July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. We can thank author Bebe Moore Campbell and Linda Wharton-Boyd who were the driving forces to raise more awareness about mental health and remove the stigma.
The resources listed below aren’t specifically just for mental health but also for the causes of mental health.
If you need to talk to someone or get info, these resources are confidential, available for free and some are 24/7:
● National Suicide Prevention Lifeline http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800- 273-8255
● Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741-741
● Disaster Distress Hotline Call 1-800-985-5990, or text TALKWITHUS to 66-746
● National Domestic Violence Hotline Call 1-800-799-7233, or text LOVEIS to 22-522
● National Substance Abuse and Mental Health helpline Call: 1-800-662-HELP
● Legal Help https://www.findlaw.com/
● Darkness to Light: National Child Sexual Abuse Helpline http://www.d2l.org/ 1-866- 367-5444
● RAINN (Rape Abuse & Incest National Network) https://www.rainn.org/ 1-800-656- 4673
● The Trevor Project- For Crisis & Suicide Prevention of LGBTQ+ youth http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 1-866-488-7386
● National Human Trafficking Hotline http://www.humantraffickinghotline.org/ 1-888- 373-7888
● Domestic Shelters- U.S. domestic violence shelter database. Find shelters in your area. http://www.domesticshelters.org/
● NCADV (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence)- Information, resources, and conferences. http://www.ncadv.org/
● YWCA- National Domestic Violence Center for crisis, community services and training. http://www.ywca.org/
● National Sexual Violence Resource Center- National resources, information and statistics. https://www.nsvrc.org/
● Know your IX- Information for students experience sexual assault. http://www.knowyourix.org/
● Kick at Darkness- Encouragement and care kits. https://kickatdarkness.com/
● Center for Disease and Control- Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/index.html
● Male Survivor- Support and statistics for men and boys affected by abuse. http://www.malesurvivor.org/
● Safe Place for Men- Helping men overcome sexual assault trauma. https://www.safeplaceformen.com/
● 1 in 6- Male sexual abuse survivor support. https://1in6.org/
● Faith Trust Institute- National, multi-faith, multicultural education organization working to end sexual and domestic violence. http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/
● GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment)- Consultations and independent investigations of sexual allegations, education on prevention, free resources, safety certification programs. http://www.netgrace.org/
● The Hope of Survivors- Help and healing from clergy abuse. http://www.thehopeofsurvivors.com/
● MK Safety Net- Help for missionary kids abused on the mission field. http://www.mksafetynet.org/
● SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests)- Find peer support groups for healing. http://www.snapnetwork.org/
● Spiritual Abuse Recovery- Resources for those who have been spiritually abused. http://www.spiritualabuse.com/
● Trauma Healing Basics – Resources to help you heal from trauma. https://www.traumahealingbasics.org/
● Child Sex Abuse
helpingsurvivors.org/child-sexual-abuse/
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