Mental Health Toolkit

Tips and guidance mental health issues in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning community.

The National LGBT Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to healthcare organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

This link connects to the LGBTQ concerns related to suicide.

Their mission is to end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning young people.

The Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE) coordinates SAMHSA’s efforts to reduce disparities in mental and/or substance use disorders across populations. Its work is organized around key strategies, including data, policy, and quality practice and workforce development.

They center the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and 2SLGBTQIA+ intersections (QTBIPOC). They amplify the voices and expressions of Neurodivergent and Disabled Communities of Color.

A bilingual podcast and directory that aims to “break the stigma of mental health as it relates to the Latinx community while teaching self-help techniques, how to support oneself and their loved ones struggling with mental illnesses and create cultural competency for other providers working with the Latinx population.”

They are committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Their resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing.

To promote and be effective in addressing mental health for all, MHA uses a racial equity and intersectional lens to highlight, better understand, and effectively respond to the range of experiences held by individuals and families with diverse values, beliefs, and sexual orientations, in addition to backgrounds that vary by race, ethnicity, religion, and language.

The National American Indian and Alaska Native MHTTC works with organizations and treatment practitioners involved in the delivery of mental health services to American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, families, and tribal and urban Indian communities to strengthen their capacity to deliver effective evidence-based and experience-based practices. This includes the full continuum of services spanning mental illness, prevention, treatment, and recovery support.

South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network, SAMHIN, is a non-profit that addresses the mental health needs of the South Asian community in the U.S. Their goal is to decrease the stigma and shame associated with mental illness and offer resources for people who seek help.