Resources for Women of Color
Asian Mental Health Collective
It is the mission of the Asian Mental Health Collective to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community. The Asian Mental Health Collective aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide.
The Race Recovery Project
The Race Recovery Project was founded for the black community affected by internalized racism. The vision is to foster the health of black lives in all dimensions of life with particular focus on renew consciousness of identity as a black person.
The Heal Black Helpline is a “resource designed to support thriving Black life in a world of anti-Blackness.” Call 877 8HEAL BLK or 877-843-2525.
Black Emotional and Mental Health
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. Their mission is to remove the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing this through education, training, advocacy and the creative arts.
Black Women’s Health Imperative
BWHI’S nationwide programs address the most pressing health issues currently impacting black women and girls.
We are the oldest national organization dedicated solely to improving the health and wellness of our nation’s 21 million Black women and girls – physically, emotionally and financially.
https.//bwhi.org
Sunshine Behavorial Health
Resource on Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community, including
• How Racism Causes Mental Health Problems
• Common Serious Mental Illnesses Among Black People
• Why Don’t More Black People Seek Mental Health Help?
• The Importance of Culturally Competent Care
National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault (SCESA)
The National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault (SCESA) is a Women of Color led non-profit committed to ensuring that systems-wide policies and social change initiatives related to sexual assault are informed by critical input and direction of Women of Color. As a national advocacy organization, SCESA utilizes a multi-strategy approach of leadership development and support for Women of Color; advocacy and support for organizations by and for Communities of Color; as well as technical assistance, training and advocacy regarding sexual assault in Communities of Color.
THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ASIANS and PACIFIC ISLANDERS ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE
The National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV) is a program under Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, with a mission to support local and international community-based programs and governmental organizations in enhancing their services to victims of sexual violence from the Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the U.S., U.S. Territories in the Pacific, and Asia.
CARE
24/7 CARE advocacy line at (805) 893-4613
The mission of the Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE) program is to anticipate and respond to the needs of students impacted by stalking, dating/domestic violence and sexual assault by providing confidential advocacy and support. CARE also works collaboratively with students, faculty and staff to educate the campus community about the vital role that each of us has in ending interpersonal violence at UCSB.
The UCSB Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE) program believes that all students deserve to learn in an environment free from violence. CARE envisions a campus where all students, faculty and staff members treat one another with respect and consideration, integrity, where free, open and respectful exchange of ideas can take place and where contributions to and participation in the community are free from violence.
The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence is a national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. It analyzes critical issues affecting Asian and Pacific Islander survivors; provides training, technical assistance, and policy analysis; and maintains a clearinghouse of information on gender violence, current research, and culturally-specific models of intervention and community engagement. The Institute serves a national network of advocates, community-based service programs, federal agencies, national and state organizations, legal, health, and mental health professionals, researchers, policy advocates, and activists from social justice organizations working to eliminate gender-based violence.
Trans Women of Color Collective
Uplifting the narratives, leadership, and lived experiences of trans people of color, while building towards the collective liberation of all oppressed people.
The Resilient Sisterhood Project’s mission is to educate and empower women of African descent regarding common but rarely discussed diseases of the reproductive system that disproportionately affect them. We approach these diseases and associated issues through a cultural and social justice lens, because we believe that poor knowledge of reproductive health is primarily related to health, racial, and socioeconomic disparities.
WOMANKIND
Womankind works with survivors of gender-based violence to rise above trauma and build a path to healing. We bring critical resources and deep cultural competency to help Asian communities find refuge, recovery, and renewal.
Books, Articles & Videos
HOW SEXUAL VIOLENCE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS PEOPLE OF COLOR
At Vidcon 2015, Uplift sits down with Kat Blaque, Skittlez, and Lindsey Doe …
Bustle Article
The National Discussion About Sexual Assault Has To Include Women Of Color by Mehreen Kasana.
Surviving the Silence: Black Women's Stories of Rape
Charlotte Pierce-Baker W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Charlotte Pierce-Baker weaves together the accounts of black women who have been raped and who have felt that they had to remain silent in order to protect themselves and their race. It opens with the author's harrowing and courageous account of her rape and includes the stories of the author's own family's response, plus the voices of black men who have supported rape survivors.
Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide
Thema Bryant-Davis Rowman Altamira, 2008. Race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, migration status, religion, and numerous other cultural factors play important roles in recovery from traumatic events. Survivors of abuse, dislocation, disease, racism and other forms of trauma, however, are often treated only as individuals rather than as people with diverse beliefs and cultural affiliations. Thema Bryant-Davis examines the cultural issues that health-care professionals need to consider in caring for trauma survivors.