Resources in Support of Social Justice

Articles

1. Workplace Mental Health for LGBTQ+ Professionals Featuring Insights from Employees at Etsy, Intel, and OpenTable”
   By Bernie Wong, Mind Share Partners
2. Rise in Anti-Asian American hate crimes may lead to mental health crisis by Dr. Mishal Reja
   A growing body of research suggests that experiencing such racist aggression can have serious mental health impacts.
3. White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack 
   by Peggy McIntosh
4. Tools and Guidance for Talking About Race 
   From the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
5. Guide to Allyship
6. How to Teach Children About Cultural Awareness and Diversity
   From PBS.org
7. How Play Helps Kids Navigate Difficult Times 
   From PBS.org
8. How to Talk to Your Children About Race

• From Parents Magazine
• From the American Academy of Pediatrics

Books:

1. My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts, by Resmaa Menakem
2. How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
3. So You Want to Talk about Race, by Ijeoma Oluo

1. Should a Trauma-Informed Approach to Care be Our Standard of Care?
   From The Medical Center Hour
2. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race
   by Jay Smooth
3. Allegories on Race and Racism
   by Camara Phyllis Jone

1. How Organization Can Support the Mental Health of Black Employees
   By Angela Neal-Barnett, Harvard Business Review
2. Workplace Mental Health for Asian American Professionals
   By Bernie Wong
   Hear from Asian American professionals about the unique challenges they face around workplace mental health
3. How to support Asian American colleagues amid the recent wave of anti-Asian violence
   By Jennifer Liu
   Tips for leaders and peers to better support their Asian American colleagues right now. 

An Invitation to Brave Space
By Mickey ScottBey Jones
Together we will create brave space.
Because there is no such thing as “a safe space”—
We exist in the real world.
We all carry scars and we have all caused wounds.
In this space
We seek to turn down the volume of the outside world,
We amplify voices that fight to be heard elsewhere,
We call each other to more truth and love.
We have the right to start somewhere and continue to grow.
We have the responsibility to examine what we think we know.
We will not be perfect.
This space will not be perfect.
It will not always be what we wish it to be.
But
It will be our brave space together,
and
We will work on it side by side.

Local Organizations

1. Local Racial Affinity Groups
   Hosted by Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
   Participants are expected to make a year long commitment to attend monthly meetings.
   Contact: opsdirector@imeditation.org
2. Tools and Guidance for Talking About Race
   From the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
3. Virginia Organizing
   A non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives.

National Organizations

1. NAACP
2. Securing the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
3. Black Lives Matter
4. A global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
5. Southern Poverty Law Center
6. Battling racial and social injustice by fighting hate, teaching tolerance, and seeking justice.
7. Embrace Race
8. A non-profit organization for parents who are committed to raising a Generation of Children Who Are Thoughtful, Informed, and Brave About Race.
9. Boris Lawrence Henderson Foundation
10. Committed to changing the perception of mental illness in the African-American community by encouraging those who suffer with this debilitating illness to get the help they need

1. Culturally responsive mental health & self-care resources compiled by The Women’s Initiative in Charlottesville
   10 Self-care Tips for Black Women
2. Self-Care for Scholars Experiencing Racial Battle Fatigue
3. Toolkits and Resources
   From BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health)

 Meditation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei

Local Organizations

1. Central Virginia Clinicians of Color Network EMDR Voice Message Hotline: 434.218.0440, cvccninfo@gmail.com
2. Region Ten Emergency Services: 434.972.1800, available 24/7
3. Culturally responsive mental health & self-care resources compiled by The Women’s Initiative in Charlottesville

• Call-in Clinics
• Central Virginia Clinicians of Color Network
• Sister Circle Program
• Yoga for People of Color via Zoom

National Organizations

1. The Trevor Project: the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people under 25.

• TrevorLifeline:
• Phone 866.488.7386
• Text “Trevor” to 1.202.304.1200
• TrevorChat: Online instant messaging with a TrevorChat counselor. 

1. Trans Lifeline: a nonprofit organization dedicated to the well-being of transgender people. The hotline is staffed by transgender people for transgender people. 
2. It Gets Better Project: a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. 
3. National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800.273.8255, available 24/7
4. National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
5. Asian Mental Health Collective
6. Lifeline Chat Live Chat services
7. Free Virtual Therapy Support for African-Americans from The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
8. Online Therapy for Marginalized & Intersectional Communities from Ayana
9. Crisis Support for Young People of Color from the Steve Fund
10. 20 Black Yoga Teachers with Online Classes

1. I Love a Cop by Ellen Kirschman, Ph.D.
   For families and friends of law enforcement officers
2. Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement Officers by Kevin Gilmartin, Ph.D.
   A brief read for an officer
3. My Life for Your Life by Clarke A. Paris
4. On Combat by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

Pain Behind the Badge