National Resource Toolkit: You Are Not Alone | Support for Safety, Healing, and Care

National Resource Toolkit for Black Women’s Mental Health, Safety & Well-Being

This National Resource Toolkit is a curated guide of trusted, culturally grounded organizations and support services designed to care for Black women, families, and communities. It brings together 24/7 crisis support, mental health resources, survivor-centered advocacy, caregiving support, and holistic wellness tools, all in one place.

Whether you are navigating stress, grief, burnout, violence, caregiving responsibilities, or simply looking for ways to stay well, these resources are here to meet you with dignity, compassion, and care. Each organization featured in this toolkit was selected to expand access to healing, reduce isolation, and strengthen pathways to safety, stability, and emotional well-being.

We believe care should be immediate, accessible, and rooted in lived experience. You are not alone—and support is available whenever you need it.

Our Featured Resource

CARE FOR OUR JUSTICE IMPACTED COMMUNITY

Care for our justice-impacted community is not separate from safety. It is the foundation of it.

Safety begins the moment a woman is met with dignity, not judgment. It begins when reentry is supported with real pathways, not barriers. It begins when healing, stability, and economic opportunity are treated as essential parts of justice, not afterthoughts.

Justice-impacted Black women often carry layered experiences of housing instability, interrupted employment, caregiving responsibilities, trauma, and systemic exclusion. Because of this, care must be both immediate and long term. It must meet urgent needs while also building pathways to sustained well-being, belonging, and economic security.

This is why care in this toolkit includes not only crisis support, but also reentry navigation, workforce development, healing centered services, and community based organizations that understand the full reality of returning home.

Across the resources in this toolkit, a shared truth emerges. When women are supported with housing, employment, mental health care, and community connection, the likelihood of long term stability increases. When they are not, systems of harm deepen.

Care is not a soft response. It is a structural intervention.

To care for our justice impacted community is to actively invest in what safety actually requires. Stability. Opportunity. Connection. And the dignity of being seen as fully human.

GirlTREK EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

• Call: 800-451-1834
• Visit: allonehealth.com/portal
• Company Code: girltrek

The GirlTREK Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a powerful, confidential benefit available to all members and volunteers, designed to support the full reality of life, not just work or crisis moments. Stress, burnout, and overwhelm rarely come from one source. They are shaped by many layers including emotional strain, caregiving responsibilities, financial pressure, work life balance, health concerns, legal questions, and everyday life challenges.

This EAP provides immediate access to trusted professionals who can help you navigate those challenges with care, clarity, and confidentiality. It is a wraparound support system designed to reduce isolation, ease burden, and connect you to practical help when and where you need it most.

Whether you are managing stress, supporting family members, making financial decisions, navigating healthcare, or simply trying to regain balance, this benefit is here to support your whole well being.

What the EAP offers

• Mental Health Sessions
• Confidential counseling support for stress, anxiety, grief, relationships, and personal challenges with in person, virtual, or telephonic options available
• Work Life Support
• Referrals for family care, daily living resources, and personal assistance to help reduce stress and improve balance
• Legal Support
• Referrals for legal consultation and access to helpful DIY legal forms for everyday personal legal needs
• Financial Support
• Coaching sessions with certified financial planners to strengthen budgeting skills and support financial wellness goals
• Medical Advocacy
• Guidance from certified medical social workers to help navigate healthcare systems, access referrals, and plan for care

This is more than a benefit. It is a confidential support system designed to help you carry less alone and move through life with more stability, support, and care.

You deserve support that meets the whole of your life.

Love, Your Mind is a free mental health resource that offers practical tools, educational guides, and self-care activities to help you navigate stress, burnout, anxiety, grief, and other life challenges. Whether you're looking to better understand your mental health or explore ways to care for your emotional well-being, this resource provides trusted information and support to help you take the next step.💚

Crisis Text Line: Immediate Support, Anytime You Need It

Text “WALK” to 741741

When things feel overwhelming or unsafe, you don’t have to carry it alone. Crisis Text Line connects you with a trained counselor any time of day or night—free, private, and available in the moments you need it most.

What it offers:

• 24/7 text-based emotional support
• A trained crisis counselor within minutes
• A confidential space to talk through what you’re experiencing

Ujima: Centering Black Women’s Safety and Healing

Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community

Ujima is a culturally grounded organization created specifically to support Black women and girls impacted by violence. Their work centers healing, advocacy, and building safer communities through a Black feminist lens.

What it offers:

• Advocacy rooted in Black community experiences
• Survivor-centered resources and education
• Community healing and prevention work

Safe Sisters Circle: Healing Through Sisterhood

Safe Sisters Circle

Safe Sisters Circle creates spaces where women can heal, be heard, and be held in community. Their work centers sisterhood, restoration, and emotional safety for women navigating harm and recovery.

