Resources

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Here you will find a treasure trove of helpful resources from our trainings and community forums. You will also find archives of our newsletter with information on CORE sponsored events, community partners’ trainings and other opportunities. Finally, we’ve included an archive of our spotlight section, which highlights the work of our Core Mental Health members.

CORE One Pager

For a brief overview of Core Mental Health, as well as ways to get involved, check out our downloadable one-pager.
This is also a great resource to share with others that may be interested in what we do.

Mental Health Providers for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)

NameDate & TimeAction
Ayana TherapyJuly 23 2021View Website
BIPOC Therapist Directory June 14 2021View Website
Black Emotional and Mental Health (BEAM)July 23 2021View Website
Black Men HealJuly 23 2021View Website
Black Mental Health Alliance June 14 2021View Website
Culturally Responsive Behavioral Health Resource HubJuly 28 2021View Website
InnopsychJuly 23 2021View Website
Therapy for Black GirlsJuly 23 2021View Website
Therapy for Black MenJuly 23 2021View Website
William James INTERFACE Referral Service. June 14 2021View Website

Tools / Worksheets

NameDate & TimeAction
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Organizational Assessment Tools: A Resource Guide July 23, 2021View Document
Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture. July 23, 2021View Document
An Organizer’s Toolkit for Developing Campaigns to Abolish Policing Jan. 10, 2021View Document
Transforming Organizational Culture Assessment ToolMar. 8, 2018View Document
Racial Justice Assessment ToolMar. 8, 2018View Document
Assessing Organizational RacismMar. 8, 2018View Document
Race Matters Organizational Self Assessment ToolMay 2, 2017View Document
Racial Justice Impact AssessmentMar. 17, 2017View Google Doc
Western States Center (assessment)Mar. 17, 2017View Google Doc
Tool for Organizational Self-Assessment Related to Racial EquityMar. 17, 2017View Site
Race Forward, Racial Equity Impact AssessmentSep. 16, 2015View Site
White Culture WorksheetMar. 8, 2018View Document
Mental ChecklistMar. 8, 2018View Document
Values Exercise (an alternative to groundrules)Mar. 8, 2018View Document
Racial Equity ToolkitMar. 17, 2017View Document
Talking about Race ToolkitMar. 17, 2017View Site
Racial Equity ToolsMar. 17, 2017View Site
For White People:
1. Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice
2. Curriculum for White Folks on Racism
Mar. 17, 2017
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Coalition Engagement Principles and Guidelines Oct. 2015Sep. 16, 2015View Site
Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race and Equity ConferenceFeb. 23, 2016View Site

Organizations

NameDate & TimeAction
(Divorcing) White Supremacy Culture; Coming home to who we really are.July 23, 2021View Site
Western States Center (build and connect communities for equity)Mar. 17, 2017View Site
Local and Regional Government Alliance on Racial EquityMar. 17, 2017View Site
Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for Women of ColorMar. 17, 2017View Site
White Awake – developing race awareness for the benefit of all.Sep. 21, 2015View Site
Community Health Training Institute (HRiA)Feb. 23, 2016View Site
World Trust: Social impact through film and dialogue.Sep. 21, 2015View Site

Documents / Articles / Reports

NameDate & TimeAction
How Has Boston Gotten Away with Being Segregated for So Long?Jan. 10, 2021View Article
Racial Identity DevelopmentJan. 10, 2021View Document
The Four “I’s” of OppressionJan. 10, 2021View Document
Interrupting White FeminismOct. 17, 2019View Site
Saying White SupremacyOct. 5, 2019View Site
Complicity and White FragilityOct. 5, 2019View Site
Beyond Diversity and MulticulturalismMar. 8, 2018View Document
Racial Identity Caucusing StrategyMar. 8, 2018View Document
Paying Attention to White Culture and PrivilegeMar. 8, 2018View Document
Implicit Bias in GrantmakingMar. 8, 2018View Document
Implicit Bias and Institutional RacismMar. 8, 2018View Document
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntoshDec. 1, 2016View Document
The Curb Cut EffectMar. 17, 2017View Site
The Problem of Othering: Towards Inclusiveness and BelongingDec. 1, 2016View Site
What is Unconscious Bias?Mar. 8, 2018View Document
Sources of PowerMar. 8, 2018View Document
Org. Capacity vs. Movement BuildingMar. 8, 2018View Document
Listening to Head, Heart and FeetMar. 8, 2018View Document
Dialogue Inhibitors and EnhancersMar. 8, 2018View Document
Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural InstitutionMar. 8, 2018View Document
Stages of Racial Identity DevelopmentMay 12, 2017View Document
White Supremacy CultureMar. 17, 2017View Google Doc
Beyond Diversity: A Roadmap to Building Inclusive OrganzationsMar. 8, 2018View Document
For People of Color: Building the Power of Communities of ColorMar. 17, 2017View Document

Videos

NameDate & TimeAction
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Danny Glover Make the Case for Reparations at Historic Congressional HearingJan. 10, 2021View Video
Race – The Power of an Illusion: How the Racial Wealth Gap was CreatedOct. 17, 2019View Video
The Urgency of IntersectionalityMar. 8, 2018View Video
The Surprisingly Racist History of “Caucasian”Mar. 8, 2018View Video
Two examples of Structural Change:
1. Changing the Lights Video
2. Ted Talks – How Racism Harms Pregnant Women: and what can help.
Mar. 17, 2017
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The Danger of a Single Story, Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieDec. 1, 2016 View Video
The origin of the phrase “women of color”Mar. 15, 2016View Video
Aamer Rahman, Fear of a Brown PlanetMay 10, 2016View Video
Moving the Race Conversation, Jay SmoothSep. 16, 2015View Video
Facing Racism in a Diverse NationMay 10, 2016View Video

Core Mental Health Content

NameDate & TimeAction
CHNA 17 Presentation on Mental Health and Racial EquityMar. 14, 2019View Google Doc
CHNA 17 Racial Equity ToolkitMar. 14, 2019View Google Doc
CHNA 17 Mental Health ResourcesMar. 14, 2019View Google Doc
CHNA 17 Study on Mental Health and Racial EquityMar. 14, 2019View Google Doc

Presentations

NameDate & TimeAction
The Why and How of Affinity Groups – PresentationMay 12, 2017View Powerpoint
Historical Trauma and the African American – PresentationJan. 27, 2017View Google Doc
Understanding the Dynamics of TraumaJan. 27, 2017View Google Doc
Mount Auburn Community Meeting PresentationJan. 27, 2017View Google Doc
Lexi Ladd’s Fostering Racial Justice PresentationMar. 15, 2016View Google Doc
William Ruhm, East End House – PresentationMar. 15, 2016View Google Doc
Racial Disparities in Mental Health (Minding Your Mind)May 23, 2017View Document
Leading with Racial Justice: Integrating Equity into Your Work – PresentationMar. 17, 2017View Google Doc
The Language of IdentityMar. 8, 2018View Document
Known and Suspected Consequences of Lifetime Experiences of Violence and AbuseJan. 27, 2017View Google Doc
Is Reconciliation Possible? Lessons from Combatting Modern Racism by Valerie Batts, Ph.D.Dec. 1, 2016View Document

Resources for Asians/Asian-Americans

NameDate & TimeAction
Guide for Parents of Asian / Asian American Adolescents2020View Document
AWFH PSA2020View Video
Harvard Undergraduate UNICEF Club COVID Coloring Book2020View Document

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