Race, Social Justice, and Civil Rights
Insight Timer
A free meditation app for sleep, anxiety, and stress. It has a timer with different bell and interval options, and thousands of teachers and tracks.
The Social Impact Center
The Social Impact Center (SIC) was founded in 2000 with a mission to create and implement educational and economic development programs to strengthen the Roxbury community. Its free, weekly Cory Johnson Program offers a peer-centered approach to addressing post-traumatic stress in urban neighborhoods.
The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, based in Dorchester, serves as a center of healing, teaching, and learning for families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief, and loss.
Headspace
Experience the benefits of meditation through guided meditations, animations, articles, and videos. The BPL has a limited number of licenses to assign to BPL cardholders.
Self-Care and Healing
Scroll down for links to resources on self-care, mental health, and community healing.
Self-Care
"Self-care, at its most basic, refers to a person’s effort to maintain their wellness and health. Initiated and maintained by each individual based on their own needs, self-care requires active engagement and conscious effort to form new, beneficial habits. Caring for ourselves helps to bring balance, focus, and mindfulness to our lives. In turn, this helps us to better navigate the challenging social and political issues related to our anti-racist work." -"Self-Care: Talking About Race," National Museum of African American History & Culture / Smithsonian
Mental Health Resources for Teens
Angela Davis on Self-Care
Mental Health and Self-Care Resources
- Boston Employee Assistance Program (EAP)The program is available to City of Boston employees and their family members, participating authorities, and commissions. Just call 617-635-2200 for help.
- Boston Magazine: Mental Health Resources for the Black and Brown Community in BostonA list of mental health resources from Boston Magazine.
- CDC: Coping with StressMental health resources for children, teens, adults, healthcare workers, and others.
- Deconstructing Stigma: NAACP-Boston ChapterAn effort by Deconstructing Stigma and the Boston chapter of the NAACP targeting communities of color and their specific challenges around mental health awareness, stigma, and access to care.
- Harvard University "Resources for Self-Care for BIPOC"Includes resources for mental health, free emotional well being resources, mindfulness, and guided meditation resources.
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) Multicultural Mental Health Resource DirectoryThis directory contains information about organizations in Massachusetts that offer mental health and related services for communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, immigrants, and refugees.
- Massachusetts General Hospital: Mental Health Resources for Black, Indigenous and People of ColorResources that may be useful to BIPOC-identifying individuals seeking support for mental health concerns and/or coping with race-related stressors.
- MassArt Anti-Racism ResourcesThis lists some BIPOC self-care resources in addition to other resources related to anti-racism work.
Boston Public Health Commission Initiatives
- Boston Youth Resiliency & Recovery Collaborative (BYRRC)The goal of the Boston Youth Resiliency & Recovery Collaborative (BYRRC) is to support Boston youth and families affected by the opioid crisis and substance use broadly through the creation of a citywide, data-driven, cross-sector collaborative plan to catalyze positive community and systems change.
- Capacity Building & Training Initiative (CBTI)The Division of Violence Prevention's Capacity Building & Training Initiative (CBTI) prevents and addresses violence by strengthening trauma-informed and equitable approaches among providers and systems serving children, adults and families in Boston and beyond.
- Racial Justice and Health EquityFurthering its commitment to improving the health of communities of color, BPHC has been devoted to advancing racial justice and health equity since 2000.
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is in July. This page from the U.S. Department of Human and Health Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) offers free graphics, health data on disparities among populations, and resources and publications on the topic.
Mental Health America (MHA): The State of Mental Health in America
