Resources for BIPOC STUDENTs

Trent Black Student Support

The Office of Student Affairs in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights and Equity (CHREA) aim to deliver a diverse range of programming that acts to ease the social and academic transition from high school to university. Founded in the Summer of 2020, the Black Student Support program is a safe space for current Trent Black students to come together for support and conversations around their Black experience at Trent, the Peterborough community, and beyond. This confidential discussion group is led by two student facilitators who have a lived experience in the Black community. In addition, the program runs other educational and social events during the year that are open to allies and the wider campus community. 

2021-2022 Meeting Time: Tuesdays from 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Email us at blackstudentsupport@trentu.ca or register directly here if you would like join our weekly meetings and discussion groups.

Check out our Upcoming Events or follow our Instagram/Facebook pages (@trent.bss) for educational programming that is open to allies and the wider campus community. 

If you want to get in touch with Black Student Support send us an email at blackstudentsupport@trentu.ca or get social with us on Facebook or Instagram: @trent.bss

Black Youth Helpline

The Black Youth Hotline brings innovative, professional, culturally relevant perspectives to understanding and addressing the root causes of challenges faced by children, youth, and families. Black Youth Hotline aims to ensure that youth, families, schools and other organizations have multi-cultural and culturally appropriate resources they can turn to for related support.

Available daily from 9:00am - 10:00pm

Call 1 (416) 285-9944 or 1 (833) 294-8650
info@blackyouth.ca | blackyouth.ca

Good2Talk

Good2Talk is a free, confidential support service for post-secondary students in Ontario. Good2Talk can support students through a wide range of issues that may be impacting their mental health and well-being, including depression, anxiety, substance use, academic stress, personal or family relationships, loneliness, identity, financial concerns and other challenges. 

By connecting with Good2Talk, post-secondary students can receive professional counselling, volunteer crisis support and information and referrals about mental health services and supports on and off campus.

No matter what you’re going through, Good2Talk is available 24/7. We’re Good2Talk whenever you need us!

Visit good2talk.ca/ontario/ or call 1-866-925-5454. You can also text GOOD2TALKON to 686868 or chat confidentially on Facebook Messenger with someone.

Healing in Colour

For BIPOC, finding a therapist who understands our lived experiences can feel next to impossible. Healing in Colour strives to make that search easier. We offer a directory of BIPOC therapists in Canada who are committed to supporting BIPOC—in all our intersections.

Our vision is to support individual and collective healing for BIPOC. Healing in Colour envisions a world where there are no structural barriers to healing; where BIPOC - in all our intersections - have access to therapy that supports our healing and liberation.

Visit healingincolour.com to access this directory, as well as additional BIPOC resources.

I.M. Well

The I.M. Well smartphone app is a mental heath and wellness app that directly connects students to campus and community mental health resources and offers 24/7 confidential support and advice for stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and legal issues, addiction, and much more. There is always someone to talk to.

Search I.M. Well on your smartphone app store to download for free and to access nationally recognized partner content from the CMHA, PHZIO, Aspiria and Jack.org.

Liberate

Liberate is a subscription-based meditation app that includes practices and talks designed for the Black community. The app is designed to support Black folks on their path to healing by naming and offering resources for common cultural experiences, like internalized racism and micro-aggressions. We’ve curated content from 40+ BIPOC teachers with a diverse background in lineage, perspective and approach, so that everyone can find a practice in their voice.

Visit liberatemeditation.com to download the app for either iOS or Android.

Mental Health Coalition BIPOC Resource Library

The Mental Health Coalition’s Resource Library is made available by our alliance of the leading mental health organizations. We encourage you to browse this database to learn about mental health, how to help a loved one, learning coping skills, and seeking support. Resources in the Library are sorted by category, and the BIPOC resources available aim to examine community-developed systems of support created to fill in gaps within traditional systems that may overlook cultural and historical factors that impede BIPOC and QTBIPOC mental health.

Click here to view the Mental Health Coalition BIPOC Resource Library.

NoStigmas

NoStigmas is a peer-to-peer support network built by and for those whose lives are affected by mental illness and suicide. We are steadfast in eliminating the stigmas surrounding mental health and supporting the creation of peer support mental health communities everywhere. We believe everyone should have equal access to mental health resources regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. NoStigmas stands against inequity and supports the mental health of those impacted by discrimination. We will amplify all voices of people affected by mental illness and suicide and continue to create free programs that are inclusive of everyone. Our mission is to ensure that no one faces mental health challenges alone. We envision a world without shame or discrimination related to mental health, brain disease, behavioural disorders, trauma, suicide, and addiction, with universal access to mental health education, support, and resources.

Find support by visiting nostigmas.org.

POC Online Classroom

We curate resources by and for people of colour. Through resources, syllabi and zines, we hope to amplify the voices of marginalized communities, educate others and ourselves on critical social justice issues, empower marginalized peoples, and incite change.

Visit poconlineclassroom.com to start exploring.

The Project Lotus

Project Lotus destigmatizes mental health in Asian-American communities by tackling the model minority stereotype through culturally-relevant education for the community and the empowerment of voices. Project Lotus advances the movement for Asian Americans to be able to discuss, care for, and advocate mental health freely, without shame or stigma. Through Project Lotus we can advance a mental health movement that is relevant to Asian Americans. We can fight the stigma, educate one another, and provide accessible and culturally-relevant resources to foster a sustainable, supportive community.

Visit theprojectlotus.org to find out more and to access resources.

Project PROTECH

PROTECH: Pandemic Rapid-response Optimization To Enhance Community-Resilience and Health is a community-engaged action research project that aims to reduce the negative psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese Canadians and other affected groups while promoting community resilience. Previous pandemics have been shown to not only affect our physical health but also one’s psychological and social wellbeing. As the first racialized groups hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Canadians and diasporic communities have experienced increased stigma and racism, further intensifying the overall mental health, economic and social impact shared by broader Canadian communities.

PROTECH builds on lessons learned from the HIV and SARS pandemics, where many of our team members and community collaborators were at the forefront of the community response to address racism, stigma, and mental health challenges.

Visit projectprotech.ca to access news, community resources, supports and services, and more.

The Safe Place

The Safe Place is a minority mental health app that educates and raises awareness of mental illness in the Black community. This app gives informative information on mental illnesses, self-care tips, black mental health statistics, a mental health directory, an open group forum, and more.

All races go through mental illness, but we also can experience it differently because of our race and social backgrounds. The Safe Place can also be a great learning tool for mental health professional's to better understand their black patients. Not only can the black community benefit from this app, but also mental health professionals, friends, and family, of ALL colors can be better educated on this issue and do a service by directing their black friends, co workers, etc. to the app.

The app is available for iOS and Android.

We R Native

We are a comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them. We strive to promote holistic health and positive growth in our local communities and nation at large. The site contains over 330 health and wellness pages that have been reviewed by Native youth and topical experts.

Visit www.wernative.org to speak to a Relative about your culture, your life, your relationships, your mind, your impact and more.

Everyday Feminism

Everyday Feminism is an educational platform for personal and social liberation. Our mission is to help people dismantle everyday violence, discrimination, and marginalization through applied intersectional feminism and to create a world where self-determination and loving communities are social norms through compassionate activism.

We aim to shift our culture to end the everyday violence, discrimination, and marginalization that people face due to their gender, sexual orientation, race, class, size, ability, and other social differences.

We seek to create a more just world where we can accept ourselves for who we truly are, where we respect each other’s right to self-determination, and where we nurture and are nurtured in loving communities.

Visit the Everyday Feminism website for articles, resources, and more: everydayfeminism.com.