EXTERNAL RESOURCES

Indian Country ECHOs

A collective of organizations working to provide telehealth services for clinicians and health programs that serve American Indian and Alaska Native people.

BIPOC

7 Cups

7 Cups is an organization that offers online therapy and peer support groups. It seeks to fortify mental health care for young teens and adults virtually, while introducing users to like minded people.

BIPOC

QTPOC Mental Health

Exists to provide greater access to community healing. They host meditations for queer & trans people of color (QTPoC) and publish original art and writing on www.restforresistance.com.

BIPOC

Project LET’S

Project LETS is a national grassroots organization and movement led by and for folks with lived experience of mental illness/madness, disability, trauma, & neurodivergence. They specialize in building just, responsive, and transformative peer support collectives and community mental health care structures that do not depend on state-sanctioned systems that trap our folks in the medical/prison-industrial complex. They work for and with multiple marginalized folks in our communities to provide access, political education, & material resources that are needed to survive and thrive. They believe in a world without systems of oppression, where non-carceral responses to crises are the norm!

BIPOC

Naglona Positivity Pride: In-community eating disorder and body positive organization dedicated to creating visibility for BIPOC

An in-community, intersectional, eating-disorder, and body positive organization dedicated to creating visibility for the BIPOC community.

BIPOC

A list of Organization Providing Resource and Safe Spaces for the Latinx LGBTQ Community

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Asian Community Health Centers

A database made by Tufts University with multiple mental health resources and Health Centers geared towards the Asian American community.

BIPOC

New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health

In recent years, the New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health joined other community agencies to support Asian immigrants who are fearful of deportation and have become targets of hate crimes due to the anti-immigrant policies of the Trump administration. Workshops and resources were organized to help providers to reach out to this vulnerable population.

BIPOC

Decolonizing Therapy

A movement in therapy promoted and led by Dr. Jennier Mullan. In her words, to decolonize therapy is to “reconnect to the humanization of therapy, to reclaim therapy, to include systems and oppression into our therapy practices and analysis, and to re-humanize therapists (bring them down from some pedestals), as well as to center the person and their cultural and political identities back into the Work. It is snatching psychology, social work and counseling back from the wrinkled white hands of European men.” With the website, you can sign up for a one-on-one session with Dr. Mullan, learn more about this movement, and listen to related podcasts.

BIPOC

The Asian Mental Health Project

A website that offers different types of resources for those in the Asian American community. Their goal is to rid the negative cultural stigma that often discourages members of the community from receiving the help they need.

BIPOC

National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (Mental Health America)

The goal of the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association is to educate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on mental health by making it more accessible in multiple languages. They strive to support these communities by offering mental health translators, fact sheets in multiple languages, and much more.

BIPOC

Black Disabled Women Syllabus

The mission of Ramp Your Voice! is to promote empowerment, education, inclusion, and self-advocacy for disabled people across the United States and abroad. The organization specifically offers a safe place for the femme Black disabled community.

BIPOC

The Body is Not an Apology

The Body Is Not An Apology is an international movement committed to cultivating global Radical Self Love and Body Empowerment. They believe that discrimination, social inequality, and injustice are manifestations of our inability to make peace with the body, their own and others. Through information dissemination, personal and social transformation projects and community building, The Body is Not An Apology fosters global, radical, unapologetic self love which translates to radical human love and action in service toward a more just, equitable and compassionate world.

BIPOC

Harriet’s Apothecary

Harriet’s Apothecary is an intergenerational, healing village led by Black Cis Women, Queer and Trans healers, artists, health professionals, activists, and many others, inclusive to all sexual orientations, gender identities, and body sizes. Their vast amount of services include art therapy, nutritional counseling, acupuncture, healing justice workshops, spiritual divinations, and so much more.

BIPOC

Viva Wellness NYC

Viva Wellness provides various services including individual therapy, business partnerships to strengthen the well-being of companies, and coaching. They focus on racial/cultural issues, LGBTQ+ concerns, and mindfulness, with the ultimate goal to improve wellbeing in individuals, relationships, and among employees.

BIPOC

Black Emotional and Mental Health (BEAM)

Black Emotional And Mental Health 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. The mission of the organization is to remove the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing. This is accomplished through education, training, advocacy and the creative arts.

BIPOC

Liberate Meditation App

Liberation Meditation is a subscription based meditation app which includes meditation practices and talks for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities.