What it offers:

• Peer-led support spaces
• Healing-centered community gatherings
• Resources for emotional and spiritual restoration

Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence: Advocacy + Empowerment

Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence

This organization uplifts Black women survivors through advocacy, awareness, and empowerment. Their work challenges silence, centers survivor voices, and builds pathways toward freedom and justice.

What it offers:

• Survivor advocacy and storytelling
• Public awareness and education campaigns
• Empowerment-centered community support

National Domestic Violence Hotline: Immediate Help & Safety Planning

National Domestic Violence Hotline

If you need immediate support or are trying to make a safety plan, trained advocates are available 24/7.

Connect anytime:

• Call: 1-800-799-7233
• Text: START to 88788
• Chat online for confidential support

What it offers:

• Immediate crisis support
• Safety planning assistance
• Confidential, judgment-free guidan

NAMI: Mental Health Support, Education, and Community Care

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

We are happy to partner with, NAMI, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, dedicated to building better lives for individuals and families affected by mental health conditions. Through education, advocacy, and free support programs, NAMI offers a compassionate and accessible pathway to care.

What it offers:

• Free, peer-led support groups for individuals and families
• Mental health education programs to help you understand and navigate challenges
• A national helpline for information, referrals, and support: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
• Resources to help you find local support and culturally responsive care in your community

Well Being Trust: Prioritizing Black Mental Health

Prioritizing Black Mental Health: A Guide to Resources and Support

Well Being Trust offers a powerful, curated collection of culturally relevant mental health resources designed to support Black communities. This guide brings together trusted organizations, articles, podcasts, and tools that center healing, reduce stigma, and expand access to care.

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available:

Call or text 988, or chat via the 988 Lifeline for immediate, compassionate support.

What it offers:

• A curated list of trusted Black-centered mental health organizations and support networks
• Resources specifically for Black women, youth, and families
• Access to culturally relevant podcasts, articles, and educational tools
• Guidance to help reduce stigma and encourage open conversations about mental health
• Pathways to find support, therapy, and community-based care

Because We Care™: Supporting Black Women Caregivers and Families

Because We Care™ Initiative

The Black Women's Agenda created the Because We Care™ initiative to uplift and support African American caregivers—especially Black women who are often holding families together while navigating emotional, physical, and financial strain. This program recognizes caregiving as both an act of love and a responsibility that deserves support, resources, and community care.

Through national partnerships and community forums, Because We Care™ provides space for learning, sharing, and healing—ensuring caregivers are not pouring from an empty cup while caring for others.

What it offers:

1. Free caregiving forums and conversations across the country
2. Guidance on navigating the financial, legal, and health aspects of caregiving
3. Resources for respite care and caregiver support
4. Tools like “Love Letters” to help families communicate care preferences and end-of-life wishes
5. Community-based strategies that center the lived experiences of Black women caregivers

This initiative also brings together leaders from sororities, civic, and faith-based organizations to share real solutions and strengthen collective care for Black families—because caring for others should never mean losing yourself.

Caregiving & Support for Disabled Veterans of Color:  We honor your service, your strength, and your resilience. If you are navigating disability and caregiving, especially without the support you deserve, please know you are not alone. There are trusted organizations ready to help you access compassionate, culturally competent care and the benefits you’ve earned.

Start here:

• VA Center for Minority Veterans (CMV) | (https://department.va.gov/center-for-minority-veterans/):  Advocacy and support to ensure minority veterans receive equitable access to VA care and benefits.
• National Resource Directory (NRD) | https://nrd.gov/:  A comprehensive, searchable hub connecting you to caregiving services, housing, health care, and local resources.
• VA Caregiver Support Program |  https://www.caregiver.va.gov/:  Offers caregiver training, respite care, and support services for veterans and their families.

Community-centered support:

• National Association for Black Veterans (NABVETS) |  https://www.nabvets.org/ :  Helps veterans navigate disability claims, benefits, and community reintegration.
• National Association of Black Military Women (NABMW) |  https://www.nabmw.org/resources:  Provides support and resources for Black women veterans, including those navigating disability and trauma.

What it offers:

• Connection to trusted, veteran-centered caregiving and support resources
• Guidance navigating VA benefits, caregiver programs, and eligibility
• Access to culturally competent organizations serving Black and Brown veterans
• Support with disability claims, advocacy, and care coordination
• Directories to find vetted home care providers and local services
• Mental health and peer support tailored to veterans’ experiences
• Pathways to respite care so you can rest and receive support

If you are currently serving as your own caregiver, you may be eligible for additional VA support, including caregiver assistance, care coordination, and respite services. You deserve rest. You deserve care that meets you with dignity.

SHARE YOUR STORY HERE and help us build a living blueprint of what it looks like when Black women walk, talk, and solve problems together, because your journey of healing, joy, and impact has the power to inspire women everywhere.

Thank you for taking the time to review our national resource toolkit.  We continually update this guide with additional resources for your use.  We hope that the information shared was helpful to you. 

Disclaimer Statement: If you are experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency or fear for your safety, call 911.

Have more questions? Email our Community Care Team at info@girltrek.org

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