Useful Resources
At the Tip of Your Fingers
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Screening
Free Therapy Funds
Boris L. Henson
Loveland Foundation
Black Girl Smiles
TrillFit x Monaleo
Finding a therapist/psychiatrist
Psychotherapist for talk therapy
Black Psychiatrist
Black women therapists
Black men therapists
Black Mental Health
Student health centers or federally-qualified health centers (community-based centers funded by the federal government) may provide free or low-cost mental health services. Email me at BLAZEHealthPod@gmail.com if you need help researching a center in your community.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has a helpline that offers free assistance and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can reach the helpline at 1-800-950-6264. For more information visit here or text NAMI to 741741.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Guest Speaker Contact Information
Dr. Topaz Sampson
IG: @drpaz
Temi Akisanya
The Write Along (IG:@TheWriteAlong)
Lindsey Winbush
The Lin Win Co (IG:@TheLinWinCo)
Dr. Michael Chan-Frazier
michael@vanda.life
Dr. Ashley Elliott/Dr. Vivid
https://www.doctorvivid.com/
Ideas for mental health toolkit
We are building our mental health toolkit together!
Music (DJ AMBRUH Mini Mixes)
https://soundcloud.com/amberdonald
Journaling Prompts (In Podcast +@TheWriteAlong on IG )
Grounding Techniques: www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/gro…techniques.pdf
Affirmations: www.instagram.com/blaze.health/
UV Light/Light Therapy (You can also purchase from Target or Walmart) This is for people who do not have access to the sun and people who have Seasonal Depression/Seasonal Affective Disorder
Sage, SOULva + Durga StiQ
Weighted Blanket