Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. At 1-800 Contacts, we’re committed to removing stigma from mental illness and helping support our associates and their families in all aspects of their wellness.
Mental resources and support are also of great need in our minority communities as many face different barriers when accessing resources and treatment, including lack of insurance, lack of diversity among mental health care providers, lack of culturally competent providers, and distrust in the health care system.
In our continued efforts to support mental health and equality we’ll be contributing to The Loveland Foundation which focuses on mental health therapy and resources for Black women and girls. The Loveland Foundation was established in 2018 by Rachel Cargle and has since provided over 2,500 hours of therapy across the country. Their resources and initiatives prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing.
We're excited to donate to The Loveland Foundation to support their cause and better help minority groups. Join us by making your own donation or championing the cause here.
As individuals across the world are affected by COVID-19, minority women are disproportionately affected.
70% of Black mothers don't have access to paid leave,
despite 80% of them being the main breadwinner for their family.
According to the US HHS Office of Minority Health report Black/African Americans living below the poverty line
are 3x more likely to report serious psychological distress than those living above poverty.
The Loveland Foundation is committed to investing in the healing of Black women and girls during this difficult time. Below is a list of more resources to learn about minority mental health.
Podcasts
Therapy for Black Girls
Development and the small decisions we can make to become the best version of ourselves.
H.E.R. Space
If you're a black woman or woman of color looking for an extra dose of inspiration on the go, pull up a seat and join us on the H.E.R. (Healing, Empowerment, Resilience) Space podcast.
Black Girls Heal
Helps women break out of cycles of unhealthy relationships with unavailable partners and feeling not enough by combining coaching, therapeutic support and practical tools.
Between Sessions
[dope therapists + dope conversations] from Melanin & Mental Health. Two brown chicks changing the face of therapy on both sides of the couch.
Celeste the Therapist
The purpose of Celeste The Therapist podcast is to help shift the way you think. Celeste will interview guests from different backgrounds who empower people in different capacities.
Latinx Therapy
Break the stigma of mental health as it relates to the Latinx community. Learn self-help techniques, how to support ourselves or those around us that struggle with mental illnesses.
Books
Woman of Color
LaTonya Yvette is candid about life’s trials, including motherhood, love, death, and racism. Her first book, Woman of Color, is packed with moving essays, gorgeous original and archival photographs, and practical style and beauty advice. At the very heart it's about LaTonya's experience growing up as a woman of color in Brooklyn.
The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health
Psychologist and African American mental health expert Rheeda Walker offers important information on the mental health crisis in the Black community, how to combat stigma, spot potential mental illness, practice emotional wellness, and get the best care possible in system steeped in racial bias.
Small Doses: Potent Truths for Everyday Use
Amanda Seales has fearlessly and passionately charted her own course through life and career. Now, in her one-of-a-kind voice that blends academic intellectualism, Black American colloquialisms, and pop culture fanaticism, she’s bringing her life's lessons and laughs to the page.
The Color of My Mind: Mental Health Narratives from People of Color
Latina feminist mental health activist Dior Vargas wondered: How do people of color experience mental illness? This important bilingual mental health photo book that focuses solely on people of color. To find answers she interviewed people of color across the country. She asked about access to mental health services, getting culturally competent care, people living with a mental health diagnosis.
The Latina Guide to Health: Consejos and Caring Answers
Written by Dr. Jane L. Delgado, the nation's leading expert on Hispanic health, The Latina Guide to Health features cutting-edge medical information and advice for all Hispanic women.
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays
Bassey Ikpi explores her life—as a Nigerian-American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, a mother, a daughter, an artist—through the lens of her mental health and diagnosis of bipolar II and anxiety. Her remarkable memoir in essays implodes our preconceptions of the mind and normalcy as Bassey bares her own truths and lies for us all to behold with radical honesty and brutal intimacy.
The Loveland Foundation
Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls.
The Nap Ministry
We examine the liberating power of naps. We believe rest is a form of resistance and reparations. We install Nap Experiences. Founded in 2016.
Journey to Wellness
Illustrator & Counsellor
Brown Girl Therapy
Mental health for children of immigrants.
Heal Hous
A Wellness Concept & Café
Black Girl in Om
Creating space for black women to breathe easy.