Community Resources

  • Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum: APIAHF influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans & Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders.
  • Asian Mental Health Collective: AMHC aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide.
  • Asian Mental Health Project: The Asian Mental Health Project aims to educate and empower Asian communities in seeking mental healthcare. 
  • National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association: The mission of NAAPIMHA is to promote the mental health and well being of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. NAAPIMHA strives to raise awareness of the role of mental health in an individual’s health and well-being, especially in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities throughout the country.
  • National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance: The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations that seeks to build the organizational capacity of local LGBT AAPI groups, develop leadership, promote visibility, educate the community, enhance grassroots organizing, expand collaborations, and challenge anti-LGBTQ bias and racism.
  • South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network: South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network, SAMHIN, is a non-profit that addresses the mental health needs of the South Asian community in the U.S. Their goal is to decrease the stigma and shame associated with mental illness and offer resources for people who seek help.
  • South Asian Therapists: The goal of Southasiantherapists.org is to create a one stop shop for South Asian support to allow South Asians around the world to find the right mental health support for them.

Need Immediate Help In A Crisis?

The following crisis hotlines are available 24x7.

  • Disaster Distress Hotline: Call or text 1-800-985-5990. For an ASL Interpreter, connect with ASL Now or call 1-800-985-5990 from your videophone.
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness Crisis Line: Text HOME to 741741
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988 or 1-800-273-8255 or use the Lifeline Chat.