Resources

Emergency Help Lines:

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: call (tel:988) or text (sms:988) 988

  • National Alliance of Mental Illness: available M-F 10 am – 10 pm, ET. Connect by phone 800-950-6264 (tel:+18009506264) or text (sms:62640) "Helpline" to 62640, or chat (https://www.nami.org/help).

  • SAMHSA’s National Helpline: “a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish (https://www.samhsa.gov/linea-nacional-ayuda)) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.” Number: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) (tel:1-800-662-4357)

Recommended Books and Articles:

  • Microjoys by Cyndie Spiegel

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

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

  • You’re Going to Be Okay by Madeline Popelka

  • The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

  • Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes by Mercedes Acosta, Karen Jialu Bao, James Bird, and many more

  • Brain Energy by Christopher M. Palmer, MD

  • The Myth of Normal by Gabor Matte