Supporting Black LGBTQ Mental Health via the Trevor Project - also comes in a printable PDF.
32 Black-Led Queer & Trans Organizations to Support from the Audre Lorde Project to the Trans Women of Color Collective.
Organization Development for Social Change: An Integrated Approach to Community Transformation via Racial Equity Tools includes information for sustainability when doing this long-term work.
Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice; in partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, they build strategies to advance racial justice in policies, institutions, and culture. Their podcast Momentum features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice.
If you missed ACEs Connections' A Better Normal: Racial Trauma & How to Be an Anti-Racist, you can watch a recording on their YouTube channel.
The Social Work Coalition for Anti-Racist Educators (SWCAREs) is made up of educators and practitioners committed to dismantling white supremacy in social work education.
Coming to the Table provides leadership, resources, and a supportive environment for all who wish to acknowledge and heal wounds from racism that is rooted in the United States’ history of slavery. Their approach is grounded in theories and practices of Strategies for Trauma Awareness & Resilience (STAR), with a particular focus on Transforming Historical Harms and their trans-generational transmission, working toward racial justice and equity through a Restorative lens, and utilizing Circle Process and Touchstones to create space in which participants feel safe enough, and motivated, to do the work. Then, the CTTT Approach involves four interrelated practices: uncovering history, making connections, working toward healing, and taking action.
CTT has nine affiliate groups throughout Virginia: Charlottesville | Eastern Shore | Harrisonburg | Colonial Beach | Lexington | North Shenandoah Valley (Front Royal) | NOVA | Richmond | VA's Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown
Visit the CTT website for more information or if you'd like to start an affiliate group in your area.
June 19, 2:00pm | How to Build an Anti-Racist Movement
June 30, 7:00pm | Rachel Cargle: Social Work So White
June 30 & July 2, 1:00pm | Introduction to Trauma and Resilience
Kimberlé Crenshaw's TED Talk, "The Urgency of Intersectionality" delves into the history of the theory that Crenshaw developed to describe the unique oppression experienced by Black women.
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call or text 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources for children and caregivers. All calls are anonymous and confidential.
Mental Health America of Virginia's Warm Line is a peer-run service for individuals, family members, and other concerned parties in Virginia who would like someone to talk to, or who request community mental health resources, or who have specific questions about their recovery journey. The peers who answer the Warm Line listen with compassion and provide non-judgmental support. Call 1-866-400-6428, Mon-Fri 9am-9pm and Sat-Sun 5pm-9pm.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides 24/7 support for survivors and their loved ones. Call 1-800-799-7233, use the website's live chat function, or text LOVEIS to 22522. They also provide services for those who are deaf and hard of hearing.
SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) offers a Disaster Distress Helpline for immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. For services in both English and Spanish, call 1-800-985-5990. To connect with a trained crisis counselor, text TalkWithUs (for English) or Hablanos (for Spanish) to 66746.
For questions and support, contact:
Melissa McGinn, MSW, LCSW
State Trauma Informed Community Networks Coordinator
mmcginn@grscan.com
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