BIPOC

Black Therapy Love App

Black Therapy Love is an app which provides a place to interact with therapists, counselors, and coaches to open the dialogue and bridge the gap between mental health professionals and community members, with the aim of ending the stigma surrounding seeking out mental health resources.

BIPOC

Ourselves Black

Ourselves Black is a collection of resources promoting mental health and positive coping as well as resources related to mental illness and treatment. The organization aims to provide relevant, current, and engaging mental health content and stories specifically routed in communities of color. Resources include podcasts, narrative articles, a magazine, and imagery.

BIPOC

The Safe Place Free App

"The Safe Place" Is a Minority Mental Health App geared towards the Black Community. The Purpose of the "Safe Place" is to bring more awareness, education, and hope to this serious issue. "The Safe Place" can also be a great learning tool for mental health professional's to better understand their black patients. App features Include: Black Mental Health Statistics, Inspirational Black Quotes, Mental health videos and podcast, mental health articles, open forum discussions, and Self Care Tips On 1) How to Cope After Police Brutality 2) Mental Health In The Black Church 3) How to talk to black family members who may not want to understand mental illness 4) Breathing Techniques 5) Meditation 6) Exercise.

BIPOC

The Siwe Project

The Siwe Project is a global non-profit dedicated to promoting mental health awareness throughout the global black community. The goal of the organization is to widen the public dialogue regarding the lived experiences of people of African Descent with mental illness. By providing opportunities for dialogue and the uplifting of new narratives and discourse, The Siwe Project aims to encourage more people to seek treatment without shame.

BIPOC

HealHaus

A combination of diverse healing modalities with practitioners under one roof to provide people with an inclusive space focused on holistic health and wellness. They are committed to building a community that is dedicated to changing the stigma attached to healing. Our daily classes include yoga, meditation, and other various practices. Workshops at HealHaus explore diverse healing modalities and expressions through different mediums.

BIPOC

Black Mental Wellness

The mission of Black Mental Wellness, Corp. is to provide access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective, to highlight and increase the diversity of mental health professionals, and to decrease the mental health stigma in the Black community. Black Mental Wellness will shift the narrative of Black mental health through providing culturally sensitive educational resources related to Black mental health, increasing training opportunities for students who are passionate about mental health & wellness, providing training opportunities for professionals dedicated to Black mental health & wellness, and collaborating with stakeholders who are committed to the health and wellness of the Black community.

BIPOC

Dive In Well: Tarot, Astrology, Meditation

Began in 2019 when they gathered over 100 leaders and influencers in the wellness space for intimate salon dinners across NYC and LA entitled "Diversity in Wellness," with the mission of working towards a more inclusive industry. Now, they have relaunched into Dive in Well, which has grown the dinner series into a movement, and has expanded offerings to both offline and online experiences, resources and tools to empower both consumers and participants who believe in soul-centered wellness so we may all be well.

BIPOC

Ethel’s Club

Ethel’s Club is the first social and wellness platform designed to celebrate people of color. Through their physical spaces, online marketplace, concert venue, and soon to launch global digital platform, Ethel’s Club is made to heal, spark inspiration, and create connections.

BIPOC

Sista Afya Community Mental Wellness

Has the mission of sustaining the mental wellness of Black women through building community, sharing information, and connecting Black women to quality mental wellness services. They achieve this mission in 4 ways: 1) Mental Wellness Education: Mental wellness workshops, professional development, & online resources 2) Resource Connection: Large events that bring service providers and community together. 3) Community Support: Individual therapy, group therapy, support groups, and holistic healing events. 4) Mental Wellness Merchandise: African- American & mental wellness themed coloring books, journals, greeting cards, apparel, and more.

BIPOC

LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color

Members are students and professionals (licensed and unlicensed) who work in a variety of settings, including schools, nonprofit and community-based organizations, government, academia, hospitals and clinics, private practice, and consulting. Through their website, you can access an LGBTQ of color psychotherapist near you.

BIPOC

South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network

Address a broad range of mental health needs of the growing South Asian community in the United States, beginning with New Jersey. SAMHIN is a team of dedicated, multifaceted, determined, and passionate individuals from all walks of life with a strong desire to help uncover and fight mental illness in the South Asian community.

BIPOC

Latinx Therapy

Began as a digital platform in the form of a podcast about mental wellbeing and de-stigmatization in the Latinx community. Now, it has expanded to providing a Google Map of therapists within the network of Latinx mental health professionals. Latinx Therapy has expanded to be a trusted national, bilingual resource for the Latinx community.

BIPOC

The Boris Henson Foundation COVID-19 Free Virtual Therapy Support Campaign

An organization that strives to eradicate the stigma around mental health issues within the African American community. It includes a database of resources tailored specifically to the African American community, including specialized help with finding affordable therapy and community groups.

BIPOC

Inclusive Therapists, Teletherapy

An organization that empowers all identities to seek mental health resources by ensuring a diverse database of therapists. Inclusive therapists offers virtual therapy and teletherapy for reduced costs.

BIPOC

Brown Girl Therapy

An online community with resources to encourage the mental wellness of South Asian women and girls.

BIPOC

The Nap Ministry

An organization that examines the liberating power of naps and rest as a form of resistance for BIPOC. Offers community therapy sessions, COVID-19 resources, healing justice resources, and much more.

BIPOC

Therapy for Black Girls Thrive Tribe

An online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. Includes a therapist database, communities, a podcast, a blog, and resources.

BIPOC

The National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC

Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the MHTTC Network includes 10 Regional Centers, a National American Indian and Alaska Native Center, a National Hispanic and Latino Center, and a Network Coordinating Office. This collaborative network supports resource development and dissemination, training and technical assistance, and workforce development for the mental health field. They work with systems, organizations, and treatment practitioners involved in the delivery of mental health services to strengthen their capacity to deliver effective evidence-based practices to individuals. Services cover the full continuum spanning mental illness prevention, treatment, and recovery support.

BIPOC

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization committed to transforming mental health for queer and trans people of color (QTPoC). They prioritize the unique needs of QTPoC mental health practitioners — social workers, psychologists, counselors, psychotherapists, case managers, substance abuse counselors, behavioral health workers, and peer support practitioners who provide emotional and spiritual care in a variety of contexts and settings both paid and unpaid.

BIPOC

The Loveland Foundation

Geared more towards emergency financial assistance. Brings opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls. Through fellowships, residency programs, listening tours, and more, they ultimately hope to contribute to both the empowerment and the liberation of the communities we serve.

BIPOC

We Are Native

A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them. They strive to promote holistic health and positive growth in our local communities and nation at large.

BIPOC

Indian Country ECHOs

A collective of organizations working to provide telehealth services for clinicians and health programs that serve American Indian and Alaska Native people.

BIPOC

QTPOC Mental Health

Exists to provide greater access to community healing. They host meditations for queer & trans people of color (QTPoC) and publish original art and writing on www.restforresistance.com.

BIPOC

Decolonizing Therapy

A movement in therapy promoted and led by Dr. Jennier Mullan. In her words, to decolonize therapy is to “reconnect to the humanization of therapy, to reclaim therapy, to include systems and oppression into our therapy practices and analysis, and to re-humanize therapists (bring them down from some pedestals), as well as to center the person and their cultural and political identities back into the Work. It is snatching psychology, social work and counseling back from the wrinkled white hands of European men.” With the website, you can sign up for a one-on-one session with Dr. Mullan, learn more about this movement, and listen to related podcasts.

BIPOC

The Asian Mental Health Project

A website that offers different types of resources for those in the Asian American community. Their goal is to rid the negative cultural stigma that often discourages members of the community from receiving the help they need.

BIPOC

Inclusive Therapists, Teletherapy

An organization that empowers all identities to seek mental health resources by ensuring a diverse database of therapists. Inclusive therapists offers virtual therapy and teletherapy for reduced costs.

BIPOC

The Nap Ministry

An organization that examines the liberating power of naps and rest as a form of resistance for BIPOC. Offers community therapy sessions, COVID-19 resources, healing justice resources, and much more.

BIPOC

Brown Girl Therapy

An online community with resources to encourage the mental wellness of South Asian women and girls.

BIPOC

Therapy for Black Girls Thrive Tribe

An online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. Includes a therapist database, communities, a podcast, a blog, and resources.

BIPOC

The National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC

Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the MHTTC Network includes 10 Regional Centers, a National American Indian and Alaska Native Center, a National Hispanic and Latino Center, and a Network Coordinating Office. This collaborative network supports resource development and dissemination, training and technical assistance, and workforce development for the mental health field. They work with systems, organizations, and treatment practitioners involved in the delivery of mental health services to strengthen their capacity to deliver effective evidence-based practices to individuals. Services cover the full continuum spanning mental illness prevention, treatment, and recovery support.

BIPOC

The Loveland Foundation

Brings opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls. Through fellowships, residency programs, listening tours, and more, they ultimately hope to contribute to both the empowerment and the liberation of the communities we serve.

BIPOC

We Are Native

A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them. They strive to promote holistic health and positive growth in our local communities and nation at large.

BIPOC

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.

National Center on Problem Gambling 24 Hour Confidential Helpline

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcohol and Other Drug Services (AODS)

National Council on Problem Gambling

Eating Disorder Crisis Textline

Text “CONNECT” to 741741

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline and Information

Nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders.

The National Drug Helpline

PTSD Alliance

PTSD Coach/PTSD Family Coach

Apps to support people with PTSD and their families

US Department of Veterans Affairs: PTSD

Beat Eating Disorders Information and Support

UK based information on eating disorders, both generally and related to the COVID-19 crisis.

Early Assessment & Support Alliance (EASA)

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Mental Health and Disordered Eating:

Types and symptoms of disordered eating

Crisis Text Line - Bipolar

The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)

Provides free resources related to eating disorders and self care

National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (NCEED)

Resources and treatment for eating disorders

Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (URAF)

Virtual appointments with URAF staff can be made by email (undergradresearch@fas.harvard.edu, fellowships@fas.harvard.edu) or by phone.

Please check URAF’s online calendar for information about upcoming online research and fellowship seminars.

Office of Career Services (OCS)

Starting Monday, March 23rd, OCS will be open for virtual services. Please register on Crimson Careers for an appointment.

Advising Programs Office (APO)

Academic advisers from the APO are available for Zoom meetings beginning on Monday, March 23 through the end of the semester. Advisers are available to discuss options for making changes to your course schedule, thinking about how learning remotely will affect your academic goals, or any other general academic progress concerns.

Please sign up via the scheduling page. If you are not able to make the available times, please email us at advising@fas.harvard.edu.

Academic Resource Center (ARC)

The ARC is offering Zoom one-on-one appointments for Academic Coaching and Peer Tutoring as well as Zoom Workshops, Power Hours, and Accountability Groups. A range of services will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time to accommodate various time zones.

Office of Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention (OSAPR)

OSAPR is a confidential space open to the entire Harvard community where people can process and understand their experiences and feel empowered to make the choice best suited to their needs. Every staff member is a certified rape-crisis counselor, committed to the just and compassionate treatment of survivors and their friends, peers, significant others, and allies.

Rape, Sexual Assault, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

National Sexual Assault Hotline

The Rape Crisis Center

Provides free and confidential counseling, as well as 24 hour support.

The Trevor Project Hotline

Call if you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk.

LGBTQ+ specific

International Bipolar Association

National Suicide Prevention Helpline

Behavioral Activation to Prevent Depression During Covid-19

Erika’s Lighthouse Depression Toolbox

Everyday Health Depression Resource Guide:

National Domestic Violence Hotline

American Psychiatric Association: Depression

CAMHS Wellness

Online mindfulness and meditation resources

Families for Depression Awareness

Jed Foundation: Depression

Sleep Tips for a Pandemic

Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Depression

National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI)

Campus Ministry (Chaplains)

CAMHS Same Day Appointments

45 minute stand alone appointments. Call promptly at 8:30 a.m.; slots fill fast.

Schedule a same-day appointment if: you have something on your mind you want to briefly discuss with a clinician , you want information around resources, you are not already seeing a counselor at CAMHS, or you would like to complete a Dean form.

Depression and Bipolar Alliance

Clear Fear

Child Mind Institute: Anxiety

Jed Foundation: Anxiety Disorders

CAMHS Online Mental Health Screening

Anonymous and confidential mental health screening (not for diagnoses).

Social Anxiety Association

CAMHS (General)

Schedule a consultation or find support groups through Harvard's mental health services.

Schedule a 20 minute phone consultation: 20 minute phone consultation: https://huhs.harvard.edu/patient-portal

International OCD Foundation

Anxiety and Depression Association of America - Anxiety

Thriving Campus

Filter providers by practice area, insurance, identity, expertise, and more. Limited to the Boston area.

Psychology Today

Search for counselors by location, then filter by practice area, type of care, and some identity markers. Capable of international searches as well as domestic.