BIPOC and Marginalized Mental Health Resources
Carthage Resources
Carthage’s Office of Equity and Inclusion serves to advance cultural competency and advocacy on campus through faculty, staff, and students. The Engagement and Inclusion Center (EIC) is a hub on campus for promoting the engagement, wellbeing, and all-inclusive growth for underrepresented and historically marginalized students.
Carthage’s diversity student organizations are a great way to connect with others and create community. Learn more by visiting The Harbor.
Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian Mental Health
Mental Health America offers information about Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) demographics, cultural factors, societal issues, mental health prevalence, treatment challenges, and protective factors.
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America further expands on depression and anxiety in the AMEMSA communities and offers a fact sheet on why mental health matters on AMEMSA communities.
The South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network aims to address mental health issues facing the United States’ South Asian community. It seeks to empower individuals through education and research, as well as building up a stronger system of support.
The Mental Health Coalition offers resources on how to support and advocate for Middle Eastern and North African mental health. Love Has No Labels has information on how to act as an ally towards the Muslim community.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Mental Health
Mental Health America provides information on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) demographics, race-based issues, societal issues, mental health prevalence, treatment issues, and information on access and insurance. The American Psychiatric Association offers additional mental health facts for the AAPI population.
The Asian Mental Health Collective, the Asian Mental Health Project, and National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association aim to make mental healthcare more accessible to Asian communities by offering directories with resources, blogs and stories, opportunities to connect with others over shared experiences, training opportunities, policy advocacy, and directories with Asian mental health providers.
Stop AAPI Hate is a national coalition fighting against racism and racial injustice, they work with communities and government stakeholders to document the rise of anti-AAPI hate and dismantle the systems that allow it to persist.
The Mental Health Coalition offers resources on how to support and advocate for AAPI mental health.
Black Mental Health
Black and African American mental health and demographic information, stats, barriers, how to seek culturally competent care, and mental health resources can be found with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Roadmap to Black Mental Health offers information on mental health in Black communities, stressors, clinical conditions, Black mental wellbeing, and tips for fostering Black mental health.
Organizations such as Therapy for Black Girls, Black Therapists Rock, Therapy for Black Men, Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, the Black Mental Health Alliance, and Black Mental Wellness aim to reduce barriers and decrease stigma. They provide mental health resources, blogs and stories, education, articles, training opportunities, and directories with Black mental health providers. The Brother, You’re on My Mind Toolkit was created by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to help educate others and encourage others to seek treatment.
Black Lives Matter is a movement that is committed to ending white supremacy and violence committed against Black communities. The organization acts on these goals as well as affirming the lives and humanity of all Black individuals. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a grassroots organization that advocates for change surrounding civil rights and social justice issues that impact Black individuals in the United States. It aims to magnify Black voices and put an end to race-based discrimination.
The Mental Health Coalition offers information on how to support and advocate for Black mental health.
Indigenous Mental Health
Mental Health America has information on Native and Indigenous communities and mental health demographics, race-based issues, societal issues, mental health prevalence, treatment issues, and information on access and insurance. The Indian Health Services (IHS) offers additional behavioral health information in the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Organizations such as the IHS, the Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy, White Bison, and We R Native provide mental health, sobriety, recovery, and addiction resources. Tools to help find mental health services include: IHS and Psychology Today’s Find a Native American Therapist search tool. The Ask Your Relative portal allows users to submit questions on a variety of topics, funding and grant information, and policy advocacy.
The StrongHearts Native Helpline offers culturally relevant and confidential support to Native American and Alaskan natives via phone (call or text 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)) or online chat for domestic, dating, and sexual violence.
The National Indian Health Board is a non-profit organization that advocates for the needs of indigenous communities in the United States. It is involved with legislation and advocacy for the interests of this group, along with providing research and training surrounding health and mental health. One Sky Center is a federally-funded research center with the purpose of furthering the prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental health issues among indigenous communities.
The Mental Health Coalition offers an article on how to support and advocate for Indigenous mental health.
Jewish Mental Health
The American Psychiatric Association offers information on Jewish mental health, including demographics, mental health risk factors, and treatment recommendations. Additionally, The Blue Dove Foundation offers statistics on Jewish mental health and Jewish mental health values.
The Blue Dove Foundation, The Jewish Therapist Collective, Maaglei Nefesh: The Center for Mental Health, Community, & Halacha, Amudim, JYQ (Jewish Queer Youth), and Keshet provide education about Jewish mental health and addiction, prevention, resources, crisis support, advocacy, and offers programs, trainings, and events for communities aimed to provide support and reduce stigma. RUACH Support offers free emotional and spiritual support (it is not therapy) that is nondenominational and inclusive. The Network of Jewish Human Services offers a directory of providers as does The Jewish Therapist Collective’s directory. Jewish Family Services (JFS) provides mental health, counseling, social services, case management, and safe and affordable housing to individuals of all religions, races, and ethnicities in the greater Milwaukee area.
The Jewish Center For Justice is an organization that works towards social justice, education, and leadership development to inspire change.
Love Has No Labels has information on how to be an ally towards the Jewish community.
Latinx Mental Health
Latinx/Hispanic communities and mental health demographic information, race-based issues, societal issues, mental health prevalence, treatment issues, and information on access and insurance can be found on the Mental Health America website. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offer additional behavioral health information.
The American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry, Immigrants Rising, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, and the League of United Latin American Citizens provide information and mental health resources, help reduce stigma, provide accuracy, offer support groups (not group therapy), a grounding and reflection toolkit, and directories for Latinx and Hispanic mental health providers. The Su Familia helpline (1-866-783-2645) provides free and confidential health information in Spanish and English to help callers navigate the health system. The Alejandre Foundation helps to fund therapy for the Latinx community.
Databases and directories to search for Latinx mental health providers include: Therapy for Latinx, Latinx Therapy, and Psychology Today.
The Mental Health Coalition offers an article on how to support and advocate for Latin mental health.
LGBTQIA+ and QTBIPOC Mental Health
Mental Health America has information on LGBTQ+ communities and mental health demographics, race-based issues, societal issues, mental health prevalence, treatment issues, and information on access and insurance. The Trevor Project has the 2023 U.S. national survey on the mental health of the LGBTQ young people.
Organizations such as The Trevor Project, Rest for Resistance, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and the National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) provide mental health information and resources, blogs and stories, education, articles, training opportunities, opportunities to connect with others, events, funds for mental services, and directories with providers. Directories for providers include: NQTTCN, Psychology Today, and Inclusive Therapists. MHA and the Human Rights Campaign created a guide with questions to help QTBIPOC find affirming mental health providers.
The Human Rights Campaign is the largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization that strives to make equality, equity, and liberation a reality for all LGBTQ+ people. GLAAD is a non-profit focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change. The National LGBTQ Task Force works towards freedom and justice for LGBTQ+ individuals and families through initiatives.
The American Psychiatric Association offers resources on the ways to support LGBTQ+ mental health and 10 ways to be an ally to Black LGBT people.
Additionally, local resources include: The LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin, Diverse & Resilient, FORGE in Wisconsin, and Pathways Counseling Center, which provides services through the Milwaukee Transgender Program, and Inclusion Health Clinics with Froedtert.