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Apps
Apps
Guided meditations and prompts on a variety of topics including anxiety and sleep. While there are paid subscriptions, you can also use many features for free without paying.
Website: https://www.calm.com/
GritX is a virtual space that offers tips for self-care & reflection, prompts for journal entries, and opportunities for learning more about coping strategies for supporting mental health.
Website: https://gritx.org/
While it may seem like you need to pay for this app, you can use many of the features for free. Also, if you are a member of the Boston Public Library you can access a free subscription (scroll down on this page to the Headspace heading). Check out the "Dive in Well" in the search tool in the app to access meditation and prompts that support themes related to identity and diversity.
Website: https://www.headspace.com/
A safe space for the Black community to develop a daily meditation habit. For us, by us.
Website: https://www.liberatevillage.com/
"The Safe Place" Is a Minority Mental Health App geared towards the Black Community.
App Download: Click Here
Community Supports
Community Supports
BEAM is a collective of advocates, yoga teachers, artists, therapists, lawyers, religious leaders, teachers, psychologists and activists committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities. BEAM's website contains digital toolkits, information about online events and support groups, a Black Virtual Wellness Directory, and more.
Website: https://www.beam.community/
Fenway centers LGBTQIA+ people, BIPOC individuals, and other underserved communities to enable local, national, and global neighbors to flourish. Services include evaluation and referrals; counseling for myriad issues; in-person/virtual therapy and support groups; psychiatric evaluation and treatment; and daily acupuncture for alcohol and drug addiction.
Website: https://fenwayhealth.org/care/behavioral-health/
Phone: (617) 927-6202
Services that are consistent and compassionate for families of murdered loved ones and families of incarcerated loved ones to prevent cycles of retaliatory violence. Services include support groups, homicide survivor outreach services, holistic healing workshops, re-entry preparation services for incarcerated individuals, and more.
Website: https://www.ldbpeaceinstitute.org/services
Email: info@ldbpeaceinstitute.org
Phone: (617) 825-1917
My Life My Choice directly serves victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and youth at disproportionate risk in Eastern Massachusetts. My Life My Choice's survivor mentoring programs help them rebuild their lives, find their voices and become leaders in the fight to end commercial sexual exploitation.
Website: https://www.mylifemychoice.org/survivor-empowerment
Email: mlmcinfo@jri.org
Phone: (617) 396-7807
The mission of NAMI Massachusetts is to improve the quality of life for people diagnosed with mental health conditions and their families. NAMI Massachusetts hosts free, peer-led support groups, recovery programs, Compass Helpline, and community events, and also offers support to friends and family. Compass provides free information, ideas, resources, and support to help people across the state navigate the complex mental health system and related systems of care.
Website: https://namimass.org/
Compass Helpline Phone: 617-704-6264 or 1-800-370-9085
Compass Email: compass@namimass.org
Finding a Therapist 101
Finding a Therapist 101
A blog post breaking down how to find a therapist who you like working with. There are also links to subsequent blog posts about each step of the therapy process all the way through ending therapy.
Guide: Click Here
Therapy is a great way to improve your mental health. Understanding how it works can help you feel more comfortable when you go.
Article: Click Here
It's hard to find a Black therapist who can address racial trauma, anxiety and more. This brief guide can help.
Guide: Click Here
Different ways to start your search for a therapist, plus some suggestions about finding a good fit. By Theresa Sophia Alphonse, founder of What's On Your Mind, Inc., a non-profit organization that strives to normalize conversations around thoughts, feelings, emotions and mental health in general in communities of color.
Article: Click Here
Guidance on finding an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist.
Article: Click Here
Free and Low Cost Therapy Resources
Free and Low Cost Therapy Resources
A Home Within provides open-ended, individual psychotherapy, free of charge, to current and former foster youth. Please note that the Boston chapteris currently not accepting new referrals.
Website: https://www.ahomewithin.org/
Email: admin@ahomewithin.org
Phone: 1-888-898-2249
With the barriers affecting access to treatment by members of diverse ethnic and racial groups, the Loveland Therapy Fund provides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy nationally.
Online Tool-Kits, Information, and Resources
Online Tool-Kits, Information, and Resources
Resources for self-care including Black-led mental health resources, free emotional wellbeing resources, and mindfulness & guided meditation resources.
A set of links to resources grouped by sub-topic.
Resource List: Click Here
Highlighting a range of resources that may be useful to BIPOC-identifying individuals seeking support for mental health concerns and/or coping with race-related stressors, whether current and/or historical.
