QTBIPOC Mental Health and Well-Being

We know that queer and trans Black, Indigenous, people of color are too often forced to endure the negative effects of both racism and anti-LGBTQ bias, elevating stress and compounding mental health challenges. HRC recognizes the particular urgency of having resources for QTBIPOC mental health during these unprecedented times of hypervisible anti-trans and racial violence, and the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in our communities. We also know that QTBIPOC in general face barriers to treatment and care, carry generational trauma and mistrust of the medical community and have layered stigma around mental health. Our mental health is important — and right now even the most resilient among us are struggling for peace of mind.

Below we’ve compiled resources for QTBIPOC mental health and wellness.

LGBTQ Crisis/Suicide Prevention Hotlines

*Not LGBTQ-specific but LGBTQ-inclusive

Transgender Community

• Trans Lifeline - 877-565-8860

LGBTQ Youth

• LGBT National Youth Talkline - 1-800-246-7743
• TrevorLifeline - 1-866-488-7386
• TrevorText - Text START to 678-678
• The Steve Fund Crisis Textline* - Text STEVE to 741741

LGBTQ Adults

• Lifeline* - 1-800-273-8255
• Crisis Text Line* - Text HOME to 741741

All Ages

• GLBT National Hotline - 1-888-843-4564

Finding Treatment and Resources

We partnered with Mental Health America to develop questions to help QTBIPOC find affirming mental health providers here.

*HRC does not evaluate nor endorse the background, training, affirmativeness or skill of anyone included in these directories.

• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists
• Ayana Therapy App
• Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Therapist Directory
• Black Virtual Therapist Network
• GLMA Provider Directory
• LatinX Therapy
• National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
• Therapy for Black Girls
• Psychology Today
• The GLBT National Resource Database

Mental Health Screening

Take a free confidential online mental health screening test!

Did you know online screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition? Take this confidential, online mental health screening test courtesy of our partners at Mental Health America.

Mental Health & Wellness Organizations

• Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
• Melanin and Mental Health
• Mental Health America
• Rest for Resistance by QTPOC Mental Health
• South Asian Sexual & Mental Health Alliance
• The Steve Fund
• Trevor Project
• We R Native

Mental Health Blogs, Videos & Webinars from HRC

Blogs

• Direct Online and Phone Support Services for LGBTQ Youth
• HRC Observes Black Indigenous People of Color Mental Health Month 2020
• HRC Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month 2020
• HRC Observes Mental Health Awareness Month 2019
• Three Ways to Combat Mental Health Stigma in LGBTQ Communities
• Mental Health at the Intersections - George M. Johnson
• HRC and Partners to Host #MMHMChat to Mark Minority Mental Health Month
• A Conversation About Minority Mental Health Month with HRC’s J.P. Regis
• Minority Mental Health is #NotACharacterFlaw

Videos & Webinars

• BIPOC Mental Health Month Kickoff 2020 (Panel Discussion)
• HRC Youth Ambassador Ace Auker Speaks at Time to THRIVE 2020 
• HRC Youth Ambassador Jacob Kanter Speaks at Time to THRIVE 2020
• Mental Health in LGBTQ Communities of Color (2019 Panel Discussion)
• HRC 2018 Youth Report:  LGBTQ Teens on Feeling Safe
• HRC 2018 Youth Report: Transgender Teens on Using Bathroom at School
• Mental Health in LGBTQ Communities of Color (2018 Panel Discussion)
• Nothing to Hide - Minority LGBTQ Mental Health (2017 Panel Discussion)
• 2017 Mental Health Awareness Month