Links and Resources
Abuse
- Abuse can include physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, or financial maltreatment.
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National Domestic Violence Hotline -
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Suicide
Learn more about prevention and treatment for suicidal thoughts/actions
Domestic Violence
- National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1−800−799−7233 or TTY 1−800−787−3224
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National Coalition Against Domestic Violence -
Domestic Violence Article (Psychology Today) -
The Spring of Tampa Bay -
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay -
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV)
LGBTQIA+
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The Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24. -
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Educational Network (GLSEN)
A national network of educators, students, and local GLSEN chapters working to make the right of every student to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education a reality. -
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline: (888) 843-4564 -
The GLBT National Youth Talkline (youth serving youth through age 25): (800) 246-7743
Both provide telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States.
Self-Injury
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Self Abuse Finally Ends (S.A.F.E)
Addresses individuals coping with non-suicidal self-injury, including locally-based information, support and therapy referrals. -
To Write Love on Her Arms
To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. -
Self-injury.net
Information for recovery and online forum
National Hotlines
- National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453 (800-4-A-CHILD)
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Cyber Tipline: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Report crimes against children online -
Darkness to Light (Child Sexual Abuse): 866-FOR-LIGHT (866-367-5444) -
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender National Hotline: (888) 843-4564 -
The GLBT National Youth Talkline (youth serving youth through age 25): (800) 246-7743 -
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 (800-799-SAFE) -
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 888-373-7888, or text HELP or INFO to 233733 -
National Parent Helpline: 855-427-2736 (855-4-A-PARENT) -
National Runaway Switchboard: 800-RUNAWAY (800-786-2929) -
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 (800-273-TALK)
For Veteran Crisis Line, Press 1 -
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673) -
Strong Hearts Native Helpline: 1-844-764-8483 -
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
(24/7 crisis support by and for the transgender community) -
Trevor Lifeline: 866-488-7386
(24/7 crisis support for queer and questioning youth) -
Victim Connect: 855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846)
Trauma
- APA.org/topics/trauma
The American Psychological Association's resources for survivors and their loved ones. -
Disaster Distress Hotline: 800-985-5900 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
Help for anyone experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. Supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) -
Traumasurvivorsnetwork.org
Informational website with online support for survivors and their loved ones.
Anger
- Anger Works Institute - Activities to understand and improve control over anger.
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Angry Birds - Lesson plans and worksheets to teach kids about anger.
Anti-Racism
What you can do:
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75 things white people can do for racial justice -
FREE Racialized Trauma course -
FREE Yale course - African American History -
Support local Black businesses
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Raising Race Conscious Children -
Anti-Racism Matrix by Child Age -
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults -
31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance -
Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘ Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’ -
Fare of the Free Child podcast -
PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month -
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good -
The Conscious Kid on Instagram
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“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020) -
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists -
”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011) -
The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine -
The Combahee River Collective Statement -
“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019) -
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD -
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh -
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
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Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48) -
"How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
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1619 (New York Times) -
About Race -
Code Switch (NPR) -
Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw -
Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast -
Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights) -
Pod Save the People (Crooked Media) -
Seeing White
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Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins -
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper -
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon -
How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi -
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou -
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson -
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad -
Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold -
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock -
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde -
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo -
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison -
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin -
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander -
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs -
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson -
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston -
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga -
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson -
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
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13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix -
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix -
Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent -
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent -
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix -
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent -
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy -
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu -
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent -
King In The Wilderness — HBO -
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix -
Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent -
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent -
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax -
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
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Antiracism Center: Twitter -
Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook -
United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice -
Anti-Racism Project -
Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow) -
Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources -
Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism -
Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac -
Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits -
The [White] Shift on Instagram -
“Why is this happening?” — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie -
Zinn Education Project’s teaching materials
Career
What kinds of jobs would be a good match for you? My Next Move (an interest profiler assessment) can help you figure this out: https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip