At YPDC, we stand against injustice and racism in all its forms, seek to reduce the psychological burden created by social inequities and discrimination, and strive to build a world that is just and equitable. Below please find some resources related to minority mental health and anti-racism.
(This page was last updated 3/22/2024)
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General
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Asian American
Black
Latinx/Hispanic
Gender and Sexual Minorities/L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.P.+
Disability
Body size diversity
Anti-Racism
- General
- Articles
- Education/Courses
- Resources/Guides/Took kits
- Ted Talks/Youtube
- Movies and TV Shows
- Podcasts
- Specific Black Men and Boys Podcasts
- Anti-Racism Organizations to Support
- Poetry/Music
- Self Care
General
Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs - American Psychological Association (APA)
Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress - Psychology Today
55 Mental Health Resources for People of Color
Live Another Day - Resource Guides for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Native American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health - APA
Honoring Indigenous Cultures and Histories - Ted Talk
Strengthening Financial Avenues in Native American Communities
Asian/Asian American
Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA)
Resources for self-care during COVID-19 and beyond - AAPA
Fact Sheets regarding mental health - AAPA
Mental Health Fact Sheets - Massachusetts General Hospital
Detox Local: 41 AAPI Addiction and Mental Health Resources
Black
Black Emotional and Mental Health
The Association of Black Psychologists
The Black Mental Health Alliance
Black/African American Resources - National Alliance on Mental Illness
Black Women’s Health Imperative
POC Online Classroom: Self-care
FamilyCare, CommunityCare and SelfCare Tool Kit: Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma
44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country
Ethel’s Club - An online social and wellness club designed for you to thrive
How Restorative Yoga Can Help Heal Racial Wounding
Mending Racialized Trauma: A Body Centered Approach
Racial Anxiety Relief – Tapping Meditation
Why People of Color Need Spaces Without White People
- Session 21 – How Racism Impacts Our Mental Health
- Session 27 – Mental Health and Terrorism
- Session 42 – Race-Related Stress
- Session 46 – Mental Health Needs of Activists
- Session 49 – Angry Black Women
- Session 134 – Impact of Racial Trauma
- Session 148 – Talking to Kids About Race
Representation Matters in Social Work: We Need More Black Therapists
Sharing Hope: Speaking with African Americans about Mental Health
Potential Barriers to Mental Health Care for Black Americans: How to Get Help
Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Struggling With This Very Painful Week - Vice
Our Mental Health Minute (short 2-min videos) by Riana Anderson, PhD
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
Black Women and the Wealth Gap: Best Cities to Flourish Financially
Tackling Disparities in Finance for Black and African Americans
Scholarships for African American and Black Students
50 Addiction & Mental Health Resources for Black Men
Latinx/Hispanic
National Latinx Psychological Association
Latinx/Hispanic - National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Latino Behavioral Health Association
National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
Financial literacy Issues Facing the Latinx community
Gender and Sexual Minorities/L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.P.+
Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative
Learning Resources - National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
Glossary - LGBTQIA Resource Center, UC Davis
Office on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity - APA
LGBTQI - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
LGBT - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Children
The Trevor Project National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2019
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health - Center for Disease Control (CDC)
7 Mental Health Resources for LGBTQ Teens
Human Rights Campaign Resources
The Worst (and Best) Places to Be Gay in America - The New York Times
Transgender Addiction Resource
How to Support LGBTQIA+ Individuals with Eating Disorders
An Introduction to Transgender Well-Being
LGBTQIA+ Digital Divide Resource
College Guide for Transgender and Nonbinary Students
Guide to Scholarships for Transgender and Non-binary Students
Resources for Parents and Guardians of LGBTQ+ Students
Resources for LGBTQ+ Students Experiencing Discrimination in School
44 Resources for LGBTQ+ College Students
Disability
Office on Disability Issues in Psychology - APA
Help for the Signing-Impaired - The New York Times
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Body Size Diversity
Anti-Racism
General
Articles
- 6 Things White People Can Do To Reach Friends and Family Members to End Racism
- 10 Ways Teachers Can Fight Racism and Teach Tolerance
- 20 Black Scholars You Should Know
- The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it
- A Civil Rights Expert Explains the Social Science of Police Racism
- Dear White People: Let’s not continue to be our ancestors
- Dinah, Put Down Your Horn: Blackface Minstrel Songs Don’t Belong in Music Class
- A History of Race and Racism in America, in 24 Chapters – The New York Times
- How Amy Cooper and George Floyd represent two versions of racism that black Americans face every day – The Washington Post
- How to Be A Racial Transformer – Youthrex/Colorlines
- How to Fight Racial Bias, According to a Stanford Psychologist – Next Big Idea Club
- How to Increase Your Empathy – Six Seconds
- How to Support the Protests and Fight for Racial Justice – Idealist
- I Don’t Need ‘Love’ Texts From My White Friends – The New York Times
- A Letter To White Women Who Keep Asking What They Can Do To Combat Racism From A Black Woman
