Mental Health & Wellbeing
On this page we offer resources and links to culturally-safe services that can give mental health support to LGBTQ+ people of colour. Remember that you do not have to struggle alone.
Mental health is not just the absence of mental disorder. It is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realises their own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to their community. The Black Beetle Mental Health brochure can be d ownloaded here or by clicking on the image above.
Supporting Mental Health Guides
Check out these organisations for culturally-safe support to your mental health.
UK Mental Health Service Directories are a one-stop-shop of mental health services across the country. Pop by, have a browse and select the mental health service you feel is right for you.
The following links to services in the East and West provide a starting point for individuals seeking access to mental health and well-being support and is by no means an exhaustive list. Sources were acquired by recommendation and service users are still encouraged to actively and independently pursue the support option that works best for you and suits your specific needs.
The following links to services in London and the South provide a starting point for individuals seeking access to mental health and well-being support and is by no means an exhaustive list. Sources were acquired by recommendation and service users are still encouraged to actively and independently pursue the support option that works best for you and suits your specific needs.
The following links to services in the north provide a starting point for individuals seeking access to mental health and well-being support and is by no means an exhaustive list. Sources were acquired by recommendation and service users are still encouraged to actively and independently pursue the support option that works best for you and suits your specific needs.
Latest Resources
New mental health guides for LGBTQ+ BPoC on Eating Distress and Eating Disorders and Hearing Voices and Seeing Visions.
As both a racially and sexually minorities group, we recognise that existing health interventions for LGBTQ+ Black and People of Colour (BPoC) have long been designed, implemented and dominated by non-LGBTQ+ BPoC identities.
As it currently stands, the lack of data may lead to the danger of LGBTQ+ BPoC become even more marginalised within the wider community and/or worse, the creation of harmful assumptions that we either do not exist or that there is insufficient challenge within the healthcare industry.
Our latest resource tool 🌈InsideOUT🌈 amplifies the very voices of LGBTQ+ BPoC to understand barriers, residence and the needs of the community. This evidence-based resource will be valuable both at the community level but also in academic literature, as new researchers seek to utilise new methods of recruiting samples and capturing data across marginalised populations.
Reproductive Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matter relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes.
This implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so.
