Wellness - Novato Unified School District

Resources for Students of Color

  • BlackLine
    • https://www.callblackline.com/
    • Click the link above or call or text 1-800-604-584
    • Call BlackLine® provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens. Call BlackLine® prioritizes BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). By us for us.

 

  • DeQH
    • https://www.deqh.org/ 
    • Click the link above or call 1-908-367-3374
    • DeQH is the first and only national Desi lgbtQ+ Helpline in the United States. We offer free, confidential, culturally sensitive peer support, information and resources for LGBTQ+ South Asian individuals, families and friends around the globe. We want to offer a safe and supportive ear for callers to share their concerns, questions, struggles or hopes through conversations with our trained South Asian peer support volunteers. We are a volunteer collective of South Asian queer and trans individuals across the United States.

 

  • Canal Alliance
    • https://canalalliance.org/
    • Canal Alliance offers immigration legal services, education and career programs, and social services to help Latino immigrants and their families overcome barriers to success.

 

  • Marin County Cooperation Team
    • https://www.marincountycooperationteam.org/
    • Black led multi-service agency operating out of Marin City and throughout Marin County. Focused in Marin City—a historically Black community in the second most racially disparate county in California, Marin County—the Marin County Cooperation Team (MCCT) provides free (1) comprehensive support services addressing both critical and long-term needs and (2) transparent and robust civic engagement to address the historical and systemic racism and large wealth disparities that have left parts of Marin County lacking in basic quality supports, equitable economic and educational opportunities, and safety.
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
    • https://www.namisf.org/black-resources
    • NAMI SF offers free and confidential mental health support groups for people of all backgrounds. Additionally, we offer  Black, Indigenous and People of Color Support groups for individuals living with a mental health condition and loved ones of individuals living with a mental health condition. These groups are managed and facilitated by BIPOC peers. Our support groups offer understanding, encouragement and hope for individuals (18+). 

 

  • Inclusive Therapists
    • https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/ 
    • Inclusive Therapists aim to make seeking therapy a simpler and safer process for people in marginalized communities. They help individuals find a culturally responsive, 2SLGBTQ+ affirming therapist that celebrates their full identity.

 

  • Latinx Therapy
    • https://latinxtherapy.com/ 
    • Latinx Therapy aims to destigmatize mental health in the Latinx community. They have expanded to become a bilingual podcast and national directory to find a Latinx Therapist (98% of their directory are Spanish speakers). Latinx Therapy strives to provide culturally-grounded workshops and services to their community.

 

  • Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
    • https://beam.community/ 
    • BEAM’s mission is to remove the barriers that Black people experience getting access to or staying connected with emotional health care and healing through education, training, advocacy, and the creative arts.

 

  • Black Girls Smile
    • Link: https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/ 
    • Description: Black Girls Smile provides gender-responsive and culturally-affirming mental wellness education, resources, and support geared toward Black women and girls.

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