Guides @ UF: Community Engagement at HSCL: Anti-Racism Resources

Mental Health Resources

ADAA African American Resources
Mental Health resources from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
African American Mental Health Resources (NAMI)
BEAM Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
Black Virtual Therapist Network.
Black Girls Smile
Crises Text Line
Free 24/7 fast, confidential counseling.
Loveland Therapy Fund
Provides financial assistance to Black women and girls nationally seeking therapy.
Therapy for Black Girls Network and Podcast
Online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.
Trevor Project
Resources to help support bipoc LGBTQ+ youth mental health.
UF Counseling & Wellness Center

Antiracism in Health Care

Racism in Medicine
This list of resources on racism in medicine is curated by your HSC librarians and is not designed to be exhaustive, but a place to start educating yourself.

Educational Resources

Anti-Racism Booklist: Ideal Bookshelf 1162
By Jane Mount
Anti-racism Resource Guide
By Tasha K
Anti-Racism Resources for all ages
Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, The University of South Carolina
Anti-Racism Summer Reading Program for Incoming Medical Students
University of Washington School of Medicine
Antiracism: A Starter Booklist
By Library Journal
An Antiracist Reading List
By Ibram X. Kendi
Black Lives Matter: Antiracism and Health Suggested Resources
By Harvard Countway Library
Black Lives Matter Resources
Resources & Toolkits
Disrupting Whiteness in Libraries and Librarianship: A Reading List
By Karla J. Strand, University of Wisconsin
Race & Racism in Medicine
By NYU Health Sciences Library
The Race Card Project "What you see here are candid submissions from people who have engaged in a little exercise. Here’s how it works. Think about the word Race. How would you distill your thoughts, experiences or observations about race into one sentence that only has six words? Try it. -About the Six Words That’s right. Your thoughts. One sentence. Six words. Since I began asking people to share their thoughts about race, ethnicity and cultural identity, thousands of submissions have poured in from the web, by mail, by hand and via Twitter. Spend some time scrolling through the Race Card wall. Click through to read some of the stories behind the six-word submissions. Send in your own six-word essay. Share this with your friends. Join the conversation. We’re glad you’re here. Get comfortable. Stay a while. Come back often. Enjoy. Explore. Evolve. Thanks for your time. – Michele"
Scaffolding Anti Racism Resources
Topic Guide: Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi
By Rattusnorvegicus Chicago Public Library
Transform Allyship into Action: A Toolkit for Non-Black People
By USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications
These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids
New York Times
Justice in June This resource was compiled by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace's oversight for the purpose of providing a starting place for individuals trying to become better allies. Choose how much time you have each day to become more informed as step one to becoming an active ally to the black community.
Academics for Black Survival and Wellness: Anti-Racist Resources Academics for Black Survival and Wellness was organized by a group of Black counseling psychologists and their colleagues who practice Black allyship. Guided by a Black feminist frame, we hope to foster accountability and growth for non-Black people and enhance healing and wellness for Black people.

Suggested Local Organizations to Support

Alachua NAACP
Alachua County, FL Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
Duval NAACP
Duval County, FL Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Civic Media Center
The Civic Media Center & Stetson Kennedy Library Inc, founded in October of 1993, is an alternative library, reading room and info shop. The Civic Media Center is a community - based non-profit organization that serves as a resource for progressive grassroots organizing, activism, and public awareness in Gainesville.
Community Spring Gainesville
Community Spring is a non-profit 501c3 organization that is driving economic mobility on a grassroots level by hiring people who are experiencing poverty for nine-month fellowships, and paying them a fair wage to work together to address the issues they identify as contributing to poverty in their communities.
JASMYN
JASMYN partners with organizations across Northeast Florida to accommodate the needs of LGBTQIA+ youth. We refer or introduce young people to other providers for services we don’t provide, such as primary care, behavioral health counseling and shelter. This community safety net is important to the wholeness we strive to provide our youth and JASMYN is proud to be a thread in it.

Suggested National Organizations to Support

Campaign Zero
Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.