One Neighborhood at a Time
Atlanta Community Mental Health Resources
For immediate help call:
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The Georgia Crisis and Access Line: 1-800-715-4225
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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
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911
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TEXT "HOME" to 741741
Mental health organizations by and for
African Americans
55 Mental Health Organizations for People of Color
“Mental illness does not discriminate: Nearly 20% of U.S. adults experience a mental illness each year, External link regardless of race or ethnicity. And while it’s clear that mental health is a crosscutting issue that affects all communities, providing effective services for people of color requires acknowledging and understanding their different lived realities.”
Includes a long list of organizations!
Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Resource Guide
Directory of mental health providers and programs that serve the black community
https://borislhensonfoundation.org/resource-guide/
Innopysch – A way to find therapists of color and other MH resources for people of color
Therapy for Black Girls
“Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.”
https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
Therapy for Black Men
“At TherapyforBlackMen.org, we want to break the stigma that asking for help is a sign of weakness.
With a directory of over seventy licensed mental health professionals throughout the fifty states thus far, we’re here to provide judgement-free, multiculturally-competent care to Black men.
You don’t have to man up. Let’s talk it through together.”
https://therapyforblackmen.org/
Therapy resources, podcasts, and blogs about Black mental health