See below for both on-campus and off-campus resources.
Black Scholars Resource Center (BSRC)
BASE
Bright Success Center
Student Led Black Organizations
To learn more about the Black Student Led Organizations on campus, visit The Black Book
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African Student Union
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Black Student Coalition
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Black Student Union
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East African Student Association
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National Society of Black Engineers
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Nigerian Student Association
Black Girl Doctor
Guardian Scholars
Black Mental Wellness
Black Mental Wellness Corp. has established the Black Mental Wellness Foundation, which is a non-profit organization designed to enhance access to culturally relevant mental health resources and education.
NAMI – National Alliance of Mental Illness
Stigma of Mental Health in Black Communities – Website
Mental Health Policy
Public policy impacts people with mental illness in many ways – from health care to housing to criminalization. Changes in policy can result in improved treatments, increased access to services, and better outcomes for people with mental health conditions.
Umoja Community
Umoja, (a Kiswahili word meaning unity) is a community and critical resource dedicated to enhancing the cultural and educational experiences of African American and other students. Umoja actively serves and promotes student success for all students through a curriculum and pedagogy responsive to the legacy of the African and African American Diasporas.
Merced County NAACP
Merced Black Parallel School Board
MBPSB is a community organization developed to work in parallel to the Merced Area School Boards. MBPSB’s major responsibility is to support the educational growth and achievement of Black students.
Six Dimensions of Equity for ABC Students
Council on African American Student Success (CAASS)
The Council on African American Student Success (CAASS) is a county-level partnership of leaders and staff from Merced County Office of Education, school districts, colleges, concerned community leaders, and organizations collaborating to support the success of African American and Black students.
Black Therapists in Merced and Central Valley
Black Men Health
Black Men Heal is a 501c3 grassroots nonprofit organization, that was established in 2018. It was created as a solution to a broken inequitable mental health care system that does not center the needs of marginalized black and brown male communities.
Center for Black LGBTQ+ Rights
To promote a multinational LGBTQ+ network dedicated to improving health and wellness opportunities, economic empowerment, and equal rights while promoting individual and collective work, responsibility, and self-determination.
Black AIDS Institute
Black AIDS Institute (BAI) is dedicated to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Black community. BAI is the only uniquely and unapologetically Black HIV think and do tank in America. We believe in complete freedom for Black people by eradicating systematic oppression so that we can live long, healthy lives.
Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
Established in 2011, The National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition is the only social justice organization led by black trans people to collectively address the inequities faced in the black transgender human experience.
Black Visions Collective
We are a Black-led, Queer and Trans centering organization whose mission is to organize powerful, connected Black communities and dismantle systems of violence.
SnapCO
SnapCo's Trans Safety Initiative provides a holistic systemic approach to keep Black and trans people in less contact with police and in deeper relationships with self and community.
Know Your Rights Camp
Our mission is to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization and the creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders.
The Okra Project
Our mutual aid collective is focused on supporting Black Trans people and alleviating the barriers that our community faces. We envision a safe, abundant, and equitable life for Black Trans people across the United States, and our service pillars reflect this vision.
National Association of Black Counselors
Welcome to the National Association of Black Counselors (NABC), a dynamic membership and advocacy organization committed to advancing Black mental health. Our mission is rooted in the recognition of a critical need – the need for a dedicated space where Black clinicians can thrive, learn, and make a profound impact on the mental well-being of Black individuals and communities.
Melanin and Mental Health
Melanin & Mental Health® was born out of a desire to connect individuals with culturally competent clinicians committed to serving the mental health needs of Black & Latinx/Hispanic communities. We are committed to promoting the growth and healing of our communities through our website, online directory, and monthly events.
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN) is a healing justice organization actively working to transform mental health for queer and trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color (QTBIPOC).
Black Therapist Directory
Deconstructing the Mental Health System Inc, (DMHS) is a group for Mental Health Professionals who are actively increasing access to mental health & wellness services for Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color.
Therapists of Color Directory
InnoPsych’s mission is to bring healing to communities of color by changing the face and feel of therapy! We strive to make therapists of color more visible in the community by creating a path to wellness-themed business ownership; to make it faster (and easier) for people of color to match with a therapist of color; and to create a major shift in how communities of color (or POC) view therapy.
Roadmap to Black Mental Health
The Mental Health Coalition was formed with the understanding that the mental health crisis is fueled by a pervasive and devastating stigma, preventing millions of individuals from being able to seek the critical treatment they need.
