BIPOC资源

Even with culturally relevant services and support it may take time to find what works for you or your child(ren). Nevertheless, with research and the resources provided, you can get the care that is needed.

Starting therapy with someone new may feel extremely awkward at first for children and their families. 对自己和孩子要有耐心. It is okay to ask the 治疗师 as many questions as you or your child needs to feel comfortable and supported. If you are not sure what questions are important to ask when looking for a good mental health professional, 别担心.

如果你找到了一位你认为很般配的治疗师, 但是你没有保险或者他们不收你的保险, 询问有什么财务选择. Some 治疗师 offer income-based or sliding scales to help with cost. 这里有一些建议 帮助治疗变得容易获得和负担得起.

也, 如果你或你的孩子目前没有保险或保险不足, Public Health’s Community Health Access Program (CHAP) navigators can help connect you to free or low-cost health insurance options.

精神健康及辅导社区资源

• NAMI(国家精神疾病研究所)，西雅图 (西雅图BIPOC心理健康资源)
• 全国精神联盟(NAMI)东区
• 华盛顿有色人种顾问 (按种族、语言和宗教列出的顾问名单)
• 黑色素和心理健康 (治疗师寻找者，播客等) 
• 有色人种心理健康支持小组
• 普罗维登斯对I/DD患者的健康悲伤支持
• 良好的心理健康
• 华盛顿黑人治疗基金
• 亚洲辅导及转介服务(ACRS)
• 金郡行为健康监察员
• Child and Adolescent Latino Mental Health Assessment and Treatment (CALMA) Clinic
• 社区精神病诊所住房计划
• 发展思想
• 犹太家庭服务个案管理
• 纳沃斯心理健康咨询中心
• 治疗健康服务
• Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care: Developmental Disability Services
• 华盛顿自闭症倡导组织 & WAAA联盟资源目录
• 全国精神疾病协会 provides resources and free support groups for individuals and families affected by mental illness. 地方分会, 包括西雅图, provide groups specifically designed for Black and Indigenous participants.
• 全国有色人种酷儿和跨性别治疗师网络 (“Interactive digital resource that helps QTPoC locate QTPoC mental health practitioners across the country.”) 
• 4C导师计划 每年为金县的125名青少年提供导师. These are typically youths involved in King County Superior Court and young people referred to us by the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative.  我们也与 西雅图关怀指导运动.
• 儿童之友-家|儿童之友 –Salaried professional mentors are matched with children over the course of 12+ years, 从幼儿园到高中毕业.

心理健康和自我保健在线资源

• Resources for Black Healing compiled by Micalah Webster, MSW, MHSA
• 黑人女孩的治疗 (治疗师寻找者，博客，播客等) 
• 黑人男性的治疗 (治疗师寻找者，博客，资源，等等) 
• 呼叫黑线 (“Helping the most-impacted folks through crisis, abuse, and mistreatment”) 
• 西北波特兰地区印第安人健康委员会 (“NPAIHB or the Board is a non-profit tribal advisory organization serving the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Oregon, 华盛顿, 和爱达荷州.”) 
• 西雅图印第安人健康委员会 (“Is a community health center that provides health and human services to its patients, 同时专门照顾土著人.”) 
• 亚洲精神健康计划 (博客、资源) 
• 南亚精神卫生倡议和网络 (资源、博客) 
• Latinx疗法 (治疗师寻找者，资源，博客) 
• 鼓励关于种族和创伤的有意义的对话 (“Jenée Johnson is developing a new way to talk about trauma, race and bias.”) 
• Dr. 快乐DeGruy (Renowned researcher post traumatic slave syndrome and black adolescent male respect) 
• 种族化创伤免费课程 (文化躯体训练 & 研究所) 
• 力量战胜沉默:关于勇气、文化和社区的故事 (来自NAMI的黑人和拉丁裔心理健康)
• University of Georgia’s Department of Psychology Racial Trauma Guide (受影响者及其盟友/同谋的资源) 
• 情感和心理健康集体black e (“我们是一群倡导者, 瑜伽老师, 艺术家, 治疗师, 律师, 宗教领袖, 老师, psychologists and activists committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities.”) 
• 尝试解放一个冥想应用程序的BIPOC. 
• 这 free toolkit from the Community Healing Network and the Association of Black Psychologists 指导你在面对文化创伤时治愈.
• 44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in 这 Country 因为黑人的生命，黑人的身体，黑人的思想都很重要.
• 安全的地方 is a free app offering mental health resources and self-care tips for the Black Community.
• 这篇关于 种族主义和暴力:如何帮助孩子处理新闻 帮助成年人在这段时间支持孩子.

