Mental Health and Wellness Resources at Brown and Beyond

Want to explore some wellness resources including some curated for the Black community? Take a look here.

At Brown:

1. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): CAPS provides a range of mental health services to all Brown University students. 

2.  BWell: BWell is the hub for all things related to health and wellbeing. 

3. Brown Center for Students of Color (BCSC): The BCSC offers community building, programs, and resources for Students of Color at Brown. Subscribe to their newsletter to learn about what they have to offer. 

4. Chaplains Office: The Chaplains of the University support, counsel, and advise students on a variety of challenges and concerns (which do not have to be spiritual in nature). 

5. Student Support Services: The Student Support Deans assist students with a variety of issues and challenges (academic and personal) that arise during their time at Brown.

6. Project LETS: Project LETS is a peer mental health advocacy group where you can connect with other students at Brown with lived experience of mental illness, trauma, disability, and/or neurodivergence.

Beyond Brown:

1. Healing While Black: Healing While Black was created by Josh Odom, a Black and queer suicide survivor and mental health advocate. Take a look at his Instagram page that has some helpful and uplifting content pertaining to Black mental health.

2. Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: BEAM is an organization committed to advocacy and education around Black mental health and wellness.

3. The History of Self-Care: This article examines the historical roots of the self-care and how the concept of caring for oneself has changed over the years. 

4. Therapy for Black Girls: Therapy for Black Girls was created by Dr. Joy Bradford, a licensed psychologist, with the goal of making mental health topics more accessible for Black women. She has a popular podcast and blog that covers a range of topics, issues, and challenges relevant to Black women.

5. Therapy for Black Men: Created by Vladimire and Benjamin Calixte, this site has several resources for Black men including a robust blog and articles with topics pertaining to Black male mental health.  

6. Liberate Meditation: A meditation app created specifically for the Black community with meditations led by BIPOC meditation teachers (subscription required). 

7. Self-Care Guide: From the National Museum of African American History and Culture, this guide has several quick tips for self-care. Specifically:

   • Do nothing for 2 minutes tool

   • Interactive self-care guide 

   • Learn about the stages of Racial Identity Development