Resources for BIPOC Students
Community Connections
CAPS Community Connections are identity and experience-based spaces in which students can meet with other students who share similar identities and experiences. These are spaces where students can focus on building connections, sharing and exchanging ideas, and learning from each other. Check out our offering schedule for APIMEDA/BIPOC students.
CAPS Calendar
Check out the calendar of workshops and other programs being offered at CAPS. You can search for community specific programs by using #BIPOC, #LGBTQ, #International.
Headspace
Headspace for Tritons is here! The popular mindfulness app and all its upgraded "Plus" features, is now FREE for registered UC San Diego students! This resource includes guided meditations and content that is specifically designed for BIPOC. Programs include:
- Cultivating Black Joy
- Navigating Injustice
- The Shine Collection (a network of mindfulness teachers and guides committed to providing culturally responsive mindfulness practices to diverse communities)
Sign up on our iFlourish page.
Telus Health Student Support
Telus Health Student Support provides University California, San Diego students living or residing internationally or Outside California with immediate and/or ongoing confidential, 24-hour support for any school, well-being, or general life concern at no cost to students. If you are currently living out of the country, Telus Health is a mental health resource for you.
Community Organizations and Resources
Below is a list of community organizations and services for a variety of BIPOC communities. Many of these community organizations offer free or low-cost services and resources. These organizations may or may not take your insurance. Please remember it is your responsibility to verify and understand your insurance coverage and what your out-of-pocket costs will be; and to verify that the community organizations are within your insurance network, or will provide affordable resources.
NOTE: Many of the resources (and corresponding webpage links) listed on this page are to external entities and/or organizations. Such entities/organizations are not UC San Diego and their inclusion on this webpage should not be interpreted as implying, indicating or otherwise suggesting that any such entity/organization, or any product or service of such entity/organization is connected or affiliated with, or is endorsed, favored, or supported by, or is opposed by the University of California. In addition, these external entities/organizations are solely responsible for their actions, including the content on their respective webpages. UC San Diego hereby expressly disclaims any and all responsibility and liability for any problems that may arise or any damages which may be incurred in connection with the products, services, offerings, and/or other actions by any other entity/organization listed on this site. The University of California, in accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or any other protected status.
BIPOC General Resources
- Clinicians of Color Directory: Find a therapist of color near you.
- How to Find a Culturally Competent Therapist
- Inclusive Therapists
- Resources for Diverse Identities
- The Benefits of a Therapist Who Understands Your Cultural Background
- The Four Bodies: A Holistic Toolkit for Coping with Racial Trauma
- TruCircle: Therapists directory and mental health resources.
QTBIPOC Resources
AAPI Resources
- Asian American Peer Counseling: Provides peer counseling for AAPI-identifying individuals through 45-minute sessions on Zoom with 2 peer counselors.
- Asian Mental Health Collective: Provider directory and community resources.
- Asian Therapist Directory: A directory for Asian therapists around the United States.
- Operation Samahan: Community health center that provides health and mental health services.
- South Asian Therapist Directory: A directory for South Asian Therapists around the United States.
- Union of Pan Asian Communities: Counseling and addiction treatment and recovery, community wellness clinic.
- South Asian Sexual & Mental Health Alliance: Workshops, resources, and podcast tailored towards the South Asian community covering topics such as mental health, sexual health, and LGBTQ+ issues.
Black/African American Resources
- Anti-Racism Resources
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM): Black virtual wellness directory (therapists, doulas, yoga teachers, etc.), peer support spaces, and more.
- Black Female Therapists
- Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation: Mental health resources and providers serving the African-American community, and more.
- Call BlackLine: “BlackLine® provides a space for peer support, counseling, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences to folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens.” Blackline also provides additional educational and informative reads.
- Dr. Ebony’s My Therapy Cards: Self-exploration card decks curated by a psychologist woman of color to work through alone, with a partner, or with a therapist.
- FamilyCare, CommunityCare and SelfCare Tool Kit: Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma (PDF)
- Free Black Therapists
- Healing in Action Guide from BLM (PDF)
- Healing Resources for Black and African-American Students, as well as resources for allies
- Self-Care for Black People Struggling from a Painful Week
- How To Find a Black Therapist: Resources and Advice
- Melanin & Mental Health: Directory for Black mental health professionals (psychologists, therapists, etc.)
- NAMI: Black mental health resources, and self-care for people of color.
- Psychology Today (Find a Black and African American Psychiatrist)
- Resources for Black Healing
- San Diego Black LGBTQ Coalition: Provider directory, community resources, support groups, community events.
- The Loveland Foundation: Financial assistance for mental health professionals across the country providing high quality, culturally competent services to Black women and girls.
- Therapy for Black Men
- Therapy for Black Girls
Indigenous/Native American Resources
- San Diego American Indian Health Center: Counseling, addiction treatment, spiritual support.
- We Are Native: Resources and information about culture, relationships, mental health, wellness; offers weekly texts about wellness tips.
Latinx/Latine/Chicanx Resources
- Latinx/Latine Therapy
- Psychology Today: Find a Latinx/Latine/Chicanx Therapist.
- Therapy for Latinx: Latinx/Latine/Chicanx provider directory for mental health services.