- Moving from Cultural Competence to Antiracism – NICABM
- An open letter to my non-black friends: My life matters more than your comfort – The Lily
- Performative Allyship Is Deadly (Here’s What to Do Instead) – Forge
- The Politics of Empathy and Race – Psychology Today
- Race Matters: How to Talk Effectively About Race – SWC
- Racism: Educate Yourself. Speak Up. Here’s How. - Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
- Racism is America’s Human Stain; Black Lives Matter - SWASC
- A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 ‘Fed Up’-rising – The Root
- Understanding Racism and its Connection to Sexual and Domestic Violence - Prevent Connect
- What it really means to be an anti-racist, and why it’s not the same as being an ally – Hillary Hoffower/Business Insider
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - Robin DiAngelo
- Why Are African Americans Struggling To Breathe? - BASWC
- What so many get wrong about racism in the workplace
Education/Courses
- Self-Guided Curriculum: Race, Racism, and the American Experience - University of Missouri
- Syllabus: A History of Anti-Black Racism in Medicine
Resources/Guides/Tool kits
- 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge – Debby Irving – “For 21 days, do one action to further your understanding of power, privilege, supremacy, oppression, and equity…”
- The Mindful Living Collective
- Afrofuturism – Amplifying Black Futures and Voices: A Resource for Change Workers– Social Work Futures
- Black History Month Library
- Black Lives Matter Translated
- Black New Yorkers on Their Experiences with Anti-Black Racism
- Calling People in About “Violence – SURJ toolkit
- Check Your Privilege workbook
- The Code Switch Guide To Race And Policing – NPR
- Guide to Being an Ally. - Women of Color for Progress
- Healing the Hidden Wounds of Racial Trauma
- How to Be Less Stupid About Race
- Inclusion Learning Booklist
- Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Resources - Dr. Joy Degruy
- Racial Equity Resources - National Child Welfare Workforce Institute
- Racism Articles from the Association for Psychological Science
- Resources for Black People Experiencing Racial Trauma and Ways to Take Action
- Resources - Social Work Coalition for Anti-Racist Educators (SWCAREs)
- Say Their Names: A toolkit to help foster productive conversations about race and civil disobedience - Chicago Public Schools
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
- Stop Hesitating A quick, highly directive guide to talking to your black clients about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, other lives lost, Minnesota, Louisville, and Racial trauma
- Talking About Race – National Museum of African American Art and Culture
- Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration – AISP
- Undoing Racism Resources
- Uprooting Whiteness [Supremacy & Domination]
Ted Talks/YouTube
- Dying of Whiteness – The Politics of Racial Resentment with Dr Jonathan Metzl
- Exploring EMOTIONS on racial inequality: Can emotional intelligence END racism? with Six Seconds
- Get comfortable with being uncomfortable with Luvvie Ajay
- Four Women– Lisa Simone, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, and Angélique Kidjo sing about what it means to be black women.
- How to be an Anti-racist with Ibram X. Kendi
- How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time by Baratunde Thurston
- Privilege Explained in a $100 Race
- A Reckoning: An Appeal to White America – Austin Justice Coalition
- The Success of Nonviolent Civil Resistance with Erica Chenoweth.
- Why “I’m Not Racist” is Only Half the Story
- A World of Difference – 2020 Interview – Blue Eyes Brown Eyes with Jane Elliott
Movies & TV Shows
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- 13th (Ava DuVernay)
- American Son (Kenny Leon)
- Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 (Göran Olsson)
- Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada)
- Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu)
- Dear White People (Justin Simien)
- Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler)
- I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc)
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)
- Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton)
- King In The Wilderness (Peter W. Kunhardt)
- See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol)
- Selma (Ava DuVernay)
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Stanley Nelson)
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.)
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay)
Podcasts
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- Brené with Austin Channing Brown on I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness - Unlocking Us With Brené Brown
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Good Ancestor
- Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- Seeing White
- Doin’ The Work: Frontline Stories of Social Change - Ep. 27: White Supremacy in Social Work
Specific Black Men and Boys Podcasts
- Addressing Historical Trauma
- Police Brutality and Trauma – Black Men and Boys podcast
- Raising Our Black Sons: Perspectives From Mothers
- Resilience and Steps Forward
Anti-Racism Organizations to Support
- 50 WOC-Led Organizations in the U.S. That We Should Support
- Campaign Zero
- The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)’s Week of Action
- Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ)
Poetry/Music
Self-Care
- Build Resilience in Isolation, Master the Art of Time Travel - The New York Times
- Hosting Healing Circles
- Thriving and Making Comfort Conference – Person Centered Tech
- Here’s What the Five Stages of Grief Get Totally Wrong – Slate
- The neuroscience of happiness – 4 minute video with Professor Richard Davidson.
- Relaxation Response – 10 minute practice video with Dr. Herbert Benson.
- Self-Care A-Z – The Politics of Self-Care: Toward Radical Decolonization – The New Social Worker
- COVID-19 Anxiety and Stress: 30 Free Self-Care Tools - Dorlee Michaeli