Resources for Harm Reduction Workers
Explore a curated collection of online mental health resources designed to support your well-being, offering guidance, self-help tools, and community support.
Publications & Workshops
Grief Resources
Workshop: Organizing Our Grief
- Article: “I don’t go to funerals anymore”: how people who use opioids grieve drug-related death in the US overdose epidemic
- Experiences of Overdose Among People Who Inject Drugs and Have Experienced Homelessness In The City Of Toronto
- Article: Impacts of Overdose On Front-Line Harm Reduction Workers in the City Of Toronto
- Workshops: Vikki Reynolds, PhD
- Videos: Solidarity Talks – Vikki Reynolds, PhD
- Workshops and Publications: GLoW (Grief, Loss, and Wellness) Initiative
- Workshops: CATIE
- Other Resources: National Safer Supply Community of Practice
For Employers
RESOURCES
- TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks)
- Bravely
- Lyra
- MyStrength
- Learn to Live
- LiveHealth Online
- CAPC – Videos on dealing with grief as a team
- Community Resiliency Model Workshops
For Employees
RESOURCES
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Black/African American Employees
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
- beam.community
- BEAM connects members of the Black community, no matter their sexual orientation, gender identity or physical ability or disabilities, with resources they need to achieve mental and emotional healing.
The Safe Place
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-safe-place/id1349460763
- This app provides tools for the Black community to seek and receive care. It’s free and available on iOS and Android.
Manifesting M.E. Wellness
- (424) 888-0447
- manifestingwellness.com
- Black woman owned and Los Angeles based, Manifesting M.E. Wellness provides mental health services for marginalized communities and individuals by providing culturally competent, trauma-informed holistic mental and emotional health services
Therapy for Black Girls
- https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/
- Therapist directory for Black women and girls.
Therapy for Black Men
- https://therapyforblackmen.org/
- Therapist directory for Black men.
Indigenous/Native American Employees
Indigenous Circle of Wellness
- https://icowellness.com/
- Private practice that provides quality therapy and wellness support that is culturally inclusive, centers Indigenous core values, and supports the healing of Black, Native/Indigenous, and communities of color.
We R Native
- https://www.wernative.org/
- Education and resources for Native American youths looking for mental health support and other needs.
Latin(o)(a)(e)/Hispanic Employees
Therapy For Latinx
- https://www.therapyforlatinx.com/
- A resource to connect members of the Latinx and other communities with mental health resources.
Latinx Therapy
- https://latinxtherapy.com/
- Therapist finder for Latinx and Hispanic communities.
Asian American Employees
Asian Mental Health Collective
- https://www.asianmhc.org/
- Makes it easy for individuals to find mental health care professionals through their nationwide APISAA Therapist Directory.
Asian American Psychological Association
- https://directory.aapaonline.org/
- Directory of Asian American therapists.
Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers
- https://www.apctc.org/
- Mental health services for adults, children, and families. Services include: counseling, case management, and medication management. Services are available in several different languages.
The South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network
- https://samhin.org/
- Connects individuals with mental health care providers who specialize in offering services to the South Asian community. The provider directory allows those seeking services to choose a mental health care professional based on language, location and specialty area.
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
- nqapia.org
- Provides comprehensive resources to LGBTQ members of the AAPI community. The healer and therapist directory centers providers of AAPI descent.
LGBTQIA+ Employees
The Trevor Project
- (866) 488-7386
- thetrevorproject.org
- The country’s only LGBTQ youth-specific mental health hotline available 24/7.
Trans Lifeline
- (877) 565-8860
- translifeline.org
- A hotline run by transgender people providing mental health support and resources.
Therapy for Queer People of Color
- https://www.therapyforqpoc.com/
- Therapist directory.
LGBT Center Los Angeles
- https://lalgbtcenter.org/health-services/mental-health/individual-therapy
- The Los Angeles LGBT Center offers individual, couples, family, and group therapy, as well as psychiatric care.
Los Angeles Gender Center
- https://www.lagendercenter.org/
- A network of mental health providers serving the transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary communities and their families in California.
Gender Wellness of Los Angeles
- https://genwell.org/
- Private practice therapy center serving the transgender, non-binary, and LGBTQ+ plus communities.
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
- https://nqttcn.com/en/
- Mental health care directory and resources.
Disabled Employees
We Are More
- https://wearemore.life/
- Peer support group app for people living with chronic illness/pain.
Neurodivergent Therapists
- https://ndtherapists.com/
- Therapist directory.
General
Inclusive Therapists
- https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/
- Therapist directory to search for therapists by specialty, identity, and more.
Open Path Collective
- https://openpathcollective.org/
- Sliding scale therapy between $40-$70 per session.
Open Paths Counseling Center
- https://openpaths.org/
- Low cost and sliding scale therapy
The Relational Center
- https://www.relationalcenter.org/
- Low cost and sliding scale individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, and group therapy
Grief Therapy
RESOURCES
Grief Therapy
Grief Share
Directory of grief and loss support groups.
New Hope
Grief support groups and community.
CRISIS LINES
THRIVE Lifeline: 313-662-8209
- Suicide and mental health crisis 24/7 lifeline. TEXT ONLY. Text “THRIVE” to (313) 662-8209. THRIVE Lifeline does not call emergency services for people that are at risk of harming themselves without their consent.
Community Helpline: 877-541-2525
- Helps callers work through issues that range from loneliness, depression, addiction, suicide, etc. Available from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., 7 days a week.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 800-662-4357
- Confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.
The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
- 24/7 lifeline for LGBTQ+ folks. The Trevor Project may need to contact child services or emergency services if there is a clear concern for imminent suicide or abuse.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
- Free and confidential emotional support and crisis counseling to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. These services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across the United States. Emergency services may be contacted for certain situations such as imminent or in-progress suicide.