Guide: Click Here
Search Tools & Directories
Search Tools & Directories
This directory is managed by the Asian American Mental Health Collective.
Website: https://www.asianmhc.org/therapists-us/
Find a Black Female OR Black Male therapist in your area with this directory supported to supporting mental health in the Black community.
Website: https://www.blackfemaletherapists.com/ or https://searchblackmaletherapists.com/
Quickly find a therapist of color in our directory by using our easy filtering options. Find your ideal therapist of color and boost your wellness journey with content written by and for people of color.
Website: https://www.innopsych.com/
Latinx Therapy was founded in 2018 with the mission to destigmatize mental health in the Latinx community. Latinx Therapy has a bilingual podcast and a national directory to help individuals find a Latinx Therapist.
Website: https://latinxtherapy.com/
Online directory of therapists who identify as Black, Latinx, and/or Indigenous/Native American.
Website: https://www.melaninandmentalhealth.com/
In partnership with licensed mental health clinicians in private practice throughout the fifty states and Canada, Open Path Psychotherapy Collective provides middle and lower-income level individuals, couples, families, and children with access to affordable psychotherapy and mental health education services.
Website: https://openpathcollective.org/
One of the most widely used online databases, with the option to filter by location, insurance, specialty, and more.
Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
QTPOC Mental Health Practitioner Directory
The directory is an interactive digital resource that helps QTPoC locate QTPoC mental health practitioners across the country.
Website: https://nqttcn.com/en/mental-health-directory/
A collaborative of independent therapists in the Boston area. The Meeting Point is committed to meeting the needs of underserved populations, particularly LGBTQI identified individuals, POC, people who have experienced trauma, and those with physical and/or emotional disabilities. You can look through their list of individual providers, or look for a group. Please see the instructions for what to include before sending an email.
Website: http://themeetingpoint.org/
Email: themeetingpointboston@gmail.com
Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.
Website: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
With a rapidly growing directory of 510 therapists and 39 coaches throughout the fifty states thus far, Therapy for Black men is here to provide judgment-free, multiculturally-competent care to Black men.
Website: https://therapyforblackmen.org/
Email: info@therapyforblackmen.org
Phone (9AM-5PM): (646) 780-8278
Substance Use and Addiction Resources
Substance Use and Addiction Resources
Access, Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention and Education (AHOPE) is a Boston-based harm reduction and needle exchange site. AHOPE provides a range of service to active injection drug users, including: free, legal, and anonymous needle exchange, overdose prevention education and training, risk reduction counseling, and referrals to all kinds of substance use treatment programs.
Website: https://www.boston.gov/departments/recovery-services/services-active-users
Phone: (617) 534-3976
Walk-In Center: 774 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of people who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about their drinking problem. AA Meetings may be online or in person, large or small, and there are many AA meetings focused on specific experiences and identities.
Website: https://aaboston.org/meetings
Al‑Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, families and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situations, whether or not the alcoholic admits the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.
Alateen, a part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, is a fellowship of young people (mostly teenagers) whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking whether they are in your life drinking or not. By attending Alateen, teenagers meet other teenagers with similar situations. Alateen is not a religious program and there are no fees or dues to belong to it.
Website: https://al-anon.org/
The Helpline can help you find substance use treatment, recovery, and problem gambling services. Helpline services are free and confidential. Caring, trained Specialists will help you understand the treatment system and your options.
The Helpline can help you find substance use treatment, recovery, and problem gambling services. Helpline services are free and confidential. Caring, trained Specialists will help you understand the treatment system and your options.
Phone Hotline: 1-800-327-5050
Phone Hotline: 1-800-327-5050
Text Hotline: Text "HOPE" to 800327
Website: https://helplinema.org/
MM provides a non-judgmental, compassionate support community for anyone who wants to change their drinking in a positive way. MM members meet each other where they are, support each other as they each find the steps that they are able to take and encourage each other to keep going when the road gets rough. MM provides support through face-to-face meetings, video and phone meetings, chats, and private online support communities.
Website: https://moderation.org/
Narcotics Anonymous was designed with the same model as Alcoholics Anonymous, the longest-running and most popular addiction support group in the United States. Similarly to AA, many different kinds of groups are available.
Website: https://nerna.org/find-a-meeting/
SMART Recovery is a global community of people and families working together to resolve addictive problems. In SMART's free mutual support meetings, offered online and in-person, participants design and implement their own recovery plan to create a more balanced, purposeful, fulfilling, and meaningful life
Website: https://www.smartrecovery.org/
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