UMass Boston

African American & Black identity community mental health and support services

While the experience of being Black in America varies tremendously, there are shared cultural factors that play a role in defining mental health and supporting well-being, resiliency, and healing. You have a right to receive quality and culturally competent care. 

African America/Black Identity Mental Health & Support Services at UMass Boston 

William Monroe Trotter Institute UMass Boston 
The William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture 

Black Men of UMass Boston 
Online campus hub for resources, programs, and services to support Black Men. 

Black Woman of UMass Boston 
Online campus hub for resources, programs, and services to support Black Women. 

Additional African American/Black Identity Mental Health & Support Services Resources

National Alliance on Mental Illness Black/African American

Steve Fund Crisis Text Line for Young People of Color

Steve Fund Crisis Text Line for Young People of Color 
Are you a young person of color? Feeling down, stressed or overwhelmed? Text STEVE to 741741 and a live, trained Crisis Counselor will respond. 24/7 

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The Foundation for Art and Healing

The Foundation for Art and Healing 
COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement have spotlighted the grim reality that Black people in America do not have equitable access to all that is required to fully achieve physical, mental, and social health and well-being. The Foundation for Art and Healing offer accessible and tested arts-based programs to reduce illness risk factors, increase self-care for chronic health conditions, and improve overall health outcomes.   

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ZenCare Black and African-American therapists in Boston Area

ZenCare Black and African-American therapists in Boston Area  
Finding a Black therapist can be one of the most important factors that Black therapy seekers look for in a provider. Therapy seekers may find that they feel more comfortable seeing Black therapists who understand their unique societal, personal, familial, and professional experiences, and that they have a greater shared foundation with Black therapists on which to discuss intimate topics in therapy. 

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African American Psychologists - Psychology Today

DMH Multicultural Mental Health Resource Directory

DMH Multicultural Mental Health Resource Directory 
Department of Mental Health:  This directory contains information about organizations in Massachusetts that offer linguistically and culturally appropriate mental health and related services for communities of color, LGBTQ community, immigrants, and refugees.  

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Liberate Meditation Wellness App for People of Color

Liberate Meditation Wellness App for People of Color 
Mindfulness meditation app designed for people of color, including meditations on responding to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on People of Color. 

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Therapy for Black Girls

Therapy for Black Girls 
Find trusted, culturally competent therapists that know our feelings and can help navigate being a strong, black woman. 
(App) The Safe Place (IOS and Google Play) 

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Ourselves Black

Ourselves Black 
Here you will find information about mental health promotion and positive coping as well as resources related to mental illness and treatment. 

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William James INTERFACE Referral Service

William James College INTERFACE Referral Service are keenly aware of the shortage of mental health providers of color and how racial inequities exist in medical and mental health care. This mental health and wellness referral Helpline is available Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm, at 888-244-6843 (toll free).