazine, and a blog that share stories related to mental health rooted in communities of color.

Grit X: a platform for young adults and adolescents to reflect on their well-being that includes self-guided questions about mental health through journaling and art.

MannMukti: a storytelling platform dedicated to reducing stigma related to mental health in the South Asian community.

The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds: an educational resource at the Massachusetts General Hospital that supports the mental health of children and adolescents. It features easy-to-understand blogs, podcasts, and videos.

Rest for Resistance: a mental health healing space for queer people of color that includes stories and poems of survival, resistance, and struggles in mental health.

What To Do When Your (South Asian) Parents Don’t Understand Your Mental Health: a first-person account of what it's like to have depression as a South Asian person where the culture is not always understanding about mental health.

African Americans With Anxiety: How to Overcome Unique Obstacles: an article about how Black people can talk to a doctor about mental health and mental illness.

How Adults Can Support the Mental Health of Black Children: a psychologist explains how adults can support the mental health of Black children in the context of racial stress and trauma.

How I'm Normalizing Mental Health For My Black Children: a first-person account of a parent of Black children who seeks to create a cultural norm where seeking mental health help is destigmatized.

What Their Writing Told Me: The Taboo Of Mental Illness In The Hispanic Community: a blog post featuring Latinx children writing about hardships that offers insight into how mental illness is regarded in the Hispanic community.

MyleMarks Free Mental Health Worksheets: a series of worksheets (downloadable in PDF form) for kids and teens to explore their feelings on mental health issues. Setting boundaries, establishing goals and needs, and creating coping mechanisms are some examples.

18 Self-Esteem Worksheets and Activities for Teens and Adults: worksheets on self-confidence, affirmations, and gratitude for young people to help them reflect on their emotions and build their mental health wellness.

list of resources provided by Online Counseling Programs

Film Shorts & Videos About Mental Health and Resilience Among Young People of Color

Easy Anxiety: a short film about a Black girl's personal journey in mental health, anxiety, and self-love.

The Kids Are Not Alright: The Mental Health Crisis Affecting Latina Teens: a documentary from Vice exploring how Latinx adolescent girls have disproportionately high rates of mental health struggles and suicide attempts.

We All Have Mental Health: an animation video for young people (ages 11-14) discussing mental health struggles and care.

Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation: an animation video about mindfulness and well-being for young people.

You Are Not Alone: PBS videos on youth mental health, exploring depression, anxiety and stress for kids and teens.

Teen Affirmations For Living Your Best Life and Feeling Great: a five-minute video produced by SuccessfulBlackParenting.com aimed at uplifting Black adolescents through affirmations and advice.

Break the Stigma: an animated video for young people by the Children's Hospital Colorado about why it's important to fight the stigma of mental illness.

More than a Moment – A Conversation with BIPOC Student Mental Health Leaders: an hour-long videoconference by Active Minds featuring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) teens and young adults who aim to raise awareness of mental health issues in their communities.

list of resources provided by Online Counseling Programs

Apps for Supporting the Mental Health of Young People

The Safe Place: a minority mental health app raising awareness on mental health in the Black community. Featuring inspirational quotes and statistics, it can also be a learning tool for mental health professionals working with people of color.

Liberate: a meditation app for communities of color that includes guided meditations and talks designed for the BIPOC experience.

Dreamy Kid: a kids’ mental health and wellness app that features everyday meditations, affirmations, issue-based meditation (such as confidence-building, eating healthy, ADHD, or anger management, etc), and bedtime stories.

SuperBetter: an emotional wellness game for children and teens to build resilience, motivation and positivity in the face of adversity.

Headspace Meditation for Kids: meditation with customized sessions by age groups for calmness, focus, kindness and sleep.

Calm Counter: an app that helps kids calm down from emotions, especially those with autism. It is a visual and audio tool telling stories about anger and how to calm down. It opens up to an "I need a break" screen when tapped.

Stop, Breathe & Think Kids: meditation app for kids focused on sleep, calmness, breathing exercises and conflict resolution.

Emotionary: an interactive dictionary app guiding children through their emotions to find the right one for what they are feeling.

MindShift: an app to help children and teens manage anxiety and think more effectively.

Happify: an app with games to help young people overcome negative thoughts.

UNITY Wellness Warrior: a culturally competent, interactive wellness app for Native American people to track their mental well-being and live healthier lives.

Additional Resources - Help for Students in Crisis

For Mental Health Providers

• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) COVID-19: Resource Center

• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Comprehensive School Suicide Prevention in a Time of Distance Learning

• Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology and Transfer Center (MHTTC) Wellness Wednesdays Webinars

• Self-Care & Thriving for Educators During a Public Health Crisis Webinar slides (PDF)

• Mental Health Resources for K-12 Educators During COVID-19 (PDF)

• The Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health in collaboration with Frederick County Maryland’s Safe Babies Court Team Program Free Professional Development Guide (PDF)

• Center for Disease Control COVID-19: How to Prepare – Manage Anxiety and Stress

• Taking Care of Yourself in the Face of Uncertainty. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• Supporting Practice for Mental Health Professionals During Pandemic- Related Social Distancing

For Providing Virtual Mental Health Services

• US Department of Education FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (PDF)

• US Department of Health and Human Services Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During a Nationwide Public Health Emergency (PDF)

• Center for Connected Health Policy COVID-19 State Actions in California

• Department of Managed Health Care All Plan Letter- Billing for Telehealth Services; Telehealth for the Delivery of Services (PDF)

For Families

• Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: Taking Care of Your Family During Coronavirus and Other Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks (PDF)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Caring for Children: Tips to Keep Children Healthy While School’s Out

• Supporting and reassuring children around the world

• National Child Traumatic Stress Network Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with The Coronavirus Disease 2019

• Child Trends Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• National Association of School Psychologists Considerations for Delivery of School Psychological Telehealth Services

• National Association of School Psychologists Virtual Service Delivery in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions

For Youth

• Mental Health Teen Guide (PDF)

• LGBT Youth Fact Sheet (PDF)

• GritX is an online platform that provides high levels of mental health care, so youth and young adults can thrive, connect, and find resilience and share their own stories, in their own way. The activities help participants get through, get back to, or maintain different emotions.

• Please Pass the Love, through its Storms Don't Last Forever #SDLF campaign, has created free weekly age-appropriate online programs your youth, families, school staff, mental health providers, and anyone who works with children! In addition, Please Pass the Love compiled resources for school systems, educators, telehealth, and more.

list of resources provided by California Department of Education