An organization dedicated to “healing to communities of color by changing the face and feel of therapy.” Their goal is to make therapists of color more accessible. The search directory tool allows users to filter by location, specialty, service type, ethnicity, and insurance.
This foundation offers Black communities resources, connections, and support needed to help break the silence and stigma around mental health. It offers a directory of mental health providers and programs serving the African-American community, African American Cultural Competency training, a mental health scholarship fund, and more.
BEAM is a national training, movement building, and grant making institution. They’re dedicated to the healing, wellness, and liberation of Black and marginalized communities.
An organization that provides access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective. It highlights and increases the diversity of mental health professionals and decreases the mental health stigma in the Black community. Their services include culturally inclusive mental health and wellness training, youth workshops, and webinars on various topics.
Mental health educational products and therapy services for Africans on the continent, as well as the African diaspora.
This association is an outpatient mental health clinic in Massachusetts. They offer many different mental health services, including individual therapy, family therapy, bilingual services, couples therapy, and more. There are resources for children, adults, and seniors alike.
This is a search engine for searching for Black therapists in the US. Users can filter by state, city, issue (including adoption), and type of appointment.
A movie about an African-American adoptee with white, Jewish lesbians parents and two other adopted siblings beginning to become more curious about their roots. Her curiosity about her African-American heritage grows and she decides to contact her birth mother. It explores topics like “true” identity, isolation from Black culture, and the circumstances of adoption.
Angela Tucker is a multimedia phenomenon leading discussions about race, class, and identity. She was adopted from foster care to a white family, and grew up in a city that was predominantly white. She has 15+ years of working in social welfare organizations, has consulted with NBC television, and supported the lead of a Broadway star. Her first book was published in the spring of 2023.
A transracial adoptee finds her birth mother and meets the rest of her family who did not know she existed, including her birth father. This documentary explores themes such as identity, the complexities of transracial adoption, and closure.