社区连接和治疗的本地空间

非洲城/乌莫贾和平中心 乌莫加和平中心 满足了西雅图培养工作技能的需求, 对非洲裔年轻人的信心和文化自豪感. 该组织旨在提供减少反社会行为的项目, 青少年犯罪, 犯罪, 和暴力.

西雅图-金县黑人的命也是命 是草根, 以志愿者, 社会-justice nonprofit organization focused on the empowerment and liberation of Blacks and other people of color through advocacy and direct action.

西雅图和金县NAACP: 全国有色人种协进会 工作确保了政治, 教育, 社会, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Current programs include virtual book clubs and other online gatherings.

大西雅图地区的厄立特里亚协会 was organized by immigrants who volunteered to establish a diasporic community that would preserve their cultural heritage. Their effort to build a strong communal landmark continues to enrich the pan-cultural experience in the Pacific Northwest.

西雅图埃塞俄比亚社区 aims to facilitate a seamless integration of all persons of Ethiopian origin into the American society. ECS对社会有贡献, cultural and civic life of the Puget Sound area as well as to assist Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans in preserving and sharing their ancient and rich cultural heritage. 项目包括烹饪课程和老年人膳食服务.

Somali Community of Seattle works for the success of refugees to undergo a smooth transitional process and attain self-sustainable status in their new country. Programs include youth safety workshops and theater programs and elderly nutrition programs.

西雅图城市联盟 was established in 1930 to become one of approximately 90 affiliates of the National Urban League. 今天, ULMS implements its mission within our Seattle/King County service area through advocacy, 直接编程, 社区外展, 建立联盟. 目前提供的课程包括购房和信用建立课程.

2020年第16周:参加 为期一周的美国黑人历史和文化在线庆祝活动 with 西雅图-金县黑人的命也是命 and FW Black Collective. The kid-friendly events include a virtual watch party of the 2016 documentary13th, 引导冥想, DJ集, a food-related event with James Beard Award-winning Chef Edouardo Jordan, 莱佛士, 和更多的. 6月15日至21日.

播客

听听Krista Tippett的看法, 播客On Being的主持人, 请与Resmaa Menakem交谈, 创伤治疗师, Cultural Somatics and the importance of our bodies in processing trauma.

听听喇嘛罗德欧文和BJSTARR when they “discussed ways in which anger pierces through to the truth of our reality, 充当镜子, 清晰的来源, 也是变革的催化剂. We also talked about how to consume anger rather than letting it consume us; Black rage; and the loving care we must also offer the wounds beneath it.” 

自我照顾和集体照顾的技巧

自我照顾是照顾自己需要的行为. 集中照料, 或社区护理, is the act of supporting others in meeting their needs and asking others to support you in meeting yours, building upon the notion that we are stronger together than we are apart. Both are important aspects of reducing stress and increasing resiliency.

例子包括:

• 联系朋友和/或家人
• 确保你得到营养和水分
• 休息
• 参加虚拟教堂、清真寺或寺庙
• 实践精神
• 独自冥想或与网络小组一起冥想
• 参加抗议、游行和/或示威
• 和你现在的心理医生谈谈
• 参加体育活动
• 跳舞或唱歌
• 设定界限，独处
• Making space for any act that relieves your stress and improves your resiliency