{"id":52344,"date":"2020-06-25T15:13:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T22:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/?p=52344"},"modified":"2020-06-25T15:13:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T22:13:44","slug":"a-list-of-mental-health-resources-for-black-candidates-and-creatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/blog\/a-list-of-mental-health-resources-for-black-candidates-and-creatives\/","title":{"rendered":"A List of Mental Health Resources for Black Candidates and Creatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5847967\/george-floyd-protests-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Floyd<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/06\/03\/no-knock-warrant-breonna-taylor-was-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Breonna Taylor<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-georgia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ahmaud Arbery<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/26\/862230724\/white-woman-who-called-police-on-black-bird-watcher-in-central-park-placed-on-le\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Cooper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversations and imagery surrounding police brutality and Black suffering may be prevalent now, but the attention to the matter is long overdue. While this is a step toward a more equitable future in this nation, this emotional conversation can be exhausting, traumatic, triggering, and distressing.<\/p>\n<p>Creative Circle\u2019s Employee Assistance Program, provided by UnitedHealthcare and Optum, is open to all of our candidates and includes a free 24\/7 emotional support line (866-342-6892), staffed by professionally-trained mental health experts.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also gathered mental health and self-care resources to support our Black candidates and the Black creative community during this time, and moving forward.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Apps, Podcasts, Websites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beam.community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective<\/a> (mental health website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liberatemeditation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liberate<\/a> (meditation app)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.he6ecb72aef1&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=in-text-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Safe Place<\/a> (minority mental health app)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beam.community\/whatwebelieve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BEAM<\/a> (emotional health and healing group)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethelsclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethel\u2019s Club<\/a> (social and wellness platform)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/restforresistance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rest for Resistance<\/a> (website for queer and trans POC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimhd.nih.gov\/programs\/edu-training\/byomm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brother, You\u2019re on My Mind<\/a> (mental health platform)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justdavia.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Affirm<\/a> (podcast)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/imperfectly-phenomenal-woman\/id1469163657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imperfectly Phenomenal Women<\/a> (podcast)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/therapyforblackgirls.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Therapy for Black Girls<\/a> (podcast)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Publications, Articles, Toolkits<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abpsi.org\/pdf\/FamilyCommunitySelfCareToolKit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association of Black Psychologists Self-Care Tool Kit<\/a> (self-care manual)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourselvesblack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ourselves Black<\/a> (mental health magazine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thesiweproject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Siwe Project<\/a> (mental health advocacy group)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/preludemag.com\/issues\/2\/ode-to-shea-butter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ode to Shea Butter<\/a> (poem)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/coping-with-anticipatory-grief-2248856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coping With Anticipatory Grief<\/a> (article)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/racial-battle-fatigue\/racial-battle-fatigue-what-is-it-and-what-are-the-symptoms-84f79f49ee1e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Racial Battle Fatigue: What is it and What are the Symptoms?<\/a> (article)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thefeministwire.com\/2012\/11\/subversive-self-care-centering-black-womens-wellness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subversive Self-Care: Centering Black Women\u2019s Wellness<\/a> (article)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/justjasmineblog.com\/self-care-for-people-of-color-after-emotional-and-psychological-trauma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self-Care For People of Color After Psychological Trauma<\/a> (article)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/counseling.northwestern.edu\/blog\/racial-trauma-retraumatization-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Racial Trauma in Film: How Viewers Can Address Re-traumatization<\/a> (article)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/litnorteamericanaffyl.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/hooks-onselfrecovery.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On-Self Recovery<\/a> (from <em>Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Therapist Directories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abpsi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association of Black Psychologists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inclusivetherapists.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inclusive Therapists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtqpsychotherapistsofcolor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LGBTQ Psychotherapists of Color<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nqttcn.com\/directory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/therapists\/african-american\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psychology Today Directory of African American Therapists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melaninandmentalhealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melanin and Mental Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/therapyforblackgirls.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Therapy for Black Girls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/therapyforblackmen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Therapy for Black Men<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ways to Connect With Other Black People<\/h3>\n<p>Here are a few of the many groups out there that facilitate connections and conversations with other Black people:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1312112762171864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Black Parenting<\/em> Facebook group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/12240915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Black Marketers Association of America<\/em> LinkedIn group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/scbwit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sista Circle: Black Women In Tech<\/em> Facebook group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/group\/show\/516550-the-black-bookcase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Black Bookcase\u00a0<\/em>virtual book club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/223317325100848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Black Girls Cook &amp; Meal Plan<\/em> Facebook group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Floyd. Breonna Taylor.\u00a0Ahmaud Arbery.\u00a0Christian Cooper. Conversations and imagery surrounding police brutality and Black suffering may be prevalent now, but the attention to the matter is long overdue. While this is a step toward a more equitable future in this nation, this emotional conversation can be exhausting, traumatic, triggering, and distressing. Creative Circle\u2019s Employee Assistance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dei","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v25.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A List of Mental Health Resources for Black Candidates and Creatives | Creative Circle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We\u2019ve gathered mental health and self-care resources to support our Black candidates and the Black creative community during this time, and moving forward.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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