resources

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
― Angela Davis

non-carceral mental health approach

If you are in a mental health crisis or emergency, you are deeply valued and are not alone. 

Please reach out to the crisis services listed below for support. (We do not provide crisis services here.)

    • Visit: Don't Call the Police for resources with transparency about reporting policies

    • Search for mobile crisis or community response teams in your city. 

      • Calling 211 in some cities will dispatch community response teams instead of law enforcement. Ask in advance whether they dispatch the police if this is a concern.

    • Ask them to stay with you and to make a plan together. You don't have to face this alone. 

    • If you do not want police or hospital intervention, communicate this clearly.

    • Ask them to listen and empathize, and not judge, give advice, or center their own feelings. 

    • If you are using substances, alcohol, or self-injury to cope, ask them to stay with you without judgement. 

      • When you are ready for help, ask them to remove it from you.

    • Please reach out to community leaders, neighbors, friends, and family to be present if you are calling the police.

    • See below for crisis warm-lines that do not use police intervention

crisis services support

books

  • complex trauma

    The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex Ptsd for People of Color by Natalie Y. Gutierrez 

    The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris 

    No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schartz, Ph.D.

    Decolonizing Trauma Work Indigenous Stories and Strategies by Renee Linklater

    My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

  • abolition. liberation.

    The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

    Are Prisons Obsolete? by Dr. Angela Davis 

    We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities by Zach Norris

    Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

    The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

    Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown

    Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health by Micha Frazer-Carroll

    All About Love by Bell Hooks

  • neurodiverse + addiction.

    The Neurodivergence Skills Workbook for Autism and ADHD: Cultivate Self-Compassion, Live Authentically, and Be Your Own Advocate by Jennifer Kemp and Monique Mitchelson

    Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price, PhD

    The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People by Judith Orloff, MD

    In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Mate

  • body-centered. somatic.

    Body-Centered Psychotherapy: The Hakomi Method : the Integrated Use of Mindfulness, Nonviolence, and the Body by Ron Kurtz 

    Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice by Halko Weiss

    Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body and Heart to Feel Secure in the World by Deidre Fay

    Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: 125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress by Manuela Mischke-Reeds 

  • nature. 🌱

    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

holistic. wholeness.

  • Freedom Community Clinic (Oakland)

    Services: Massage, Reiki, Acupuncture, Psychotherapy, Meditation, Cupping, Aura Cleansing, Energy Healing, Doula Care, etc. 

    Sliding Scale rate offered

    https://www.freedomcommunityclinic.org/  

  • TUNE UP Community Acupuncture (Oakland)

    Sliding Scale  Fee: $25 (up to 60 mins)

    Cupping: $30 

    https://www.tuneupca.com/

  • East Bay Meditation Center

    https://eastbaymeditation.org/

  • APTP: The People's Clinic

    At The People’s Clinic we provide access to tools and services that help people recover and heal from the abuses of the system. Not only is there often a lack of healthcare within communities most impacted by police violence, but there is also almost no framework for a healing path within the healthcare system at large.

    Services: acupuncture, massage, healing tools library, herbal pharmacy consultations (virtual)

    If you’re a frontline organizer or directly impacted by state violence, you’re invited to join our clinic at The People’s House on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month from 3pm to 7pm.

    To book an appointment please continue to use the general booking link at thepeoplesclinic.janeapp.com

therapy+ directories

  • Abolition Centered Care Provider Database

    this is a collective resource of abolition-centered, non-carceral care providers (therapists, social workers, peer supporters, healers) that are dedicated to providing care outside of oppressive systems (i.e. law enforcement, forced hospitalization, the psychiatric industrial complex).

    Please share with anyone who might benefit from these resources.

    Abolitionist Care Providers

  • Mental Health Resources for Palestinians + SWANA folks

    Mental Health + Somatic Resources for Palestinian / SWANA Folks in Diaspora


    Palestinians + SWANA folks

  • COVID-Conscious Therapists

    is a directory of COVID-informed practitioners in mostly so-called North America. Please reach out to each individual to inquire on their practices & ethics!

    COVID-Conscious Therapists

  • National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network

    Advancing healing justice by transforming mental health for queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color.

    NQTTCN

  • Therapy for Queer People of Color

    To connect Queer & Trans People of Global Majority to affirming pro-liberation mental health professionals.

    Therapy for Queer People of Color

  • Inclusive Therapists

    is a directory of justice-oriented therapists in Turtle Island (so-called United States) who have agreed to Core Values of culturally affirming & responsive client care, decolonizing mental health care, and intersectional equity.

    Inclusive Therapists

  • Neurodivergent Therapists

    This directory was created to help neurodivergent clients find neurodivergent therapists.

    The directory includes the following licensed providers: professional counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, and speech language pathologists.

    Neurodivergent Therapists

  • Adoptee - Therapist Directory

    This directory includes licensed U.S. mental health professionals who identify as adoptees and work with adoptees / adoptive families in a variety of public and private settings. Only providers who have voluntarily submitted their information have been listed.

    Adoptee - Therapist Directory

low fee resources

Mental Health Liberation BIPOC Therapy Fund

TWOLHA - Treatment & Recovery Scholarship Program

NQTTCN Mental Health Fund for QTBIPOC

CT Stream for AAPI youth and young adults


AMHC Lotus Therapy Fund for AAPI

Loveland Therapy Fund for Black women & girls.

Open Path Collective therapist directory