Multi-culturally Appropriate Mental Health Resources
Mental health care is now more important than ever.
Marginalized and minoritized individuals are suffering more acutely during the COVID-19 crisis. These long-standing disparities have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Sacred Heart University acknowledges these truths and wants to support our community members who may be struggling.
One in five adults in the U.S. lives with mental illness in a given year. Within that, black and Hispanic Americans access mental health services at about half the rate of their white counterparts. Asian Americans utilize services at about one-third the rate of white Americans.
Finding and opening up to a counselor as a person of color, LGBTQ+, or other intersectionality, can be very difficult – and considerably more challenging. Among communities of color, there are culturally specific understandings and experiences related to gender and sexual identities.
While society is becoming more accepting of mental health, there remain cultural stigmas that often lead to shame associated with seeking therapy. There may be people in our lives ― family members, people we date, friends ― who don’t understand why therapy is important.
Therapy is important! Using an app, finding a community or social network around mental health can be hugely valuable in finding people who are like-minded and can relate to what you’re going through.
Support & Resources
- Inclusive Therapists
A safer, simpler way to find care - Open Path Collective
A psychotherapy collective - Therapy for Black Girls
Developed to present mental health topics in a way that feels more accessible and relevant. - Asian Mental Health Collective
A community for Asian mental health support - National Alliance on Mental Illness